Vice President, Data Product Strategy at Forge Global

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Sep, 26

Salary

270000.0

Posted On

30 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Strategy, Data Commercialization, Product Innovation, Financial Analytics, Stakeholder Management, Executive Communication, Cross-functional Leadership, Market Intelligence, Pricing Models, Strategic Planning, Team Scaling, API Strategy, Enterprise Licensing, Client Segmentation, Roadmap Prioritization, Data Pipeline Scaling

Industry

Financial Services

Description

At Forge, we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, accountable, and humble. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to artificial intelligence, and more. With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights, a custody offering, and a vibrant marketplace, Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent, accessible, and seamless for companies, their employees, and investors. Through Forge, employees can sell their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth. Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and is building a growing network effect. Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors, demand from customers, and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies, teams, and innovators in this way. The Role: Forge is seeking a Vice President, Data Product Strategy to design and execute the company’s data vision across its marketplace, data products, and investment solutions capabilities. This leader will sit at the intersection of product innovation and commercial strategy, driving the evolution of Forge’s data assets into scalable, high-value products and actionable insights. This VP will play a critical role in commercializing and driving adoption of proprietary private market data, improving client intelligence, and positioning Forge as the trusted data authority in private markets. Location: This role requires 2-3 days a week in office in Soho, NY. Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Vision Define and lead Forge’s enterprise-wide data strategy aligned with company growth objectives. Identify opportunities to transform proprietary data into differentiated, revenue-generating products. Establish Forge as a leader in private market pricing, benchmarks, analytics, content and insights. ProductInnovation & Development Partner with Product and Engineering to design and launch data-driven products (e.g., private company evaluated prices, private market indices, valuation tools, market intelligence platforms, contents and insights). Drive roadmap prioritization for data offerings, balancing client demand, scalability, and monetization. Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to package and position data products effectively. Partner with Engineering and Data teams to scale data pipelines, architecture, and tooling. Commercialization & Adoption Develop and execute strategies to commercialize data assets, including subscriptions, APIs, and enterprise licensing. Support go-to-market efforts, including pricing models, client segmentation, sales enablement, partnerships and alliances. Partner with internal and external clients to understand data needs and refine offerings. Analytics & Insights Oversee advanced analytics initiatives to generate insights on market trends, liquidity, pricing, and investor behavior. Lead development of thought leadership content leveraging Forge’s unique dataset. Cross-Functional Leadership Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales, Research, and Go-to-Market teams. Serve as a senior thought partner to executive leadership on data-driven strategy. Build and lead a high-performing team across data product, analytics, and strategy functions. Qualifications: Experience 10+ years in data strategy, data products, analytics, or related roles. Strong experience in financial services, capital markets, or fintech (private markets experience highly preferred). Proven track record of building and commercializing data products or platforms. Experience working with retail, advisory, and institutional investors and understanding their data needs Skills & Expertise Strong analytical background with ability to translate data into strategic insights. Familiarity with data commercialization models. Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills Leadership Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment Experience building and scaling teams Strategic thinker with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset Preferred Qualifications Experience with alternative assets or private market datasets (e.g., venture, pre-IPO equity, secondary markets). Background in building pricing models, indices, or financial benchmarks. Advanced degree in business, finance, data science, or related field. For residents of New York, NY the annual base salary range for this role is $250,000 - $270,000 + annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, bonus, and other factors. Upon offer, we conduct background checks that include employment and education verification, state, and county criminal history searches as well as fingerprint and drug test. Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Responsibilities

Design and execute the company's enterprise-wide data vision to transform proprietary private market data into scalable, revenue-generating products. Lead the commercialization of data assets and oversee advanced analytics to provide market insights and thought leadership.