Senior Manager, Data Engineering

OUTFRONT Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OUTFRONT Media in New York is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead and grow a data engineering team in a fast-paced, AI-powered environment. This player-coach role blends architecture, coding and mentorship while pushing AI-assisted engineering across the stack.

You will own the data backplane, drive Agile delivery, define standards, and partner with analysts and product owners to turn KPIs into scalable data products.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing and implementing modern data warehouse and data engineering solutions.
• 3+ years leading or managing data engineers while staying hands-on in architecture and code.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran.
• Experience with Agile delivery and product management practices for data work.
• Knowledge of Jira/Confluence and the Atlassian suite.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow the Data Engineering team, hiring, onboarding and coaching.
• Define engineering standards for pipelines, data modeling, testing, CI/CD and review.
• Own backlog and delivery plan with business and analytics partners for clear outcomes.
• Lead sprint planning, refinement and metrics in Jira/Confluence.
• Design and build scalable pipelines and warehouse structures with AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran.
• Support dashboards and self-service analytics by strengthening the data foundation.
• Lead AI shift in engineering with guardrails for Claude Code and Kiro.
• Ship AI-enabled data solutions using AWS Bedrock and Snowflake Cortex.
• Collaborate with analysts and product owners to turn KPIs into data products.
• Maintain data quality, monitoring and cost management across Snowflake and AWS.

Job description

ABOUT OUTFRONT MEDIA

The best ideas in advertising don't only live on a screen. They live on the street, in the subway, along the freeway and in the moments people actually notice. At OUTFRONT Media, we call that "In Real Life" (IRL) media, and we're looking for a leader to bring it to the most entrepreneurial corner of the agency world.

We're hiring a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead and grow our Data Engineering team within Data & Analytics. This is a true player-coach role. You'll develop a team of engineers, including early-career talent, and still get your hands dirty in architecture, code and technical reviews. You'll also set the pace for AI-assisted engineering across the team, using tools like Claude Code, Kiro, AWS Amazon Bedrock and Snowflake Cortex AI.

If you want to build a strong team and a modern, AI-powered data platform at the same time, this role is for you.

What You'll Do

• Build and grow the team: Hire, onboard, coach and develop Data Engineers, with a focus on early-career talent. You'll also own performance management and career growth.
• Set the bar: Define and enforce engineering standards for pipelines, data modeling, testing, CI/CD, observability and code review.
• Treat data as a product: Own the backlog and delivery plan, and prioritize with business and analytics partners around clear users and outcomes.
• Run strong Agile delivery: Lead sprint planning, refinement, estimation and retros in Jira, Confluence and the Atlassian ecosystem. Use delivery metrics to improve predictability and give stakeholders clear visibility.
• Stay hands-on: Design and build scalable pipelines, models and warehouse structures with AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran, and take on the hardest technical problems yourself.
• Power the business: Own the backend data foundation behind dashboards, reporting, self-service analytics in Sigma Computing, and data science, and optimize it for speed, reliability, cost and maintainability.
• Lead the AI shift in engineering: Build practical workflows and guardrails for Claude Code and Kiro, coach engineers, and measure the impact on productivity and quality.
• Ship AI-enabled data solutions: Build on AWS Amazon Bedrock and Snowflake Cortex (AI functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Cortex Code) with strong guardrails for privacy, security, access, cost and human review.
• Partner across the business: Work with analysts, product owners and stakeholders to define KPIs and turn them into scalable data products.
• Keep it reliable: Drive data quality, documentation, monitoring, incident response and cost management across Snowflake and AWS.

What You Bring

• 8+ years designing and implementing modern data warehouse and data engineering solutions, with advanced SQL, Python and robust ETL/ELT pipelines
• 3+ years leading or managing data engineers while staying hands-on in architecture and code
• *Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran, including data modeling in Snowflake and transformation workflows in dbt
• A track record of running Agile delivery and applying product management practices (roadmaps, prioritization, outcome-based planning) to data work
• Expert-level knowledge of Jira, Confluence and the Atlassian suite, including boards, workflows, dashboards and automation
• Demonstrated, hands-on fluency with AI-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code and Kiro, with real examples of delivering faster without sacrificing quality or security
• Working experience with AWS Amazon Bedrock and Snowflake Cortex (including Cortex Code) to build or enable generative AI solutions
• Familiarity with BI and self-service platforms, ideally Sigma Computing (Tableau and/or Power BI a plus), enough to guide data models and semantic layers that support reporting

Technical Expertise

• Modern data and analytics engineering: CI/CD, testing, orchestration, infrastructure as code and observability
• Agentic and AI-assisted development: prompt and context design, spec-driven development, and review practices that keep AI-generated code secure and maintainable
• Generative AI on AWS and Snowflake: Bedrock (foundation models, knowledge bases, agents, guardrails) and Cortex (AI functions, Analyst, Search, Cortex Code)
• Data modeling, semantic layer design, data governance, quality, security and privacy
• Ad tech knowledge: identity management, data privacy, audience targeting, cross-device graphs, ad serving, analytics, DSP, DMP, SSP, QA and targeting

How You Lead

• You develop and keep strong engineering talent, coach early-career engineers, and give clear, candid feedback.
• You align technical and business stakeholders on priorities and trade-offs.
• You can explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• You have a product mindset, business sense, and the judgment to separate AI hype from real value.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $210,000 annually. Compensation is determined during our interview process by assessing a candidate's experience and skills relative to internal peers and market benchmarks evaluated for the scope and responsibilities of the position, and collective bargaining agreement terms. Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York Salary Transparency Law.

OUTFRONT Media Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants shall receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status or disability.