VP of Data

At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023, ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore, and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.

Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space! 

The Role:

We are looking to hire a visionary and technically astute Vice President of Data to lead our growing data organization. This is a critical global leadership role where you will be instrumental in driving our data strategy and leveraging data to fuel our continued expansion. You will build and lead a high-performing team of data professionals, ensuring we extract maximum value from our data assets.

As VP of Data, you will spearhead Aspire's data strategy, leading a team of 25+ across analytics, science, engineering, and BI to drive data-informed decision-making. This includes architecting scalable data infrastructure, deploying advanced analytics and machine learning models, ensuring robust data governance and compliance, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to deliver actionable insights that fuel our rapid growth.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline
• Proven track record of success in a Senior Data Leadership role within a fast-paced global FinTech environment, ideally within Neobanking or Payments company
• Strong technical background with deep expertise in data engineering, data science, and data analytics.
• Extensive experience building and managing high-performing data teams.
• Expertise in modern data technologies and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for data and its ability to drive business growth.
• Experience scaling a data organization during hyper growth.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Location is flexible but the willingness being based in (or able to relocate to) Singapore is a HUGE plus
• Strong understanding of data governance, compliance, and security best practices.

More information about the role, the team and Aspire as a whole is available HERE.

What we offer

• Uncapped flexible annual leave.
• Hybrid work arrangement. 
• Training subsidy for your professional growth.
• Wellness benefit.
• Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
• Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
• Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page.
  

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws. 

Please note: by submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Aspire’s Data Protection Policy for Employees, Freelancers, Contractors and Job Applicants (the “Policy”), and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by Aspire for the purposes set out in the Policy. You may withdraw consent for such collection, use and disclosure, and make an access or correction request in respect of your personal data, in accordance with the Policy by emailing people@aspireapp.com.