Director, Data Engineering (US)
Core
Own the vision, architecture, and delivery of the data platform powering analytics, predictive models, and generative AI across the agency and its clients.
Role type
Director, Data Engineering (Technical Director)
Builds
Data platform, data-driven product backends, and engineering organization
Domain
Digital creative agency, data engineering, generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Data platform architecture, team leadership, cloud data platforms, Python, SQL, AI-powered coding, agentic engineering, hiring and mentoring, technical strategy
Preferred skills
Data governance, privacy compliance, marketing data ecosystems (GA4, CRMs, CDPs), AI/ML integration, agency environment experience
Technologies
Python, SQL, Cloud data platforms, GA4, CRMs, CDPs
Responsibilities
Own the vision, architecture, and roadmap for the data platform; Design and scale systems to collect, model, and activate data; Partner with leadership and ML teams to translate strategy into development; Contribute to budget and roadmap decisions; Select and standardize cloud data platforms; Lead adoption of AI-powered coding and agentic engineering; Hire, mentor, and grow engineers; Represent the data organization to senior leadership and clients; Oversee data governance, privacy, and security practices
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with team leadership
