VP of Data Engineering: Architect of Scalable Platforms

Publicis Health Media; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Health Media seeks a VP, Data Engineering to define and advance the enterprise data engineering strategy, architectures, and capabilities. You will lead scalable data platforms enabling advanced analytics, BI, media activation, and decision support across the organization.

In this executive leadership role, you will build a high-performing data engineering team, establish standards, and partner with analytics, governance, and client teams to translate complex data challenges into

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, data architecture, software engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing data engineering teams at the Director level or above.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise data platforms and data products.
• Deep understanding of data warehouse, data lake, ETL/ELT, data integration, and data modeling principles.
• Strong experience with cloud-based data technologies (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data engineering strategy and multi-year technology roadmap.
• Oversee data warehouses, data lakes, data platforms, and data products for analytics and activation.
• Build and lead a high-performing data engineering organization with standards and governance.
• Partner with governance, security, and privacy teams to ensure data quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with analytics, BI, media, and product leaders to enable data-driven decisions.
• Drive modernization, automation, and adoption of AI/ML where appropriate.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or related field

Tools

SQL Server

Python

Java

C#

ETL/ELT

Data Warehouses

Data Lakes

REST APIs

Tableau

Datorama

Cloud Platforms

Job description

Publicis Health Media seeks a VP, Data Engineering to define and advance the enterprise data engineering strategy, architectures, and capabilities. You will lead scalable data platforms enabling advanced analytics, BI, media activation, and decision support across the organization.

In this executive leadership role, you will build a high-performing data engineering team, establish standards, and partner with analytics, governance, and client teams to translate complex data challenges into