Senior Director of Data Strategy

HIRECLOUT; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 216.000 - 259.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

PTO

Health insurance

Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) with match

EAP & wellness program

Zusammenfassung

HIRECLOUT is seeking a Senior Director of Data to lead a multi-year data strategy, guide a data modernization, and build a data science function from the ground up. This hands-on, senior leadership role will partner with executives to transform how data drives decisions across the organization.

The role focuses on migrating legacy reporting to a modern cloud data/BI stack, establishing governance, and expanding data capabilities while leading a growing team in a fully remote setting.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years in data engineering/analytics leadership, incl. 4+ years in people management.
• Experience migrating legacy data platforms to cloud-based stacks.
• Hands-on or architectural experience with modern cloud data/BI tools.
• Experience building/ scaling data science or analytics functions, incl. first hires.
• Strong data architecture, modeling and governance fundamentals.
• Experience managing external partners while growing in-house capability.
• Excellent communication, able to present strategy to executives.

Aufgaben

• Own the data strategy and roadmap across the organization.
• Modernize the data platform and migrate to cloud BI stack.
• Build data connectivity across systems with governance and quality.
• Establish a data science function from scratch and its partnerships.
• Grow a team of data/analytics engineers and standardize practices.
• Collaborate with leaders to improve data-enabled decision making.

Kenntnisse

Data leadership

Cloud data stack

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Team management

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Oracle

Jobbeschreibung

**Job Title:**Senior Director of Data

Role Overview

We are partnering with a well-established organization that provides workplace wellbeing, mental health, and absence-management solutions to a large base of employer customers across multiple countries. The organization is investing heavily in modernizing its data function as part of a broader technology transformation.

This is a hands-on senior leadership role: you will set a multi-year data strategy while staying close enough to the work to guide your team through a real platform and skills transition --- modernizing legacy reporting infrastructure, building a data science function from the ground up, and creating connectivity that makes data accessible across the organization rather than locked in silos.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the data strategy and roadmap, including migration milestones, team growth planning, and investment asks, serving as the go-to voice on data strategy for senior leadership
• Lead modernization of the data platform, retiring legacy reporting tools and migrating to a modern cloud data and BI stack, while defining architecture, data modeling, and engineering standards
• Build data connectivity across the company, moving from siloed systems to a single platform with governance, quality, and observability practices that make data trustworthy
• Build a data science function from scratch --- define its charter, hire its first members, and establish how it partners with product and engineering to translate AI ambitions into concrete data requirements and infrastructure
• Grow and develop a team of reporting, data, and analytics engineers; build durable in-house expertise alongside external partners; and set the practices (code review, documentation, on-call) a modern data org runs on
• Partner with leaders across the company to improve how operational and strategic decisions use data

Education & Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data leadership, including 4 years managing teams, with a track record of developing people through significant change
• Direct experience leading a legacy-to-modern data platform migration (e.g., moving off on-prem or legacy BI tools onto a cloud data platform), not just using one
• Hands‑on or architectural experience with a modern cloud data/BI stack
• Experience building or scaling a data science or analytics function, including hiring its first members
• Strong fundamentals in data architecture, data modeling, and data governance
• Experience managing external partners while growing in-house capability
• Excellent communication skills, with comfort presenting data strategy and trade‑offs to senior and executive stakeholders

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with legacy reporting tools and enterprise relational databases (e.g., Crystal Reports, Oracle)
• Experience with modern cloud data/BI platforms (e.g., Databricks, Power BI)
• Experience preparing data infrastructure for ML/AI features (feature stores, data labeling, MLOps foundations)
• Background in a product‑led or SaaS organization with data governance experience relevant to HR or healthcare

Why Our Client

• High‑visibility, hands‑on leadership role owning the full data function --- strategy, platform, talent, and governance
• Ground‑floor opportunity to build a data science function from scratch
• Real, funded modernization initiative rather than a legacy maintenance role
• Direct partnership with leadership across the company on how data drives decisions
• Fully remote position
• Established, stable organization with a long track record and a large, global customer base

Compensation, Benefits and Perks

• Base salary range: $250,000 -- $300,000
• Full benefits package including Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness program

*Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This position does not offer sponsorship.*

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