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Axos Bank Target Range: $120,000.00 /Yr. - $140,000.00 /Yr. Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education. Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10% Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10% These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets. About This Job Axos Bank is seeking a VP, Data Product Manager, to shape the next generation of our enterprise data platform. You’ll combine product thinking, data engineering fluency, and AI-driven delivery insights to help the team move faster, deliver smarter, and scale seamlessly. This role bridges strategy and execution — owning the roadmap, backlog, and outcomes that enable analytics, AI, and business innovation across the organization. This role will report onsite to any of our posted locations. Remote or Hybrid is not available. Key Responsibilities: Own and manage the data engineering backlog —prioritize stories, define acceptance criteria, and ensure delivery of pipelines and platform capabilities that accelerate data availability and quality. Partner with Business Units, Analytics, and Tech Leadership to ensure data products are trusted, timely, and aligned with business priorities. Collaborate with Data Engineers, Tech Leads, and Architects to translate technical vision into actionable deliverables for ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and serving layers. Advocate for governed, scalable, and AI-ready data —partnering with Collibra and platform teams to ensure compliance and discoverability. Champion AI-assisted development and automation (e.g., dbt auto-tests, Databricks notebooks, CI/CD intelligence, metadata lineage) to improve team velocity and reduce manual workload. Leverage AI/ML-based monitoring and observability tools to enhance data reliability, anomaly detection, and operational performance. Drive the Data Platform roadmap , aligning across engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders with clear transparency and measurable impact. Foster a culture of continuous improvement , using metrics and retrospectives to increase throughput, quality, and predictability of delivery. Represent the engineering voice in cross-functional planning and communicate technical dependencies, risks, and opportunities clearly. Mentor junior Scrum Masters and influence agile practices to enhance team productivity and engagement. What Success Looks Like: A transparent and trusted roadmap for the data platform. Consistent, high-quality, and governed data delivery. Improved team velocity and reduced cycle time through automation and AI augmentation. Strong relationships and alignment across business, analytics, and engineering. A scalable, AI-enabled platform foundation supporting future data products and innovation. Required Qualifications: 5 years of experience in Data Engineering, Product Ownership, or Technical Program Management roles within modern data environments. Hands-on familiarity with Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, Kafka, Census, Azure Data Services, SSIS, Tableau, and Collibra. Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ADO, Databricks Assistant, or similar) to boost productivity and code quality. Strong grasp of data architecture, pipelines, orchestration, and governance frameworks. Proven ability to manage backlogs, define roadmaps, and drive delivery through Agile methodologies. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences. Preferred: Experience working in financial services or regulated data ecosystems. Exposure to Lakehouse architectures, metadata-driven automation, and AI Ops for data platforms. Certifications such as CSPO, SAFe POPM, or Cloud certifications are advantageous. Axos Employee Benefits May Include: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year) HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings Plan Employee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed Trading About Axos Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers. Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AX (NYSE: AX). Learn more about working at Axos Pre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test: All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug; therefore, we will not employ any person who tests positive for marijuana, regardless of state legalization. Equal Employment Opportunity: Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Job Functions and Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. E-Verify and Right to Work Notices Axos participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. IER Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish) E-Verify Participation Poster (English/Spanish)

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$120,000.00 /Yr. - $140,000.00 /Yr. Actual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.
These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.
This role will report onsite to any of our posted locations. Remote or Hybrid is not available.
Own and manage the data engineering backlog —prioritize stories, define acceptance criteria, and ensure delivery of pipelines and platform capabilities that accelerate data availability and quality.
Partner with Business Units, Analytics, and Tech Leadership to ensure data products are trusted, timely, and aligned with business priorities.
Collaborate with Data Engineers, Tech Leads, and Architects to translate technical vision into actionable deliverables for ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and serving layers.
Advocate for governed, scalable, and AI-ready data —partnering with Collibra and platform teams to ensure compliance and discoverability.
Champion AI-assisted development and automation (e.g., dbt auto-tests, Databricks notebooks, CI/CD intelligence, metadata lineage) to improve team velocity and reduce manual workload.
Leverage AI/ML-based monitoring and observability tools to enhance data reliability, anomaly detection, and operational performance.
Drive the Data Platform roadmap , aligning across engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders with clear transparency and measurable impact.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement , using metrics and retrospectives to increase throughput, quality, and predictability of delivery.
Represent the engineering voice in cross-functional planning and communicate technical dependencies, risks, and opportunities clearly.
Mentor junior Scrum Masters and influence agile practices to enhance team productivity and engagement.
A transparent and trusted roadmap for the data platform.
Consistent, high-quality, and governed data delivery.
Improved team velocity and reduced cycle time through automation and AI augmentation.
Strong relationships and alignment across business, analytics, and engineering.
A scalable, AI-enabled platform foundation supporting future data products and innovation.
5 years of experience in Data Engineering, Product Ownership, or Technical Program Management roles within modern data environments.

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Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10%
Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10%
Experience working in financial services or regulated data ecosystems.
Exposure to Lakehouse architectures, metadata-driven automation, and AI Ops for data platforms.
Certifications such as CSPO, SAFe POPM, or Cloud certifications are advantageous.

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