Director Of Data

Alpaca

Remote
Remote
Modern data stack
Dbt, trino, iceberg
Etl/elt at scale
Lead and develop three sub-teams: Platform Engineering & ETL, Analytics Engineering, and Data Science & Analytics, managing leads, setting priorities, and ensuring delivery

Job Summary

  • Lead and develop three sub-teams: Platform Engineering & ETL, Analytics Engineering, and Data Science & Analytics, managing leads, setting priorities, and ensuring delivery.
  • Own the Data Lakehouse architecture (Trino, Iceberg/GCS, Airflow, Airbyte, Redpanda CDC, dbt) and drive partner invoicing accuracy and evolution.
  • Accelerate self-service analytics via semantic layers, data catalogues, and conversational BI, while guiding AI/ML enablement for enterprise AI search and workflow automation.

Matching Summary

Lead and develop three sub-teams: Platform Engineering & ETL, Analytics Engineering, and Data Science & Analytics, managing leads, setting priorities, and ensuring delivery.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • modern data stack
  • dbt, Trino, Iceberg
  • ETL/ELT at scale
  • CDC, batch, streaming, reverse ETL
  • self-service analytics capabilities
  • financial data experience
  • Python and SQL proficiency
  • GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform

Nice-to-have

  • brokerage operations experience
  • LLM/AI tooling familiarity
  • compliance analytics background
  • open-source data catalogues

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years in data engineering or analytics
  • 3+ years managing data teams
  • Experience with modern data stack
  • Hands-on ETL/ELT experience
  • Track record building self-service analytics
  • Experience with financial data
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL
  • Experience managing distributed/remote teams
  • Strong stakeholder management
  • Experience with GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform

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