Director, Data Engineering & Modeling - Mars Veterinary Health

Mars Veterinary Health

$140K — $219K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in data engineering or data architecture
  • 5+ years leading engineering teams
  • Experience building enterprise data products
  • Experience with large-scale cloud data platforms
  • Experience implementing DataOps and agile delivery practices

Responsibilities

  • Define enterprise data engineering standards and practices
  • Lead development of data products, pipelines, and semantic models
  • Establish enterprise data modeling standards
  • Oversee data integration and transformation frameworks
  • Drive engineering quality, automation, and performance optimization
  • Support data democratization and self-service analytics
  • Lead migration from legacy data platforms

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Fertility and family-building assistance
  • Paid Parental leave
  • Paid Basic Life Insurance
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with generous company match
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Legal Plan support
  • Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account
  • Mental health support and resources
  • Paid Volunteering opportunities
  • Optimum Wellness Plans® for pets
  • Continuing Education allowance & MED hours
  • Student Debt Relief for full-time DVMs
  • Variety of discounts on various services
Full Job Description
JOB TITLE:
Director, Data Engineering & Modeling - Mars Veterinary Health
LOCATION & SCHEDULE:
Support Office - Vancouver, Full time
COMPENSATION:
$140,400.00 - $219,375.00

This role requires associates to work out of a MVH North America hub location - Vancouver, WA | Santa Monica, CA | Tampa, FL | New York, NY

Why This Role Matters:

The Data Engineering & Modeling Director leads enterprise data engineering, modeling, and data product development capabilities. Responsible for delivering scalable, reusable, and governed data assets that support operational, analytical, and AI use cases.

You Will:

  • Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Define enterprise data engineering standards and practices.
  • Lead development of data products, pipelines, and semantic models.
  • Establish enterprise data modeling standards.
  • Oversee data integration and transformation frameworks.
  • Drive engineering quality, automation, and performance optimization.
  • Support data democratization and self-service analytics.


Data Product Engineering

  • Establish enterprise data product operating model.
  • Define engineering standards and development lifecycle practices.
  • Lead development of reusable and scalable data assets.
  • Implement DataOps and CI/CD practices.


Data Architecture & Modeling

  • Establish conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling standards.
  • Govern semantic layer and business data model design.
  • Support master data and domain-driven architecture initiatives.
  • Ensure interoperability across data domains.


Delivery and Modernization

  • Lead migration from legacy data platforms.
  • Improve pipeline performance, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Reduce technical debt and improve engineering efficiency.
  • Drive adoption of modern data stack technologies.


Leadership

  • Mentor engineering managers and senior engineers.
  • Establish engineering career frameworks and technical communities.
  • Other job duties as assigned.


Your Experience Should Include:

  • 10+ years in data engineering or data architecture.
  • 5+ years leading engineering teams.
  • Experience building enterprise data products.
  • Experience with large-scale cloud data platforms.
  • Experience implementing DataOps and agile delivery practices.


Salary Range: $140,400 - $241,313

Compensation is determined based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, location, and market competitiveness.

Does this sound like you? Want to join an organization that values Quality, Efficiency, Responsibility, Mutuality, and Freedom? Apply today to be considered and join us to advance our mission to create A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

What We Offer You:
  • Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
  • Fertility and family-building assistance.
  • Paid Parental leave.
  • Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
  • Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
  • Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
  • Commuter Benefits.
  • Legal Plan.
  • Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
  • Mental health support and resources.
  • Paid Volunteering.
  • Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets.
  • Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions.
  • Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
  • A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.


Special Working Considerations:
  • Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
  • Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
  • Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.
  • The noise level in the work environment is normally moderate.
  • Environment where pets are present.

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