Director of Finance- Data Vantage

Job Description

Building trusted markets — powered by our people At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. ‰ We’re building meaningful ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader.

Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. We strive to provide employees a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities.

‰ To support strong partnership and team connection, this role follows a four day in office work model.

Cboe HQ is located in the historic Old Post Office district, it’s a landmark that blends classic architecture with modern amenities. The building features expansive spaces with high ceilings and large windows, offering an abundance of natural light and panoramic views of the city skyline and the Chicago River. With its prime location in the heart of downtown, the OPO Building provides easy access to major transportation hubs, including Union Station and multiple CTA lines, making it convenient for commuters.

The building is home to a variety of amenities, including restaurants, a fitness center, and collaborative work spaces, creating a vibrant and dynamic work environment in one of Chicago's most iconic areas.

Cboe’s Data Vantage business is seeking a Director of Finance to serve as the embedded financial leader for the business unit. Reporting to the SVP, Head of Data Vantage, this role acts as a strategic finance partner to business leadership while maintaining strong alignment with Cboe's corporate finance function on reporting, controls, and revenue and expense data. The ideal candidate combines deep financial acumen with genuine business partnership instincts — someone comfortable translating P&L performance into decisions the business can act on.

The position is responsible for leading Business Intelligence, Billing, Budgeting, Forecasting, and other financial reporting functions while coordinating closely with Product, Operations, Corporate Finance, Client Experience, Sales, and other teams across Cboe.

• Serve as the primary finance advisor to Data Vantage leadership, leading financial reviews and delivering thorough quantitative and qualitative analyses.
• Provide data and commentary for monthly reviews, Board reports, Quarterly Earnings calls, external financial reporting, and ad hoc requests.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights that inform pricing, resource allocations, and areas where the business is over/underperforming.
• Perform variance analysis against budget/forecast and communicate drivers of performance to business and corporate stakeholders.
• Along with Cboe’s corporate finance teams, ensure accurate and timely recording of revenues and expenses.
• Own the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long‑range planning for Data Vantage.
• Coordinate across various Data Vantage businesses and build and maintain financial models.
• Along with Cboe finance, implement improvements to financial systems for clear, concise, accurate financial reports.
• Track and report on key business metrics (ARR, Sales, Customer Retention) alongside traditional financial KPIs.
• Partner with Sales to create sales and revenue targets, validate commissions and cross‑sell bonuses, and create Sigma Dashboards to illustrate sales performance.
• Lead and support automation of Data Vantage’s Receivables Collections processes.
• Implement automation to improve the efficiency and accuracy of billing, data collection, data analyses across Data Vantage.
• Support internal and external audit requests related to Data Vantage's financials.
• Manage and develop…