Director, Data Engineering & Modeling - Mars Veterinary Health

Mars Veterinary Health, Inc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Fertility and family-building

Paid Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) Savings Plan with company match

Job summary

Mars Veterinary Health, Inc. seeks a Director of Data Engineering & Modeling to lead enterprise data engineering, modeling, and data product development. This role focuses on delivering scalable, governed data assets for operational, analytical, and AI use cases from its Vancouver office.

The position is full-time and offers a competitive compensation package. The candidate will define engineering standards, oversee data pipelines and semantic models, and drive modernization across data

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering or data architecture.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience building enterprise data products.
• Experience with large-scale cloud data platforms.
• Experience implementing DataOps and Agile delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data engineering standards and practices.
• Lead development of data products, pipelines, and semantic models.
• Establish enterprise data modeling standards.
• Oversee data integration and transformation frameworks.
• Drive engineering quality, automation, and performance optimization.
• Support data democratization and self-service analytics.
• Establish enterprise data product operating model.
• Define engineering standards and lifecycle practices.
• Lead development of reusable and scalable data assets.
• Implement DataOps and CI/CD practices.
• Establish data modeling standards (conceptual, logical, physical).
• Govern semantic layer and business data model design.
• Support master data and domain-driven architecture initiatives.
• Ensure interoperability across data domains.
• Lead migration from legacy data platforms.
• Improve pipeline performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Reduce technical debt and improve engineering efficiency.
• Drive adoption of modern data stack technologies.
• Mentor engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Establish engineering career frameworks and technical communities.

Skills

Data engineering

Data architecture

Data products

Cloud platforms

DataOps

Job description

JOB TITLE: Director, Data Engineering & Modeling – Mars Veterinary Health

LOCATION & SCHEDULE: Support Office - Vancouver, Full time

COMPENSATION: $140,400.00 - $219,375.00

Why This Role Matters:

The Data Engineering & Modeling Director leads enterprise data engineering, modeling, and data product development capabilities. Responsible for delivering scalable, reusable, and governed data assets that support operational, analytical, and AI use cases.

You Will:

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data engineering standards and practices.
• Lead development of data products, pipelines, and semantic models.
• Establish enterprise data modeling standards.
• Oversee data integration and transformation frameworks.
• Drive engineering quality, automation, and performance optimization.
• Support data democratization and self-service analytics.

Data Product Engineering

• Establish enterprise data product operating model.
• Define engineering standards and development lifecycle practices.
• Lead development of reusable and scalable data assets.
• Implement DataOps and CI/CD practices.

Data Architecture & Modeling

• Establish conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling standards.
• Govern semantic layer and business data model design.
• Support master data and domain-driven architecture initiatives.
• Ensure interoperability across data domains.

Delivery and Modernization

• Lead migration from legacy data platforms.
• Improve pipeline performance, reliability, and maintainability.Reduce technical debt and improve engineering efficiency.
• Drive adoption of modern data stack technologies.

Leadership

• Mentor engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Establish engineering career frameworks and technical communities.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Your Experience Should Include:

• 10+ years in data engineering or data architecture.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience building enterprise data products.
• Experience with large-scale cloud data platforms.
• Experience implementing DataOps and agile delivery practices.

Salary Range:

$140,400 - $241,313 Compensation is determined based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, location, and market competitiveness.

What We Offer You:

• Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
• Fertility and family-building assistance.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Legal Plan.
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
• Mental health support and resources.
• Paid Volunteering.
• Optimum Wellness Plans for up to three pets.
• Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions.
• Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
• A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.

Special Working Considerations:

• Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
• Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.
• The noise level in the work environment is normally moderate.
• Environment where pets are present.

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Mars Veterinary Health (MVH) strongly supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced. MVH is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

MVH complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every MVH location.

About Us

Banfield is a community of caring people marked by a diversity of thought, background and approach. Together, we’re bonded by a commitment to our purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. Our pledge is to create an inclusive environment where associates can be themselves, so that we can find value in our differences. And we know that’s best achieved by upholding the health and well-being of our associates.