Head of Financial Services, Ratings & Data

Forbes Advisor

. Own Financial Services rating strategy across banking, credit cards, loans, investing, taxes, debt and related personal finance topics .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial services rating strategy, analytical frameworks, and data quality assurance. Capable of translating complex financial concepts into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders while ensuring high standards in evaluation and ranking systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Financial Products ExperienceAnalytical Framework DevelopmentCross-Functional Stakeholder InfluenceFinancial Services Market DynamicsData Quality Assurance

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Hard Skills

Rating Systems DesignBenchmarking ProgramsStructured EvaluationsData Product DevelopmentMarket Research Methodologies

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationStakeholder EngagementInfluencing Skills

Industry Keywords

FintechFinancial ServicesQuality AssuranceModel GovernanceComparative Product Evaluations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Financial Services rating strategy across banking, credit cards, loans, investing, taxes, debt and related personal finance topics
Define clear, defensible evaluation frameworks reflecting user needs, market realities and update cadence
Shape proprietary financial services metrics and structured datasets for rankings, editorial use and potential data products
Define research and data collection requirements
Partner with testing, data and research teams to ensure evidence quality
Establish quality standards for financial services ratings systems and scoring models
Serve as the internal subject-matter expert for financial services market dynamics, ratings systems design and data quality
Partner with editorial, SEO, product, testing and data teams to translate ratings into credible rankings and scalable data products

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in financial products, services, fintech, operations, consulting, analytics, product management or related fields
Deep understanding of how readers evaluate, buy and use financial products or services
Experience building or overseeing analytical frameworks, rating systems, benchmarking programs, structured evaluations or data products
Strong ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear guidance for non-experts
Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and guide work across editorial, product, commercial, analytics, research or testing teams
Nice-to-have: Experience at a review site, marketplace, ratings organization, fintech, financial services company or financial data provider
Nice-to-have: Familiarity with model governance, validation, QA or audit processes for scoring/rating systems
Nice-to-have: Experience using testing, surveys, secret shopping, customer research or market research in methodology or decision-making frameworks
Nice-to-have: Exposure to proprietary datasets, scoring engines, commercial data products or large-scale comparative product evaluations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal employment opportunities and nondiscrimination policy
Compensation and training included among protected terms and conditions of employment