Director, Ai Engineering Operations & Data Engineering

Workday

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Base: $159,800 - $239,800 cad annually; bonus/equi...
Fully remote
10+ years experience in data engineering
7+ years managing high-performing engineering teams
Expertise with aws snowflake databricks ecosystems
This role oversees the strategic direction and execution of both core Data Engineering & Integrations and a newly formed AI Engineering Operations function

Job Summary

  • This role oversees the strategic direction and execution of both core Data Engineering & Integrations and a newly formed AI Engineering Operations function.
  • The position requires leading diverse teams of data engineers, integration specialists, and AI/MLOps engineers while fostering a culture of innovation and ownership.
  • Candidates must have deep expertise in modern data architectures, cloud-native platforms like AWS and Snowflake, and the emerging field of MLOps/AIOps.

Matching Summary

This role oversees the strategic direction and execution of both core Data Engineering & Integrations and a newly formed AI Engineering Operations function.

Salary

Base: $159,800 - $239,800 CAD annually; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including flexible work arrangements

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years experience in data engineering
  • 7+ years managing high-performing engineering teams
  • Expertise with AWS Snowflake Databricks ecosystems
  • Experience building MLOps/AI Engineering Operations function
  • Deep familiarity with MLflow Kubeflow Sagemaker tools

Nice-to-have

  • PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to articulate complex technical concepts
  • Culture of innovation reliability and ownership
  • Experience with cross-functional team management

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree required; PhD is a plus
  • 10+ years of experience in data or software engineering
  • 7+ years of experience managing engineering managers
  • Proven track record scaling enterprise-level ETL/ELT pipelines

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