Director, Data Platform & AI Engineering (Remote)

Accelerant; City Of London; Remote; GBP 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Global team

Ownership & growth

Job summary

Accelerant seeks a Director of Data Engineering to build and grow high-performing data squads that form the data foundation for AI-enabled products. You will lead end-to-end health, effectiveness and outcomes of your teams, shaping data products and platforms in collaboration with Product and Architecture across the business.

You'll manage data engineers and data platform engineers, grow squads from one to two, and foster a culture of ownership, learning, and delivery excellence while aligning

Qualifications

• Experience leading data/ platform engineering initiatives for modern SaaS or data products.
• Proven ability to coach and grow engineers into technical leaders.
• Strong communication skills across tech and business units.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple data engineering squads and grow to two.
• Shape data platform architecture and governance for scalable data products.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, and domain teams to deliver customer outcomes.
• Set engineering standards and practices to improve velocity and quality.

Skills

Data platform leadership

People coaching

Executive communication

Ambiguity handling

Job description

Accelerant seeks a Director of Data Engineering to build and grow high-performing data squads that form the data foundation for AI-enabled products. You will lead end-to-end health, effectiveness and outcomes of your teams, shaping data products and platforms in collaboration with Product and Architecture across the business.

You'll manage data engineers and data platform engineers, grow squads from one to two, and foster a culture of ownership, learning, and delivery excellence while aligning