Senior Director of Domain Enablement

About This Role

Lead YouVersion's strategic approach to activating data across the organization, managing Data Domain Managers and translating organizational priorities into scalable data capabilities and team structures to drive mobile app user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Define, evolve, and communicate YouVersion’s domain enablement strategy as part of the broader Data-as-a-Strategic-Asset vision
• Translate organizational and product priorities into domain-aligned data capabilities, operating models, and team structures
• Partner with peer data and technology leaders to ensure integrated execution of data strategy across the organization
• Represent domain enablement needs in technology and leadership forums by advocating for investments that unlock user and ministry value
• Build, scale, and lead the domain enablement function by hiring, developing, and coaching Data Domain Managers
• Design team structures that balance deep domain expertise with cross-functional collaboration among engineers, analysts, and scientists
• Establish clear career frameworks and growth paths for data professionals serving in domain-focused roles
• Foster a healthy team culture that emphasizes ownership, collaboration, learning, and ministry alignment
• Establish clear ways of working for domain teams by aligning data efforts with product development cycles and strategic roadmaps
• Ensure accountability for data quality, reliability, and ownership within each domain
• Implement metrics and feedback loops to measure domain enablement effectiveness, including delivery velocity, stakeholder satisfaction, and data-driven outcomes
• Encourage experimentation and continuous improvement by treating data challenges as opportunities to strengthen capabilities
• Build trusted relationships with leadership across the various domains
• Guide domain leads in stakeholder management, helping them navigate organizational dynamics and communicate data work in business terms
• Facilitate cross-domain learning and collaboration, preventing siloes while maintaining domain focus
• Champion user-centric framing, ensuring every data initiative connects to mobile app user impact
• Partner with Engineering peers to shape platform capabilities that enable domain teams
• Collaborate with Governance & Quality to ensure standards are practical and adopted by domain teams
• Contribute to technology strategy decisions from a domain enablement perspective

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex technical topics for non-technical executive audiences and effectively secure stakeholder alignment and investment support
• Strong ability to translate technical and analytical work into clear strategic business insights and measurable outcomes
• Proven track record of leading organizational change, including evolving team structures, operating models, and data-driven cultures
• Working knowledge of modern data operating models, including centralized, federated, and data mesh approaches
• Solid understanding of personalization, experimentation, and recommendation systems and their application to business growth
• 10+ years in data leadership roles with progression from technical individual contributor through management
• 5+ years managing leaders; proven ability to build high-performing teams at scale
• Deep experience in product-oriented organizations where data directly impacts user experiences

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 10+ years in data leadership roles with progression from technical individual contributor through management, and 5+ years managing leaders

Nice to Have

• Experience in consumer mobile applications with millions of users
• Background spanning multiple data disciplines (analytics, science, engineering) enabling credibility across functions
• Experience leading teams through platform modernization or significant technology transitions
• Experience with governance frameworks and privacy-first data practices

Benefits