Sr. Director, Data & Corporate Applications

About Origence

With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term.

About You

You are a self-driven, conscientious, fiscally responsible, self-aware, passionate and compassionate professional. You are comfortable with ambiguity, eternally curious, and love problem solving. You operate as an owner and work with a growth mindset. You are extremely productive on your own, and act as a multiplier collaborating with others. You are tireless in questioning the status quo and pursue the best answers to the hardest problems to the benefit of the business. Your focus is strong and capable of context switching and pivoting with the business. In the vacuum of leadership, you assume it.

Origence is seeking a dynamic, hands-on technology leader to drive modernization, data strategy, and internal application development across the enterprise. The Senior Director of Internal Software, Data & Corporate Applications is responsible for ensuring that internal systems are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with business objectives. This leader oversees two directors—one responsible for internal applications and another for data, BI, and analytics—and guides the strategy, architecture, and execution of the Microsoft-based enterprise platform, including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Cloud, Power Platform, and M365 integrations.

This role combines executive leadership with deep technical proficiency, ensuring the organization’s digital foundation supports innovation, decision-making, and operational excellence.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Strategic Leadership & Delivery
• Define and execute the organization’s internal software and data modernization roadmap.
• Oversee enterprise architecture across internal systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Lead initiatives leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure services, and Power Platform for automation and analytics.
• Partner with Finance, HR, and Operations to streamline business processes through technology.
• Software Development & Internal Applications
• Provide hands-on guidance for internal application design, development, and lifecycle management.
• Establish engineering standards, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines to improve velocity and reliability.
• Drive modernization and integration of corporate systems with Microsoft ecosystem tools.
• Data Strategy, BI & Analytics
• Own the enterprise data platform, including Microsoft Fabric, data lakehouse, and Power BI analytics.
• Oversee data governance, quality, and accessibility to enable cross-functional analytics.
• Ensure compliance with SOC 2, PCI DSS, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Leadership & Team Development
• Lead, coach, and develop two director-level leaders overseeing applications and data.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Engage directly in architecture reviews and incident resolution when needed.
  
  

Education

The Ideal Candidate:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  
  

Experience

• 12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience in software, data, and enterprise systems.
• Expertise in Microsoft ecosystem: Azure Cloud, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Power Platform, and M365.
• Proven experience leading modernization and automation initiatives across multiple business domains.
• Strong understanding of governance, compliance, and data protection standards.
  
  

Specialized Skills

• On-time and within-budget delivery of modernization and analytics initiatives.
• Improved system performance, uptime, and integration efficiency.
• High adoption rates of new internal systems and reporting tools.
• Strong employee engagement and retention across application and data teams.
  
  

Why You Should Apply

• Flexible Working Environment
• Paid Time Off
• 401k (8% match)
• College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
• Good Benefits options
• Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.
  
  

The starting salary range for this full-time position in Irvine, CA is $170100 - $212600 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals. Bonuses are awarded at company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individuals’ qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.