Director of Data Quality & Observability

Ookla; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Ookla, a global leader in connectivity intelligence, seeks a Data Quality & Observability Lead in a hybrid role reporting to the VP of Data Governance & Strategy. You will design enterprise data quality standards, operate observability tooling, and embed quality across pipelines and products while guiding a team of data quality professionals.

The role requires 10+ years in data disciplines, 3+ years leadership, and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Analytics, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data quality, data engineering, analytics engineering, or related data disciplines.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing data quality programs, teams, or governance functions.
• Experience implementing data observability and quality monitoring capabilities at enterprise scale.
• Relevant certifications in data management, data quality, cloud platforms, or related disciplines are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise data quality framework with rules, standards, and ownership accountability.
• Build and operate data observability to monitor data health, freshness, volume, and pipeline reliability.
• Partner with data engineering and governance to embed quality checks and SLAs across pipelines and products.
• Define and track data quality KPIs and metrics; communicate status and risk to leadership.
• Lead root cause analysis and remediation for data quality incidents.
• Champion data-as-a-product mindset with shared organizational accountability.
• Evaluate and manage data quality tooling in partnership with engineering.
• Manage and develop the Data Quality Analyst function and cross-functional steward networks.

Skills

Data quality

Data observability

Data monitoring

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Governance alignment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Analytics

Advanced degree preferred

10+ years data experience

3+ years leadership

Certifications in data management/quality

Tools

Monte Carlo

Great Expectations

Soda

dbt tests

Job description

Ookla, a global leader in connectivity intelligence, seeks a Data Quality & Observability Lead in a hybrid role reporting to the VP of Data Governance & Strategy. You will design enterprise data quality standards, operate observability tooling, and embed quality across pipelines and products while guiding a team of data quality professionals.

The role requires 10+ years in data disciplines, 3+ years leadership, and strong stakeholder management.