Director of Data

Director of Data
Location: Remote (US) | $265,000 - $300,000 + 20% bonus + benefits

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to shape the future of enterprise data within a large-scale, mission-driven organisation. You'll lead a sizeable data engineering function and play a pivotal role in transforming how data powers AI, digital experiences, and business decision-making across the enterprise.

The Company

They are a large, financially strong organisation operating at significant scale within a highly regulated environment. With millions of customer interactions, complex operational ecosystems, and substantial investment in AI and digital transformation, data sits at the heart of their long-term strategy. Leadership is focused on moving beyond traditional reporting towards real-time, AI-enabled data products and conversational experiences.

The Role

• Define and execute the enterprise data platform strategy and roadmap
• Lead a team of approximately 60 data professionals across a blended permanent and contractor workforce
• Own the delivery of scalable data platforms, pipelines, APIs, streaming capabilities, and real-time integrations
• Drive platform reliability, performance, observability, data quality, and cost optimisation
• Partner with Data Science, AI Engineering, Governance, and Product teams to deliver AI-ready data products
• Lead the shift from traditional dashboard-driven analytics to AI-powered, conversational data consumption
• Establish standards for data modelling, metadata, lineage, governance, and platform operations
• Influence enterprise-wide modernisation initiatives with strong executive visibility

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong leadership experience within enterprise data engineering and platform organisations
• Deep, hands-on experience with Snowflake in a large-scale production environment
• Expertise across cloud data platforms, ELT frameworks, data operations, streaming, and APIs
• Proven success leading large engineering teams and managing blended permanent and contract resources
• Experience building modern, scalable data platforms that support AI, machine learning, or GenAI initiatives
• Strong understanding of data governance, quality, metadata, lineage, and operational excellence
• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to influence senior leadership
• Experience within healthcare, financial services, retail, or another regulated industry is advantageous

What They Offer

• Base salary of $250,000 to $300,000
• 20% annual bonus
• Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits
• High-profile leadership role reporting into senior executive leadership
• Opportunity to shape enterprise data strategy during a major AI and digital transformation programme
• Significant scope, visibility, and long-term career growth

How to Apply

If you're an enterprise data leader with deep Snowflake expertise and a passion for building AI-ready data platforms at scale, apply today to discuss this opportunity in confidence.