Data & Analytics Engineering Leader, Hybrid NYC

Tech Jobs for Good; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Understood.org in New York seeks a hands-on data leader to set direction, coach engineers, and drive production data pipelines end-to-end. You’ll partner with senior executives, own roadmaps, and raise the bar for data quality and delivery speed.

This hybrid role requires at least three days/week in the NYC office and a Mac-based environment. You’ll lead a team from early-career to senior, balance technical hands-on work with strategic planning, and champion agile, iterative ways of working to

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience operating on a data team.
• Experience leading small teams and coaching engineers.
• Strong collaboration with senior executives and cross-functional partners.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into data roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the data and analytics engineering team across domains.
• Oversee health of data pipelines, models, and data contracts; ensure quality and SLAs.

Skills

Data leadership

Team leadership

SQL

Python

Stakeholder management

Project management

AI fluency

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

Fivetran

Monte Carlo

Omni

GitHub

Jira

Job description

Understood.org in New York seeks a hands-on data leader to set direction, coach engineers, and drive production data pipelines end-to-end. You’ll partner with senior executives, own roadmaps, and raise the bar for data quality and delivery speed.

This hybrid role requires at least three days/week in the NYC office and a Mac-based environment. You’ll lead a team from early-career to senior, balance technical hands-on work with strategic planning, and champion agile, iterative ways of working to