The Opportunity:
We at Flywire are seeking a Director of Data Architecture and Engineering to lead our data team and further scale our datadriven company.
We are looking for a progressive and forwardthinking data leader to join our team to be part of Flywires incredible growth story. This is a highly visible and impactful leadership role reporting directly to the SVP Data and Analytics with executive team exposure.
As Director of Data Architecture and Engineering you will lead the teams responsible for data architecture data engineering data modeling and data governance. You will oversee the unification of data from all areas of the company and succeed through the following responsibilities:
- Lead with strong business and data acumen excellent analytical and strategic planning skills and the ability to communicate complex data solutions to business stakeholders
- Drive the architecture vision engineering standards and frameworks that support overall business objectives and enhances Flywires operations
- Ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across multiple functional areas
- Cultivate a passionate and innovative data team focusing on people development and building a strong succession pipeline for the future.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to team members fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Qualifications :
Heres What Were Looking For:
- Bachelors Degree in Business Analytics Mathematics or Computer Science
- 10 years of experience in a data architecture design and management experience
- Outstanding leadership communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Deep knowledge of cloud data platforms and modern data frameworks & standards
- Proven experience designing automated realtime / nearrealtime workloads
- Expert with AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data / analytic services
- Past experience with other cloud technologies like Snowflake or Databricks preferred
- A forwardthinking leader with experience implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to accelerate and automate varying aspects of the data lifecycle: data acquisition modeling data quality documentation test case generation etc.
Technologies We Use:
- GCP/AWS
- Conflluent Kinesis Firehose Dataflow(GCP)
- Fivetran/Apache Beam > BigQuery > dbt > Looker/Preset
- Airflow (GCP Composer)
- Flink and Apache Beam
- Terrafrom
- Gitlab
- Looker and Preset(Apache Superset)
Additional Information :
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation including Restricted Stock Units
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flying Start Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health Wellness Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight for new or aspiring managers!
Submit today and get started!
We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager Peers on the team the VP of the department and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your goto person for any questions.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 40 nationalities across 12 different offices diversity gender equality and inclusion are at the core of our people agenda. We believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset and were excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime