Head of Data Engineering and AI Innovation

Safelite; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Safelite in Columbus is seeking an AVP of Data Engineering and AI Innovation to lead enterprise data platform modernization, data assets governance, and AI-enabled analytics. You will build and guide high-performing teams of data engineers, BI developers, and AI practitioners, aligning data initiatives with business strategy.

This executive role requires 10+ years in data engineering/analytics and 7-9 years in data leadership, with a strong track record in SQL, cloud warehousing, Python, and BI

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years hands-on data engineering/science/BI analytics experience.
• 7-9 years in a data leadership role with proven data strategy execution.
• Ability to set multi-year data and AI roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Experience modernizing data platforms and leading large data teams.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive multi-year strategic vision for data engineering and data solutions.
• Modernize the data platform and decommission legacy integrations.
• Lead change management and stakeholder engagement for data initiatives.
• Build and develop high-performing data/analytics teams.
• Reimagine enterprise data asset management and self-service analytics.
• Pilot and scale AI/ML and agentic capabilities to automate data delivery.
• Own data asset management and governance across the enterprise.
• Translate business needs into data-driven solutions with governance.
• Advise executive leadership with strategic recommendations.

Skills

Strategic vision

AI/ML leadership

Executive collaboration

SQL proficiency

Python

BI analytics

Data governance

Security/compliance

Cloud data warehousing

Leadership of data teams

Change management

Strategic stakeholder management

Communications

AI governance

Data asset management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, analytics, engineering, or related field

Master's Degree in computer science, analytics, engineering, business administration, or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery

AWS Glue

Talend

dbt

GitHub

Job description

Safelite in Columbus is seeking an AVP of Data Engineering and AI Innovation to lead enterprise data platform modernization, data assets governance, and AI-enabled analytics. You will build and guide high-performing teams of data engineers, BI developers, and AI practitioners, aligning data initiatives with business strategy.

This executive role requires 10+ years in data engineering/analytics and 7-9 years in data leadership, with a strong track record in SQL, cloud warehousing, Python, and BI