Head of Data / Staff Data Engineer
Core
Own the target-state data platform architecture, reliability, and direction to scale AI-native law firm operations and power AI product features.
Role type
Staff Data Engineer / Head of Data (player-coach)
Builds
Cloud data platform (ingestion, modeling, semantic layer, serving) for AI features and business intelligence
Domain
Legal services / AI / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud data platform architecture, BigQuery/Snowflake/Databricks, dbt, Python, advanced SQL, data orchestration, identity resolution, data governance, CI/CD for data, PII handling, access control
Preferred skills
Marketing attribution, multi-touch modeling, ML/LLM data foundations, legal/healthcare/fintech domain experience
Technologies
BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Python, SQL
Responsibilities
Define 2-year data architecture roadmap, drive build-vs-buy decisions, ensure data trust (freshness, correctness, lineage), maintain single definitional layer, build governed foundations for AI features, lead and grow the engineering team
Seniority
Staff/Head of function, hands-on IC with leadership
