Director of Data
Core
Lead the Data organization to shape the technical vision, architecture, and execution of Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure while driving modernization and operational excellence.
Role type
Director of Data (Senior Leadership)
Builds
Scalable data platforms, data engineering systems, and data infrastructure
Domain
eCommerce, SaaS, Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Data Engineering, Data Platform, Data Infrastructure, Engineering Leadership, Distributed Systems, Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Pipeline Orchestration, Cloud Platforms, Stakeholder Management, Technical Architecture
Preferred skills
AI/GenAI integration, Organizational Transformation, High-growth B2B SaaS experience, Modern Data Tools (Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, Kafka, dbt), DataOps, Platform Engineering, Business Intelligence
Technologies
Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, Kafka, dbt
Responsibilities
Lead the Data organization through a transformative growth phase; Own technical vision and architecture for Data Engineering and Infrastructure; Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team; Provide hands-on technical leadership for architectural decisions; Partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver scalable data products; Drive modernization of the data ecosystem balancing proven and emerging technologies; Champion best practices in reliability and observability.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical involvement