Head of Engineering - Data Distribution
Core
Lead and scale a large, multi-disciplinary engineering organization of 50+ data engineers, ML engineers, and platform developers while driving enterprise data management, governance, and autonomous AI systems.
Role type
Head of Engineering (Data Distribution & Platform)
Builds
Enterprise data management and governance systems, production-grade autonomous AI systems, zero-copy multi-platform lakehouse architecture.
Domain
Financial services / Enterprise Data & AI
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Large engineering team leadership (50+), data platform architecture (Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg), enterprise data governance, cloud data platforms (AWS, Databricks), data security (RBAC/CBAC/ABAC), organizational transformation
Preferred skills
AI/ML platforms (Mosaic AI, SageMaker, Bedrock), cloud certifications (Solutions Architect, Data Analytics), enterprise data governance frameworks, FinOps
Technologies
Databricks Unity Catalog, Databricks Mosaic AI, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, AWS (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, EMR), data.world
Responsibilities
Lead and scale a large, multi-disciplinary engineering organization; Drive strategic architecture for enterprise data management and governance; Oversee development of production-grade autonomous AI systems; Guide technical strategy for zero-copy, multi-platform lakehouse architecture; Partner with Product, Security, and executive leadership; Champion organizational transformation initiatives
Seniority
Executive (Head of Engineering)
