Sector Head of Software

About Us:

YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B. Every day, our proprietary technology analyzes billions of alternative data points to uncover actionable insights across sectors like software, AI, cloud, e-commerce, ridesharing, and payments.

Our data and research teams transform raw data into strategic intelligence, delivering accurate, timely, and deeply contextualized analysis that our customers—ranging from the world’s top investment funds to Fortune 500 companies—depend on to drive high-stakes decisions. From sourcing and licensing novel datasets to rigorous analysis and expert narrative framing, our teams ensure clients get not just data, but clarity and confidence.

We operate globally with offices in the US (NYC, Austin, Miami, Mountain View), APAC (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore), and India. Our award-winning, people-centric culture—recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years—emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous mastery.

About the Role:

We are expanding our Public Investor team by hiring a Head of Software Sector to drive the development, strategy and commercialization of fundamental research across our high-demand subscription-based data products. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with 7+ years of experience who is eager to drive growth of one of our core sectors into the data-driven future of investment research.

You may be an ideal fit if you bring experience developing and / or using investor-facing equity research assets and have exposure to data product building, go-to-market execution, team leadership, and P&L ownership. Focused equity experience in Software is highly preferred. If you’re passionate about leveraging data to drive actionable insights and collaborating cross-functionally to set and achieve ambitious goals, we encourage you to apply

This is a remote-friendly opportunity that can sit in NYC (where our headquarter is located), one of our office hubs (Austin, Miami, Mountain View), or anywhere else in the US. However, depending upon where the remote work is performed, income could be subject to New York State tax withholding. Please note that we pay NYC-based salaries for US roles regardless of where employees choose to work.

As Head of Software Sector, Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Develop and Own the Sector Vision & Strategy

• Define the long-term product and commercial strategy for the sector and set measurable growth and profitability goals.

• Continuously refine this strategy through experiments, customer insights, and competitive awareness to position this YipitData sector as the “must-have” source for investor intelligence.

• Drive Financial Performance & P&L Ownership

• Set and achieve ambitious ARR and profit margin targets by balancing growth and efficiency.

• Identify, prioritize, and resource the highest ROI opportunities (datasets, product improvements, or market expansions) to deliver sustainable financial results.

• Deliver Best-in-Class Product and Client Experience

• Own the voice of the customer — deeply understand investor needs and translate them into product enhancements, data coverage, and differentiated insights.

• Ensure tight product–market fit and lead continuous innovation using data, AI, and customer feedback loops.

• Build, Lead, and Inspire a High-Performing Cross-Functional Team

• Recruit, motivate, and develop top research and data talent while fostering accountability, collaboration, and a culture of excellence.

• Align closely with functional partners (Research, Data, Revenue, Engineering, and more) to execute on strategy effectively.

• Communicate, Collaborate, and Execute Relentlessly

• Serve as the central operator and communicator for the sector — set clear OKRs, own the sector commercial strategy and monitor progress, and ensure execution discipline.

• Partner cross-functionally (Finance, Sales, Partnerships, Product) to align incentives, share best practices, and drive coordinated execution across the organization.

You Are Likely To Succeed If:

You have 7+ years experience developing or using investor-facing equity research assets and bring a track record in data product development, go-to-market execution, team leadership, and P&L ownership.

• You have a background in equity research or business analysis and a passion for data-driven fundamental investing

• You have 3+ years of experience leading a team of analysts (2+), delegating operations, and expanding coverage

• You thrive at executing product and commercial strategies

• You have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Economics, Statistics or a related field.

Meet Your Team:

Check out this video and this video to learn why our Research & Data team members love being part of YipitData!

What We Offer:

• Our compensation package includes competitive salary and comprehensive benefit offerings.

• We care about your career. We provide opportunities to grow your career by taking on new challenges, developing new skillsets, and driving more impact. You will have regular career conversations with your manager where you will discuss your short and long-term career goals and how you are progressing.

• Your growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you make, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics. Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

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