Director of Platform Engineering and Data

Latcha-Associates; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Latcha-Associates in Farmington Hills, MI, seeks a senior Data Platform Leader to guide a large staff of data engineers, developers, integration engineers and QA specialists. You will architect end-to-end data initiatives and ensure scalable pipelines, overseeing enterprise software integrations and driving AI-enabled marketing platforms for OEM clients.

You will collaborate with IT infrastructure, Creative and Marketing Intelligence, and manage offshore teams, maintaining data governance and

Qualifications

• Minimum five years leading data operations and delivering digital experiences.
• Experience managing onshore and offshore engineering teams.
• Proven ability to architect enterprise data platforms for marketing/CRM integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead data engineering and platform development teams to deliver scalable data pipelines.
• Oversee integration with Tier 1, Tier 3, and third-party data sources.
• Own Azure/Databricks/Fabric enterprise data architecture and data governance.
• Build AI-enhanced marketing platforms for OEM clients and 400 dealerships.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate multi-program development.
• Partner with IT infrastructure, Creative and Marketing Intelligence.
• Ensure production readiness and on-time delivery.

Skills

Data engineering

Data development

Data integration

Quality assurance

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Data Lake

Job description

Lead a large staff of data engineers, data developers, data integration engineers, and quality assurance specialists. Oversee all development of major components and data modules in the creation of end‑to‑end data initiatives with efficient and scalable data pipelines. Lead integration with enterprise software solutions. Collaborate with Creative and Marketing Intelligence disciplines as well as work directly with I.T. infrastructure department and be the face of Data Technology to agency clients.

Primary Objective:

Direct and architect the strategy and development of Marketing Platforms for OEM clients and drive the digital experiences to achieve their stated production or marketing objective. Set and maintain high technical expectations within department and project expectation to the rest of the company and clients. Building the model to provide marketing services to 400 dealerships successfully using Artificial Intelligence to drive the business.

Responsibilities and Authorities:

You are a people‑manager – well‑liked, results‑oriented, and personable. You have a competitive spirit, helping employees meet their goals and objectives. The Data Engineering and Platform Development team works on several programs related to customer loyalty, targeted marketing, mobile marketing and multi‑channel experiences for OEM and Tier 3 initiatives. In this role, having experience with the delivery of transformative analytics and machine learning solutions is required. You will be expected to lead the engineers and developers in multi‑solution environments, create and manipulate data and deliver a fully scaled CRM. We are a friendly and encouraging agency. Join us and love your work!

• Manage production of data products, campaign infrastructure, customer data, platform development, workflow implementation and modernization simultaneously.
• Experience linking Tier 1, Tier 3 and Third‑party data sources.
• Oversee and manage on – and – off‑shore teams, i.e. Data Engineering, Integration, Quality Assurance, Software Development and overarching data technology
• Maintain and enhance multiple systems that fuel improvements to productivity, efficiency, uptime and accuracy for business operations. Manage code and system design for solutions and coordinated production rollouts.
• Operational excellence, and data‑led innovation that drives measurable business outcomes.
• Manage a diverse set of resources from developers to integration engineers to Platform and Data engineers. Mentor and evaluate each person to help them grow in their career goals.
• Building AI into the Platform, building templates and creating documentation.
• Develop large‑scale, portable, and ultra high‑performance responsive platforms and applications.
• Develop and adhere to data governance rules and process pertaining to customer information.
• Serve as a core group member in defining and prioritizing the development technology we use.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Automotive Platform; Experience linking Tier 1, Tier 3 and Third‑party data sources.
• Minimum five years experience leading Data Operations and creating exceptional digital experiences
• Minimum five years experience in managing engineering and development teams both on and off‑shore.
• Direct and strategize with your team to produce multiple projects at the same time while communicating project status under strict deadlines.
• Own Azure/Databricks/Fabric enterprise data architecture; Data Lake and core processing
• Build efficient and scalable data pipelines linking automotive dealers and marketing intelligence
• Own identity, security, governance, analytics, APIs and AI platform architecture across the business
• Lead architecture & schema with engineers
• Have physical and mental requirements to meet the above listed job responsibilities.