Vice President, Global Alternative Data, New Solutions
Team Overview
The Global Alternative Data team is responsible for defining and scaling TransUnion’s alternative credit data strategy across key markets, bringing new innovation and differentiated data assets to customers globally. This team drives expansion of emerging alternative data use cases, ensuring solutions meet local market needs while aligning to a cohesive global product strategy.
Role Overview And Core Responsibilities
Own and execute the global strategy for emerging alternative credit data assets, including securing executive sponsorship and funding for rollout across markets. Lead prioritization of U.S. execution while identifying and sequencing the next global markets for investment and expansion. Direct in-market feasibility assessments to evaluate expansion opportunities and determine the most promising markets for scale. Drive business case development and approvals in each market and partner with local leaders to initiate proof-of-concept phases and scale execution. Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management (concept to delivery) for new alternative data products, ensuring continuous improvement based on customer and stakeholder feedback. Serve as an external-facing leader with global customers and prospects to grow product adoption and expand the product suite. Manage and develop senior product leaders across markets, coordinating execution across technology, operations, and data science. Own forecasting and P&L management for a growing global product portfolio. Partner cross-functionally with engineering, risk, legal, and compliance teams to ensure scalable delivery and regulatory alignment. Identify, negotiate, and nurture strategic partnerships, investments, and M&A opportunities.
Required Knowledge And Experiences
- 15+ years of product management experience, including significant exposure to financial products, underwriting, or lending, with a strong understanding of credit analytics.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives and influence senior leaders internally and externally.
- Experience building and scaling ground-up strategies, product roadmaps, and global launches.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree (e.g., data science or equivalent) preferred.
Required Technical Skills
- Ability to oversee and interpret data science and analytics efforts used to validate product performance and customer outcomes.
- Strong data-driven decision-making skills, using metrics and feedback loops to guide product iteration and optimization.
- Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance considerations impacting data products across global jurisdictions.
Preferred Skills
- Experience launching and managing products across multiple countries or regions.
- Knowledge of alternative data and cash-flow underwriting methodologies.
- Success building external ecosystems through fintech and data-provider partnerships.
- Comfort operating as an executive-facing thought partner with customers and prospects.
Benefits That Support Every Part Of Your Life
- Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as supplemental plan options.
- Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select plans.
- Tax-advantaged HSA and FSA accounts to make everyday care more affordable.
- Protection benefits such as company-paid basic life and AD&D, optional voluntary life and AD&D for you and your family, and short- and long-term disability.
- Legal plan, pet insurance, and travel accident coverage.
- Family benefits including adoption assistance and fertility planning coverage, caregiver support, and up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave with eligibility for a thoughtful, gradual return.
- Future benefits such as tuition reimbursement, flexible time off for exempt employees or paid time off for non-exempt employees, up to 12 paid holidays per year, commuter benefits, employee discounts, charitable gift matching, and paid volunteer time off, plus corporate volunteer events that make it easy to give back.
- Wellness benefits including access to 24/7 support including professional therapy, coaching, and emotional well-being programs alongside guided meditation and resources that support physical, mental, social, and financial wellness.
Pay Scale Information
The U.S. base salary range for this position is $193,500.00 - $406,500.00 *The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individual’s education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations.