AI-Driven Data Engineering Lead

OUTFRONT; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OUTFRONT is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead and grow a high-impact data engineering team in a fast-paced ad-tech environment. You will own data pipelines, modeling, and the warehouse, while delivering product-minded data products for dashboards and analytics across a nationwide network.

You'll work hands-on with modern tech like AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran, setting the pace for AI-assisted engineering and responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing and implementing modern data warehouse and data engineering solutions.
• 3+ years leading or managing data engineers while staying hands-on in architecture and code.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran, including data modeling in Snowflake and transformation workflows in dbt.
• A track record of running Agile delivery and applying product management practices (roadmaps, prioritization and outcome-based planning) to data work.
• Expert-level knowledge of Jira, Confluence and the Atlassian suite, including boards, workflows, dashboards and automation.
• Hands-on fluency with AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code and Kiro, with real examples of delivering faster without sacrificing quality or security.
• Working experience with AWS Amazon Bedrock and Snowflake Cortex (including Cortex Code) to build or enable generative AI solutions.
• Familiarity with BI platforms, ideally Sigma Computing (Tableau and/or Power BI a plus).

Responsibilities

• Hire, onboard, mentor and develop a team of Data Engineers, with a focus on growing early-career talent, and own performance management and career development.
• Set the engineering bar for pipelines, data modeling, testing, CI/CD, observability and code review, and hold the team to it.
• Own the team's backlog and delivery plan. Prioritize with business and analytics partners, and treat data as a product with clear users and outcomes.
• Run Agile delivery in Jira, Confluence and the Atlassian suite, using delivery metrics to improve predictability and keep stakeholders informed.
• Design and build scalable pipelines, data models and warehouse structures with AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran, and take on the most complex technical work alongside the team.
• Own the data foundation behind dashboards, self-service analytics in Sigma Computing and data science, keeping it fast, reliable, well monitored and cost-efficient across Snowflake and AWS.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering with Claude Code and Kiro. Establish practical workflows and guardrails, coach engineers, and measure the impact on productivity and quality.
• Build AI-enabled data solutions on AWS Amazon Bedrock and Snowflake Cortex (AI functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search and Cortex Code), following clear guidelines for privacy, security, access, cost and human review.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Python

Team leadership

Agile delivery

Data modeling

Product mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Fivetran

Sigma Computing

Claude Code

Kiro

Bedrock

Job description

OUTFRONT is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead and grow a high-impact data engineering team in a fast-paced ad-tech environment. You will own data pipelines, modeling, and the warehouse, while delivering product-minded data products for dashboards and analytics across a nationwide network.

You'll work hands-on with modern tech like AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran, setting the pace for AI-assisted engineering and responsible AI practices.