[Hiring] Director - Data Engineering @phData

Role Description

The Director, Data Engineering is one of the most strategic, high-pressure, and mission-critical roles at phData. If you're seeking a position that challenges your technical expertise, business acumen, and leadership abilities daily—this is it.

In this role, you will function as a CTO-like advisor for phData’s most strategic customers. You will:

• Lead customer success
• Direct technical strategy
• Drive delivery excellence
• Serve as a key stakeholder in growing long-term partnerships and revenue

This position requires a unique blend of hands-on architecture skills, executive presence, client empathy, and entrepreneurial drive.

If you thrive in highly visible, fast-paced roles where the expectations are high and the impact is massive, this is the career-defining opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience delivering complex data or AI/ML platforms in production environments
• 3+ years in a consulting leadership role with direct client ownership and revenue accountability
• Deep technical expertise in cloud platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP), modern data stacks, and MLOps tools
• Proven success growing enterprise accounts and building executive-level relationships
• Strong architectural and implementation skills in Python, SQL, dbt, and modern infrastructure tooling
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with a strong sense of presence and clarity under pressure
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings, QBRs, and key events when necessary

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a technical, data, or business-related discipline
• Experience leading delivery within a scaled services or consulting firm
• Proficiency in partner ecosystem collaboration (especially Snowflake, AWS, dbt)
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-native AI/ML tools
• Demonstrated thought leadership (e.g., blogs, speaking, open source) is a plus

Benefits

• Remote-First Workplace
• Medical Insurance for Self & Family
• Medical Insurance for Parents
• Term Life & Personal Accident
• Wellness Allowance
• Broadband Reimbursement
• Continuous learning and growth opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise
• Other benefits include paid certifications, professional development allowance, and bonuses for creating company-approved content