Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in business or technical roles with focus on people management and data expertise.
  • Undergraduate degree; graduate degree preferred.
  • Experience in leading data engineering teams and deploying scalable solutions.
  • Ability to partner effectively with business and technical stakeholders for data deliveries.
  • Skilled at translating business needs into actionable data engineering solutions.
  • Proven success in delivering data initiatives under complex conditions.
  • Familiarity with modern data engineering technologies and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS).
  • Adept in data modeling, data quality, and management practices.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of managers and engineers to foster a high-performing engineering culture.
  • Manage the entire lifecycle of enterprise data products, ensuring quality and business value.
  • Oversee planning and execution of data product roadmaps aligned with business outcomes.
  • Design scalable data pipelines and frameworks for efficient data integration and insights.
  • Establish data quality and governance practices to ensure accountability across the data ecosystem.
  • Collaborate with leadership and teams to shape data strategy and deliver impactful solutions.
  • Assess and implement modern technologies for enhanced performance and innovation.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a team and influence a high-performing culture.
  • Engagement in shaping data strategy with senior leaders.
  • Work with modern data technologies on diverse projects.
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teamwork.
  • Focus on continuous improvement and innovation in data practices.
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 and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS or similar).
  • Hands-on or leadership experience with data modeling, data quality, and data management practices.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Graduate degree preferred.
  • Exposure to modern data platforms (e.g., data lakes, real-time systems, Databricks).
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and analytics workflows.
  • Experience making decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes environments.
  • Deep understanding of data and analytics principles, including data quality and modeling.
  • Experience making decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes environments.
  • Experience driving change and influencing adoption across teams.

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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