Director of Data Engineering & AI Strategy

Sage; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible benefits

Annual paid leave

Job summary

Sage Intacct is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Data engineering area. You will oversee multiple distributed teams and responsible for people, delivery and production outcomes.

The role emphasizes shaping strategy, governance, and AI-enabled product delivery with strong management and architectural collaboration. You will work with Architects, Product, QA Automation, Security and Operations, ensuring high quality, secure and scalable systems across global teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering leadership with impact across orgs.
• Proven track record leading multiple engineering teams and delivering significant outcomes.
• Experience guiding senior stakeholders in technical and business domains.
• Experience directing remote teams including contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead data engineering across distributed teams and production systems.
• Shape engineering strategy and priorities for data-related products.
• Coach managers on performance, development and succession planning.
• Drive responsible AI adoption with governance and risk controls.

Skills

Leadership through managers

Distributed teams management

Executive communication

AI adoption leadership

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Snowflake

Oracle

Kafka

Debezium

Job description

Sage Intacct is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Data engineering area. You will oversee multiple distributed teams and responsible for people, delivery and production outcomes.

The role emphasizes shaping strategy, governance, and AI-enabled product delivery with strong management and architectural collaboration. You will work with Architects, Product, QA Automation, Security and Operations, ensuring high quality, secure and scalable systems across global teams.