VP, AI-Driven Platforms & Data Engineering

Education Development Center, Inc; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays

Generous vacation

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Acts

Pre-tax transport benefit

Robust retirement plan (TIAA/CREF)

Paid sick time and personal time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) seeks a visionary VP of Digital Platforms, Data & Engineering to own enterprise platforms, data architecture, and tech operations.

You will lead engineering, platform, data, and operations teams to move EDC toward AI-enabled, platform-driven delivery that scales across programs and operations. Success is measured by improved staff productivity, data accessibility, and reliable deployment of scalable solutions that advance EDC's mission, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, data science, or related field with 12+ years of leadership.
• Master's degree preferred with 10+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience leading enterprise platforms, engineering teams, digital transformation, or tech operations.
• Proven success modernizing business systems and processes.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and large-scale organizational change.
• Strong understanding of cloud tech, data architecture, enterprise apps, and modern software practices.

Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise platform strategy and lifecycle ownership of core platforms.
• Lead software engineering, architecture, and DevOps across the organization.
• Create AI-enabled, platform-driven capabilities that scale across programs.
• Develop data governance, reporting, and self-service analytics capabilities.
• Improve data accessibility, quality, and interoperability across systems.
• Move concepts into production with repeatable operationalization processes.
• Foster organizational transformation and leadership development.

Skills

Strategic technology leadership

Operational excellence

Engineering & platform management

Systems thinking

Data & analytics leadership

Change & transformation leadership

Customer & service orientation

Communication & influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) seeks a visionary VP of Digital Platforms, Data & Engineering to own enterprise platforms, data architecture, and tech operations.

You will lead engineering, platform, data, and operations teams to move EDC toward AI-enabled, platform-driven delivery that scales across programs and operations. Success is measured by improved staff productivity, data accessibility, and reliable deployment of scalable solutions that advance EDC's mission, with a focus on