Director of Engineering Data & Platform

St. Louis, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client Colibri Group is looking for a Director of Engineer Data & Platforms. Details below...

Position Overview:

The Director of Engineering Data & Platforms will lead our Data Engineering organization to design and deliver trusted scalable and intelligent data platforms. This leader will architect and implement high-quality data ingestion pipelines that seamlessly move and transform data from SaaS applications and in-house transactional systems into a unified data platform. This foundation will power reporting advanced analytics and AI/ML solutionsincluding Generative AIenabling actionable insights across the business.

With an AI-first mindset this role goes beyond data delivery to drive the strategic adoption of modern data technologies automation and machine learning capabilities across the enterprise. The Director will champion a culture of innovation data quality and platform thinking while ensuring operational excellence and reliability

Reporting to the VP of Engineering the Director is a strategic partner to product engineering and business leaders shaping how data and platforms fuel the next generation of business growth.

What Youll Do

Develop and execute a multi-year data and platform strategy that accelerates AI/ML adoption modernizes data infrastructure and supports enterprise-scale analytics.
Champion an AI-first culture by identifying and enabling opportunities for predictive analytics machine learning and generative AI within the data platform.
Establish data governance security and compliance frameworks to ensure data is trusted ethical and compliant with regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with senior leadership across engineering product and business teams to align on priorities outcomes and investments in data platforms.
Define and enforce best practices for the development automated testing deployment and monitoring of data ingestion and transformation pipelines.
Drive standards for data mapping transformation into analytics-friendly schemas and rigorous validation processes to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
Ensure platform reliability performance and 100% environment uptime through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement.
Partner closely with Scrum Masters and the Data Insights team for story refinement sprint planning and delivery.
Maintain strong communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to provide transparency manage expectations and accelerate outcomes.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies (cloud data mesh streaming real-time analytics AI/ML generative AI) to proactively identify opportunities for innovation.
Partner with vendors and technology providers to evaluate and adopt tools that accelerate data platform capabilities.
Lead mentor and grow a high-performing Data Engineering team as a player/coachbalancing strategic leadership with hands-on technical contribution.
Build a culture of innovation learning and continuous improvement where engineers are empowered to experiment with emerging data and AI technologies.
Break down complex initiatives into actionable workstreams ensuring clarity of ownership timelines and deliverables.

What Youll Need to Succeed

7 years of SDLC experience in ETL/ELT environments using tools such as Fivetran dbt SQL AWS Redshift Boomi PowerBI Git.
7 years designing and optimizing schemas for analytical and AI/ML workloads.
7 years of hands-on experience with AWS Cloud services (AWS Glue AWS Lambda Python etc.).
Familiarity with ERP and CRM systems (Salesforce NetSuite Hubspot Eloqua).
7 years in a people leadership role managing and scaling high-performing Data Engineering teams.
Proven track record of delivering successful enterprise-grade data and platform initiatives.
Strong background in modern SDLC CI/CD and data platform best practices
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced agile environment managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to make data-driven decisions and inspire teams to do the same.

About Colibri:

At Colibri culture is a critical part of our collective success and we live our values everyday: Love Joy Boldness Teamwork and Curiosity. These values guide our interactions with each other our customers and the community as a whole.

We have a rich and storied history. Colibri is one of the pioneers of online professional education introducing some of the first web-based professional education courses in 2001. Today the companys family of brands are the leading online professional education platforms in their respective end-markets. We proudly serve >1 million customers annually and employ more than 1500 mission-aligned professionals.

Our client Colibri Group is looking for a Director of Engineer Data & Platforms. Details below...Position Overview:The Director of Engineering Data & Platforms will lead our Data Engineering organization to design and deliver trusted scalable and intelligent data platforms. This leader will archite...