AI Republic · 5 days ago
Chief Data Officer - CONTRACT
United States
Contract
Remote
Director/Executive
$250/hr - $400/hr
10+ years expAI Republic is seeking a freelance Chief Data Officer to lead a high-impact AI transformation in the FinTech sector. The role involves architecting data strategies for AI-powered banking solutions, focusing on building a data foundation for enterprise transformation.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Ben Hobday
Responsibilities
Architect the data foundation powering next-gen AI across millions of users—no legacy cruft, pure greenfield impact
Define cloud data platforms, sourcing premium datasets, and unlocking GenAI (RAG systems, predictive models) that reshape financial services
Qualification
Required
Professional Contractors: 1099, Ltd Company, or C2C (IR35 flexible for UK)
Data Leadership Mastery: 10+ yrs data management/analytics, 5+ yrs leading enterprise functions
Cloud Data Architect: Expert in Snowflake/Databricks, data lakes/warehouses, MLOps pipelines
AI Data Enablement: Proven sourcing/prepping data (structured/unstructured) for LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning
Governance Pro: GDPR/FCA compliance, metadata systems, third-party data integrations
Strategic Builder: Hands-on in startups/fast-growth, bridging business/tech/regulatory
Company
AI Republic
Hiring elite talent for AI innovation is getting harder and harder: 📈 Demand now far exceeds supply for AI & Data talent with proven experience igniting a war for talent 🚩 Massive increases in resume fraud and fake candidates are increasing the risk of bad hires 🌏 Pressure to reduce spend on professional services can compromise quality of resources 🏢 Return-to-office mandates are shrinking available talent pools AI Republic’s talent solutions are designed to overcome these key challenges and eliminate the risks faced by businesses who need to hire top-tier AI & data talent at speed.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase