Our client Colibri Group is looking for a Director of Engineer Data & Platforms. Details below...
Position Overview :
The Director of Engineering Data & Platforms will lead our Data Engineering organization to design and deliver trusted scalable and intelligent data platforms. This leader will architect and implement high-quality data ingestion pipelines that seamlessly move and transform data from SaaS applications and in-house transactional systems into a unified data platform. This foundation will power reporting advanced analytics and AI / ML solutionsincluding Generative AIenabling actionable insights across the business.
With an AI-first mindset this role goes beyond data delivery to drive the strategic adoption of modern data technologies automation and machine learning capabilities across the enterprise. The Director will champion a culture of innovation data quality and platform thinking while ensuring operational excellence and reliability
Reporting to the VP of Engineering the Director is a strategic partner to product engineering and business leaders shaping how data and platforms fuel the next generation of business growth.
What Youll Do
- Develop and execute a multi-year data and platform strategy that accelerates AI / ML adoption modernizes data infrastructure and supports enterprise-scale analytics.
- Champion an AI-first culture by identifying and enabling opportunities for predictive analytics machine learning and generative AI within the data platform.
- Establish data governance security and compliance frameworks to ensure data is trusted ethical and compliant with regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with senior leadership across engineering product and business teams to align on priorities outcomes and investments in data platforms.
- Define and enforce best practices for the development automated testing deployment and monitoring of data ingestion and transformation pipelines.
- Drive standards for data mapping transformation into analytics-friendly schemas and rigorous validation processes to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
- Ensure platform reliability performance and 100% environment uptime through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement.
- Partner closely with Scrum Masters and the Data Insights team for story refinement sprint planning and delivery.
- Maintain strong communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to provide transparency manage expectations and accelerate outcomes.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies (cloud data mesh streaming real-time analytics AI / ML generative AI) to proactively identify opportunities for innovation.
- Partner with vendors and technology providers to evaluate and adopt tools that accelerate data platform capabilities.
- Lead mentor and grow a high-performing Data Engineering team as a player / coachbalancing strategic leadership with hands-on technical contribution.
- Build a culture of innovation learning and continuous improvement where engineers are empowered to experiment with emerging data and AI technologies.
- Break down complex initiatives into actionable workstreams ensuring clarity of ownership timelines and deliverables.
What Youll Need to Succeed
7 years of SDLC experience in ETL / ELT environments using tools such as Fivetran dbt SQL AWS Redshift Boomi PowerBI Git.7 years designing and optimizing schemas for analytical and AI / ML workloads.7 years of hands-on experience with AWS Cloud services (AWS Glue AWS Lambda Python etc.).Familiarity with ERP and CRM systems (Salesforce NetSuite Hubspot Eloqua).7 years in a people leadership role managing and scaling high-performing Data Engineering teams.Proven track record of delivering successful enterprise-grade data and platform initiatives.Strong background in modern SDLC CI / CD and data platform best practicesAbility to thrive in a fast-paced agile environment managing multiple priorities simultaneously.Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to make data-driven decisions and inspire teams to do the same.About Colibri :
At Colibri culture is a critical part of our collective success and we live our values everyday : Love Joy Boldness Teamwork and Curiosity. These values guide our interactions with each other our customers and the community as a whole.
We have a rich and storied history. Colibri is one of the pioneers of online professional education introducing some of the first web-based professional education courses in 2001. Today the companys family of brands are the leading online professional education platforms in their respective end-markets. We proudly serve >
1 million customers annually and employ more than 1500 mission-aligned professionals.
Key Skills
Go,Lean,Management Experience,React,Node.js,Operations Management,Project Management,Research & Development,Software Development,Team Management,GraphQL,Leadership Experience
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1