Senior Director, Data Platform & Engineering
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Director, Data Platform & Engineering in India.
This senior leadership role sits at the core of a large-scale data ecosystem, responsible for shaping the infrastructure and engineering systems that power enterprise-wide decision-making. You will lead and scale two critical engineering pillars-data platform and data engineering-supporting functions such as marketing, finance, product, sales, HR, and customer success. The role blends strategic vision with hands-on organizational leadership, driving modernization across cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and analytics enablement. You will partner closely with senior engineering leadership to define multi-quarter roadmaps, align technical execution with business priorities, and ensure platform reliability, security, and scalability. Acting through experienced directors, you will focus on vision-setting, prioritization, and enabling high-performing teams. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape how data is built, governed, and consumed across a fast-scaling enterprise environment.
Accountabilities
In this role, you will define and execute the strategic direction of enterprise data platform and engineering organizations, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing systems that support company-wide analytics and operations. You will:
- Lead and develop multiple engineering teams through directors, setting vision, priorities, and performance standards across data platform and data engineering functions
- Own the multi-quarter roadmap for enterprise data infrastructure, balancing modernization, stability, security, and enablement initiatives
- Drive large-scale platform evolution across Snowflake, AWS, GCP, Airflow, dbt, and ingestion frameworks, including cloud migration and system consolidation
- Oversee data architecture strategy, including data lake design, governance frameworks, observability systems, and cost optimization efforts
- Ensure reliability and scalability of enterprise data pipelines powering analytics, reporting, and operational workflows across the business
- Build a strong engineering culture grounded in ownership, accountability, and operational excellence, including talent development and organizational design
- Partner with business and technical leaders to translate enterprise needs into scalable data capabilities and measurable outcomes
- Lead vendor strategy, including build vs buy decisions, contract negotiations, and platform cost optimization
Requirements
The ideal candidate brings deep experience in data platform leadership, enterprise-scale engineering, and cross-functional alignment. You will need:
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics engineering roles, including 4+ years in senior leadership (Director level or above)
- Proven experience leading and scaling large engineering organizations (15+ people), including leadership through other managers or directors
- Strong understanding of modern data stack technologies such as Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, AWS, and GCP, with the ability to guide architecture decisions
- Experience delivering platform modernization initiatives such as cloud migration, infrastructure redesign, or tool consolidation
- Deep knowledge of data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, data modeling, and analytics enablement practices at enterprise scale
- Demonstrated success in cross-functional partnership with business stakeholders, translating ambiguous needs into structured technical solutions
- Strong vendor management experience, including SaaS evaluation, contract negotiation, and cost optimization strategies
- Excellent communication and executive presence, with the ability to present strategy, trade-offs, and outcomes clearly
- Experience operating in fast-paced, high-growth, or transformation environments requiring adaptability and strategic prioritization
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with additional bonus, equity, and performance-based compensation opportunities
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families
- Flexible remote work arrangements supporting work-life balance
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Equity programs and long-term incentive opportunities
- Employee wellness initiatives focused on physical, mental, and lifestyle well-being
- Exposure to large-scale, high-impact engineering challenges in a modern data environment
- Opportunities for executive-level influence and strategic ownership across enterprise systems
