Senior Delivery Manager, Data & Models

Mission Lane

. Own the delivery roadmap for data and model initiatives across all business verticals, including milestones, dependencies, and sequencing .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $117,000 - $152,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in program and project delivery within financial services, focusing on data and model initiatives. Proficient in model governance, risk management, and cross-functional team coordination to ensure successful project execution.

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Program DeliveryModel GovernanceData EngineeringCross-Functional Team LeadershipRisk Management

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Hard Skills

Data Pipeline DevelopmentModel Development LifecycleData Quality RemediationValidation and DeploymentAnalytics Initiatives

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCoaching and GuidingProblem Resolution

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesFintechModel Risk ManagementRegulatory ComplianceCredit Risk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the delivery roadmap for data and model initiatives across all business verticals, including milestones, dependencies, and sequencing
Maintain a single current view of every data and model initiative in flight, including status, risks, and next steps
Coordinate across data engineering, data science, credit, risk, and compliance teams
Drive cross-team problems to resolution and surface dependencies and unknowns early
Build the delivery playbook for model development, validation, deployment, credit policy updates, and approval flows
Ensure model governance readiness and prevent approval bottlenecks
Establish delivery practices for data pipelines, platforms, data product releases, and data quality remediation
Serve as operational point of contact for 2nd line credit and model risk management bank oversight
Continuously improve planning and delivery using delivery data and retrospectives
Informally guide less experienced delivery colleagues
Report to the Senior Director, Portfolio Prioritization & Delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in program or project delivery, ideally in financial services, fintech, or a data-heavy environment
Track record of leading multiple concurrent initiatives spanning three or more cross-functional teams, including technical teams
Working knowledge of the data and model development lifecycle, including data engineering, development, validation, deployment, and monitoring
Experience working within model governance, model risk management, or formal review and approval processes in a regulated environment
Experience building delivery structures, processes, or standards that teams adopted and sustained
Clear, direct written and verbal communication
Experience calibrating escalation to senior leaders
Experience informally guiding or coaching colleagues without formal management authority
Ability to travel approximately 4+ times per year for in-person collaboration
Direct experience with 2nd line oversight or bank regulator expectations for model risk management, such as SR 11-7, preparing for model validation or regulatory exams (preferred)
Experience delivering data platform, pipeline, or analytics initiatives alongside credit risk or other financial models (preferred)
Experience standing up a new function or process where no established approach existed (preferred)
Mission Lane is not sponsoring new applicant employment authorization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Participation in the annual incentive program
Equity programs
Paid time off
401(k) match
Monthly wellness stipend
Health, dental, and vision insurance options
Disability coverage
Paid parental leave
Flexible spending account for childcare and healthcare
Life insurance
Remote-first work environment