We are seeking an inspiring and transformative Senior Director, Data Engineering, with 15+ years of data engineering experience and 7+ years in management. You will lead an organization of Data Engineers and leaders, spearhead strategic planning and delivery/execution at the domain level, create and champion the data engineering vision and strategy, and be accountable for engineering excellence, driving significant advancements in data capabilities.

• This position is fully remote

• This role is an People Leader position

A day in the life as a Senior Director, Data Engineering...

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for a multi-faceted Data Engineering organization spanning multiple product lines or technological domains

• Define and champion the long-term technology vision, data analytics and AI strategy, architecture, and roadmap, ensuring it aligns with and advances the company's strategic objectives, leveraging a comprehensive understanding of data platforms

• Lead and mentor a team senior data engineering leaders, cultivating an environment of excellence, innovation in data utilization and continuous growth

• Drive the execution of strategic data engineering initiatives, ensuring the successful delivery of highly scalable, reliable, and impactful data platforms

• Collaborate with C-level executives and other senior leaders across the company to influence overall business strategy and ensure tight alignment between data engineering and other functions, demonstrating the strategic value of data

• Oversee strategic workforce planning, talent acquisition, and organizational development to build and sustain a world-class data engineering team

• Champion a culture of innovation in data processing and technical excellence in data engineering, positioning the company as a leader in its data capabilities

• Represent the company's data engineering capabilities and vision to external and internal stakeholders, including key customers, partners, and industry analysts

• Anticipate and navigate complex technological and market shifts in data management, guiding the organization through periods of change and growth in its data

• Lead modernization of the enterprise data platform on Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery) and establish a scalable, secure, AI-ready data foundation

• Drive implementation of a Medallion Data Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and reusable enterprise data products

• Own engineering standards for ELT/ETL, orchestration, CI/CD, DataOps, observability, testing, Infrastructure as Code, reliability, and cost optimization

• Partner with Data Governance, Enterprise Architecture and other teams to operationalize data quality, metadata, lineage, security, privacy, and master data standards

• Enable advanced analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI through trusted, governed, high-quality data assets

• Lead engineering teams responsible for batch and streaming pipelines, APIs, platform operations, cloud infrastructure, and production support

• Develop multi-year platform roadmaps balancing innovation, technical debt reduction, operational excellence, and business value

• Build and mentor a world-class engineering organization while fostering accountability and technical excellence

What you'll bring to the table...

• Exceptional executive leadership, strategic vision in data, and organizational development capabilities, with a proven ability to lead and inspire large, complex data engineering organizations

• Deep and broad understanding of current and emerging data processing technologies, data architectural paradigms (e.g., data mesh, data lakehouse), cloud-native data, and engineering best practices for data

• Outstanding business acumen and financial literacy, with experience managing significant budgets and linking data investments to tangible business outcomes and strategic value

• Superior communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and drive alignment at the executive level on data strategies

• Demonstrated success in building, scaling, and leading high-performing, geographically distributed data and machine learning engineering teams

• Expertise in driving large-scale data transformation initiatives and fostering a culture of innovation in data utilization, agility in delivery, and operational excellence in data systems

• Ability to think strategically about long-term industry trends in data and translate them into actionable data engineering strategies

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to make critical decisions in complex and ambiguous data situations

• Proven track record of developing and mentoring senior data engineering leaders

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

• 15+ years of extensive experience in data engineering

• 7+ years in executive leadership roles overseeing large, complex engineering organizations.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

• Proven track record of defining and executing enterprise-wide data strategy that drives significant business impact and advancements in data capabilities

Starting Rate: $215,000.00 - $270,000.00