Senior Manager, Data Engineering – Global Platform Lead

Perkins Coie LLP; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Family care benefits

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP seeks a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead global data engineering efforts, shaping architecture, standards, and scalable platforms. You will mentor distributed teams, drive modern practices, and accelerate data integration across regions.

The role requires deep SQL, Python, PySpark expertise, and strong communication with executives. Hybrid work model with competitive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking aligning data engineering with business priorities.
• Proven leadership of technical teams across regions.
• Translate strategy into architecture and delivery plans.
• Experience leading diverse, distributed teams across time zones.
• Executive presence to simplify complex tech for senior stakeholders.
• Strong SQL, Python, PySpark for data engineering and automation.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the Firm's global data engineering strategy, architecture, and roadmap.
• Lead, mentor, and empower global engineering teams.
• Champion hands-on excellence across Databricks, dimensional modeling, pipelines, orchestration, and integration.
• Build trusted dimensional models, curated datasets, and enterprise data products.
• Establish reusable engineering standards to elevate scalability and reliability.
• Optimize platform performance, resilience, maintainability, and cost.
• Serve as the technical authority for complex architecture and production challenges.
• Orchestrate cross-regional teams for effective global delivery.
• Drive adoption of modern tools, standards, and engineering practices.
• Accelerate data onboarding and integration from diverse sources.

Skills

Leadership

SQL

Python

PySpark

Data modeling

Databricks

APIs

Executive communication

Strategy

Cloud data platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Elite 3E

Job description

Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP seeks a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead global data engineering efforts, shaping architecture, standards, and scalable platforms. You will mentor distributed teams, drive modern practices, and accelerate data integration across regions.

The role requires deep SQL, Python, PySpark expertise, and strong communication with executives. Hybrid work model with competitive benefits is offered.