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The Senior Director, Domain Enablement is primarily responsible for leading YouVersion’s strategic approach to activating data across the organization. This role manages Data Domain Managers, who partner with cross-functional analysts, scientists, and engineers to work directly with product and domain leaders to ensure data drives mobile app user experiences. This role operates at the intersection of data capability and business value, translating organizational priorities into scalable data capabilities, team structures, and effective ways of working. The Senior Director ensures data investments result in measurable value for product teams and end users. This role supports Life.Church’s mission by enabling deeper Bible engagement and spiritual growth through data-informed digital experiences.
Job Responsibility:
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: every data initiative must connect to mobile app user impact
Partner with Engineering peers to shape platform capabilities that enable domain teams (self-service tools, templates, reliable pipelines)
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
Bachelor's degree in related field
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
Experience in consumer mobile applications with millions of users preferred
Background spanning multiple data disciplines (analytics, science, engineering) enabling credibility across functions preferred
Experience leading teams through platform modernization or significant technology transitions preferred
Experience with governance frameworks and privacy-first data practices preferred
Nice to have:
Experience in consumer mobile applications with millions of users preferred
Background spanning multiple data disciplines (analytics, science, engineering) enabling credibility across functions preferred
Experience leading teams through platform modernization or significant technology transitions preferred
Experience with governance frameworks and privacy-first data practices preferred
What we offer:
Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons
Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health
Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase
Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members
Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health
Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year
$160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth