Vice President, Data Systems

Los Angeles Lakers; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Los Angeles Lakers seek a senior technology leader to set the organization’s technical vision and drive architecture, development, and security for data platforms serving basketball and business needs.

You will manage a multidisciplinary team and oversee budgets, vendors, and cross‑department integration, shaping data strategy and product initiatives. A strong background in data governance, security, and scalable data systems is essential.

Qualifications

• requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline and 10 or more years of relevant experience
• at least five years in technical leadership or management; a related master’s degree is preferred

Responsibilities

• Set the organization’s technical vision and lead the architecture, development, security, governance, and reliable operation of data platforms and applications
• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary engineering and product team
• Oversee technology strategy, budgets, vendors, and cross-department integration

Skills

Technical Leadership

Data Architecture

Data Engineering

Cloud Platforms

Data Warehousing

ETL/ELT Pipelines

Data Orchestration

API Development

Data Modeling

Data Governance

Software Engineering

Web and Mobile Application Development

Product Management

Data Security and Privacy

Team Management

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Set the organization’s technical vision and lead the architecture, development, security, governance, and reliable operation of data platforms and applications serving basketball and business functions. Manage and develop a multidisciplinary engineering and product team while overseeing technology strategy, budgets, vendors, and cross-department integration.

Requirements:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline and 10 or more years of relevant experience, including at least five years in technical leadership or management; a related master’s degree is preferred.

Key Skills:

Technical Leadership, Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Cloud Platforms, Data Warehousing, ETL/ELT Pipelines, Data Orchestration, API Development, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Software Engineering, Web and Mobile Application Development, Product Management, Data Security and Privacy, Team Management, Python