Director of Enterprise Data
Director of Data Location: Remote (US) Salary: $250,000 - $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 You will be responsible for leading the enterprise data engineering organisation, defining the platform strategy, and enabling scalable, AI-ready data products. Key responsibilities include 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.