Senior Director, Data Platform & AI Engineering

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 136,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k

Job summary

Dentsu seeks a senior engineering leader to own the technical roadmap for enterprise-scale data and AI infrastructure. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team, set data platform and cloud direction, and bridge hands-on design with vendor accountability for global clients.

You will mentor leaders, define reference architectures, govern data products, and drive secure, cost-aware cloud platforms aligned with business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering or data platform teams.
• Strong cloud data platform knowledge (Azure Databricks, Snowflake, AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for data platform and AI infrastructure.
• Mentor and grow multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Define reference architectures and patterns for scalable data solutions.
• Lead governance, security, and cost-optimization initiatives.
• Drive program planning, vendor management, and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Data platform design

Cloud architecture

Leadership

Governance

Stakeholder management

FinOps awareness

Job description

Dentsu seeks a senior engineering leader to own the technical roadmap for enterprise-scale data and AI infrastructure. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team, set data platform and cloud direction, and bridge hands-on design with vendor accountability for global clients.

You will mentor leaders, define reference architectures, govern data products, and drive secure, cost-aware cloud platforms aligned with business goals.