Minimum of ten years' experience in business or technical roles, including people management and data expertise.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience; graduate degree preferred.
Proven experience leading data engineering teams and delivering scalable data solutions.
Strong ability to partner with stakeholders to define requirements and deliver data solutions.
Experience translating business needs into effective data engineering solutions or products.
Demonstrated success in delivering data initiatives in complex environments.
Familiarity with modern data engineering technologies and cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of managers and engineers to foster a high-performing engineering culture.
Own the entire lifecycle of enterprise data products, ensuring quality and measurable business value.
Direct planning and execution of data product roadmaps aligned with business outcomes.
Design and develop scalable data pipelines and frameworks for efficient data integration.
Establish data quality and governance practices to ensure integrity and trust in data.
Collaborate with senior leaders to shape data strategy and deliver impactful solutions.
Evaluate and implement modern data technologies to enhance scalability and performance.
Benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Access to cutting-edge technology and tools.
Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
Leads and develops a team of managers, technical leads, and engineers, building a strong leadership bench and high-performing engineering culture while setting performance standards, coaching, and supporting career development.
Owns the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise data products and platforms, including definition, development, delivery, and optimization, ensuring scalability, reuse, quality, and measurable business value.
Directs planning, prioritization, and execution of data product roadmaps and engineering initiatives aligned to business outcomes and enterprise strategy, while driving adoption and reliability across domains.
Leads the design and development of scalable data pipelines, platforms, and frameworks, enabling efficient data integration, self-service consumption, and insight generation from large, complex datasets.
Establishes and enforces data quality, governance, and observability practices, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and trust across the data ecosystem.
Partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to shape data strategy, influence operating models, and deliver high-impact, outcome-based solutions.
Evaluates and implements modern data technologies and architecture patterns to improve scalability, performance, and developer experience while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of ten years' business or technical experience including people management and data expertise.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
Experience leading data engineering teams and delivering scalable data solutions.
Experience partnering with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements and deliver data solutions.
Experience translating business needs into data engineering solutions or products.
Proven track record delivering data initiatives in complex or ambiguous environments.
Experience with modern data engineering technologies, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), and contemporary data architectures, including data lakes, real-time data processing, and platforms such as Databricks.
Hands-on or leadership experience with data modeling, data quality, and data management practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
Graduate degree preferred.
Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and analytics workflows.
Experience driving change and influencing adoption across teams.
Special Factors
Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
