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VP of Data (Vice President of Data) jobs: 385 open roles, pay, industries and skills

385 open Vice President of Data jobs, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as VP Data, Vice President, Data, SVP Data, Senior Vice President of Data, EVP Data. Listings that state pay show a median of $210,000 a year.

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The market for Vice President of Data work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Vice President of Data jobs
385

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$210,000

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State with the most openings
New York (92)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Financial Services & Banking (57%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Listings that are remote
32%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
63%

Source: NextChapter verified openings, read in full.

What a VP of Data does

Vice president role in Data & Analytics.

A vice president of data runs data platforms, analytics, data science and AI work for a company or a large business unit.

Usually reports to a C-suite leader or the CEO, and manages directors. SVP and EVP titles are the same job at a larger scale, and are counted here.

Other ways this role is written

  • VP of Data
  • VP Data
  • Vice President of Data
  • Vice President, Data
  • SVP Data
  • Senior Vice President of Data
  • EVP Data
  • Executive Vice President of Data
  • VP of Analytics
  • VP of Data Science
  • Data VP

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Vice President of Data jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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VP of Data salary

From 106 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$169,000
Median
$210,000
Upper quarter
$252,500

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for VP of Data jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where VP of Data jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills VP of Data jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 129 Vice President of Data listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in VP of Data listings

  1. 1. machine learning32%
  2. 2. risk management20%
  3. 3. sql17%
  4. 4. forecasting12%
  5. 5. python12%
  6. 6. change management10%
  7. 7. power bi10%
  8. 8. go-to-market9%
  9. 9. supply chain9%
  10. 10. audit9%

Across all Data & Analytics openings

  1. 1. machine learning10%
  2. 2. python9%
  3. 3. sql8%
  4. 4. aws4%
  5. 5. azure3%
  6. 6. etl3%
  7. 7. databricks3%
  8. 8. power bi3%
  9. 9. snowflake3%
  10. 10. excel2%

AI skills for VP of Data jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

63% of 123 open Vice President of Data listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 27% of all Data & Analytics openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI adoption and change management37%
  2. 2. Responsible AI37%
  3. 3. AI strategy and use cases34%
  4. 4. AI governance and risk33%
  5. 5. AI workflow automation32%
  6. 6. LLM application engineering29%

Do AI skills change vice president of data pay?

For Data & Analytics roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for vice president of data alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Data & Analytics listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +43.6% (about $60.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$207,500
median, from 2,325 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$135,000
median, from 343 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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The Data & Analytics ladder

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Job titles under VP of Data

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for VP of Data roles

  • JPMorgan Chase 42
  • Confidential 32
  • Kemper 26
  • Testing Site - JPMC 15
  • BNY 14
  • SaxeCap 9
  • Bain & Company 7
  • Publicis Groupe 7
  • Broadridge 6
  • Citigroup 6
  • Morgan Stanley 5
  • Humana 4

Recruiters who place VP of Data roles

Search firms with live public searches in Data & Analytics, counted from their own job postings, not self-described. Each has at least two at this level.

  • Harnham Inc.

    13 live public searches in Data & Analytics at this level

  • Brio

    3 live public searches in Data & Analytics at this level

  • JRG Partners

    3 live public searches in Data & Analytics at this level

  • Considine Search

    2 live public searches in Data & Analytics at this level

  • Green Key Resources

    2 live public searches in Data & Analytics at this level

  • Hirewell

    2 live public searches in Data & Analytics at this level

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Conferences for VP of Data leaders

Events tagged for Data & Analytics, with dates, cost and how to speak.

Showing 6 of 67 conferences, 67 with dates announced.

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Training for VP of Data leaders

AI and Data & Analytics courses from named providers, with cost shown.

All 4 Data & Analytics courses

Podcasts and media VP of Data leaders follow

Hand-picked, each checked to be live. Links go to the publisher.

  • Data Engineering Podcast

    Podcast · Tobias Macey

    Interviews on data pipelines, platforms and tooling.

  • Super Data Science

    Podcast · Jon Krohn

    Interviews on machine learning, AI and data careers.

  • The Analytics Power Hour

    Podcast · Michael, Tim, Moe and co-hosts

    A discussion show on analytics practice and the work of analysts.

  • Practical AI

    Podcast · Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson

    Episodes on applying AI and machine learning in real projects.

  • Data Skeptic

    Podcast · Kyle Polich

    Interviews on data science, machine learning and statistics.

VP of Data questions

What does a VP of Data do?
A vice president of data runs data platforms, analytics, data science and AI work for a company or a large business unit. Usually reports to a C-suite leader or the CEO, and manages directors. SVP and EVP titles are the same job at a larger scale, and are counted here.
What else is a VP of Data called?
The same job is also written VP Data, Vice President of Data, Vice President, Data, SVP Data, Senior Vice President of Data, EVP Data, Executive Vice President of Data, VP of Analytics.
How many VP of Data jobs are open?
385 verified open Vice President of Data jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a VP of Data make?
Among 106 open Vice President of Data listings that state pay, the median is $210,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $169,000 and $252,500. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are VP of Data jobs?
New York (92), Texas (34), New Jersey (28), California (26) have the most open Vice President of Data listings. About 32% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a VP of Data the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, California has the highest median at $220,000.
Which industries hire for VP of Data roles?
Financial Services & Banking (57%), Healthcare & Hospital Systems (11%), Technology & Software (7%), Professional Services & Consulting (6%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do VP of Data jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Vice President of Data listings are machine learning, risk management, sql, forecasting, python.
Do VP of Data jobs ask for AI skills?
63% of 123 open Vice President of Data listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI adoption and change management.

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