Director, Data Platform & Analytics

Neighborly

$135K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics engineering, with a focus on leading development teams.
  • Familiarity with Marketing Automation and customer engagement platforms like Braze or Broadly.
  • Expertise in building customer data platforms and analytics architectures with Amazon QuickSight and AI/ML solutions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for conveying technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Own the strategy, architecture, and optimization of Neighborly’s AWS-based data platform and data lake.
  • Lead the design and operationalization of enterprise data ingestion and integration frameworks.
  • Partner with stakeholders to deliver data solutions that enhance customer engagement and analytics capabilities.
  • Build data foundations required for AI, ML, and GenAI initiatives, ensuring secure integration with applications.
  • Establish and enforce data engineering standards, governance, and best practices while modernizing AWS capabilities.
  • Lead a high-performing Data & Analytics Engineering team, translating business needs into scalable solutions.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model: in-office Monday-Wednesday, remote Thursday and Friday.
  • Equity and annual bonus opportunities.
  • Paid time off and paid holidays, along with wellness programs and recess breaks.
Full Job Description

Director, Data Platform & Analytics
 

Are you looking for a placewhere you can bring your experience leadingthe  development, optimization, and ongoing evolution ofNeighborly’sAWS-based data platform?This role will be responsible forthe data lake and pipelines that power Analytics, Marketing Automation, AI/ML, and GenAI across the organization.

As a Director, Data Platform & Analyticson the Data & Strategy Ops team, a typical day for you will include:

  • Own the strategy, architecture, development, and optimization ofNeighborly’s AWS-based data platform and data lake, ensuring scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective data infrastructure aligned with business and technology objectives.

  • Lead the design, development, and operationalization of enterprise data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and integration frameworks, enabling trusted data from internal, external, SaaS, API, database, and third-party sources.

  • Partner with Marketing, Analytics, Data Science, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions that support customer engagement, segmentation, campaign activation, attribution, enterprise reporting, self-service analytics, and business decision-making.

  • Build and enable the data foundationsrequiredfor AI, Machine Learning, and GenAI initiatives, including data preparation, metadata management, retrieval processes, orchestration, continuous refresh, and secure integration with AI applications, agents, and analytics platforms.

  • Establish and enforce data engineering standards, best practices, governance, monitoring, quality, performance, documentation, and operational processes while driving modernization and adoption of AWS-native capabilities.

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Data & Analytics Engineering team, providing technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions while balancing strategic platform evolution with operational excellence.

Bring your skills and be inspired to achieve success.

  • Experience:

    • 5+ years of related experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics engineering, or a related technical data role, including experience leading data platform development and/or technical teams.

    • Experience with Marketing Automation and customer engagement platformssuch as Braze, Broadly, or similar

    • Experience building customer data platforms, marketing data ecosystems, and analytics architectures, withexpertisein Amazon QuickSight, AI/ML and GenAI solutions, including LLM applications, AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI-driven data pipelines.

  • Skills:

    • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

    • Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed business recommendations.

    • Ability to evaluate technology solutions, vendor proposals, and business requirements using sound judgment.

    • Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize competing initiatives, and develop structured solutions to complex business problems

  • Education:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field.

  • Schedule / in-office requirements:

    • Hybrid working model; Monday-Wednesday in office, Thursday/Friday from home.

    • Our office locations are at:

      • 500 E John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, Tx

      • 1010 N University Parks Drive, Waco, Tx

Bring your goals and be enabled to reach them.

  • Competitive Pay: Commensurate with experience

  • Schedule: Full-time M-F – 8 AM to 5 PM

  • Benefits: Check out our benefits offeringsNeighborly | Benefits Guide

  • Financial Benefits: Equity and annual bonus opportunities

  • Perks: Paid time off, Paid holidays, Recess breaks, wellness programs

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