Senior Director, Data Engineering & Business Intelligence

1 month from now
US > El Segundo
Data Engineering

Job Description

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You Will Be

Leading and mentoring a team of data engineers, business intelligence engineers, and reporting solution engineers to build and maintain accurate, dependable, and automated data pipelines and data models

Overseeing the architecture and design of our BI ecosystem across internal and client-facing environments while remaining hands-on in the design and development of client-facing solutions

Driving innovation by exploring new APIs, data providers, and integration approaches to expand our data capabilities

Serving as a coach-player across client work, guiding technical approach and best practices while directly contributing to pipeline development, data modeling, QA, troubleshooting, and delivery

Partnering with analytics, strategy, and engineering stakeholders to define and deliver on data and reporting requirements

Designing scalable and reusable data models using dbt and BigQuery, optimized for reporting, forecasting, analytics, and client-specific customization

Leading the development of modern reporting interfaces and conversational analytics tools that empower users to self-serve insights

Evolving and enforcing QA processes, data governance standards, documentation practices, and engineering best practices to improve reliability and consistency across client deliverables

Leading data modernization by utilizing AI-assisted workflows and automation to manage client deliverables efficiently and effectively

Managing stakeholder expectations, project timelines, prioritization, and technical tradeoffs for cross-functional data initiatives while ensuring high-quality execution on active client work

You Must Have

12+ years of experience in data engineering, BI, or analytics within an advertising agency environment (preferred) and/or client (Brand) environment

Experience working with marketing, sales, or digital media data (Google, Adobe, Meta, Salesforce, etc.)

Background in digital analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics)

5+ years in a leadership or management role

Proven experience building scalable data pipelines and modeling data using SQL and tools like dbt or similar

Expertise in cloud data platforms (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift) and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Cloud Composer)

Strong understanding of ETL/ELT workflows and data warehousing best practices

Hands-on experience integrating with APIs and managing large-scale data ingestion

Deep familiarity with BI platforms such as Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or similar

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

Demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining rigorous data QA and governance processes

An understanding of modern data architecture patterns (e.g., event streaming, data lakehouses)

Experience in  deploying predictive analytics and  AI models into engineering and reporting workflows 

Nice to Have

Intermediate to advanced experience in Python/ R

Familiarity with conversational analytics, natural language interfaces, or chatbot integration for BI

Familiarity with project management tools such as JIRA, Asana, or Monday.com

Prior experience in a consulting environment, especially in marketing or technology services

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