Associate Director, Core Technology

As an Associate Director, Technology at GALE, you will use data to guide your decisions and develop solutions to pursue some of the most exciting opportunities in the B2B SaaS space globally. You will architect, design, and lead the development and delivery of data platforms and applications with a strong focus on data engineering. You will also oversee core application and platform engineering and are expected to get hands-on with code when required and drive architecture, and reviews.

Responsibilities

Own Architecture & Technical Direction; Build Client-Specific Data Solutions; Translate Strategy into Executable Roadmaps; Guide Engineering Execution; Lead and Develop the Team; Drive Agile Delivery; Stakeholder & Client Collaboration; Foster a “No Silos” Culture

Requirements

10+ years of experience building data-intensive Web/Mobile or SaaS products, ideally in B2B or B2C environments; 5+ years of supervisory experience, including manager-of-managers responsibilities; Experience leading engineering teams of 30+ members within a matrix organization structure; Ability to get hands-on is a must; Strong background in data engineering: designing and implementing ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehouses/lakes, and analytics-ready data models; Very strong SQL skills and familiarity with relational/columnar/star schema database design; Working knowledge of MySQL, Postgres, AWS Redshift, and exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB; Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP data and analytics services such as EMR, Glue, Redshift, S3, BigQuery; Experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow, and distributed processing using Spark; Experience managing and guiding teams in building front-end and back-end applications in frameworks like React, Django or similar, or proven experience collaborating with engineers and teams in these technologies; Experience managing globally distributed and multicultural teams, including working with North American stakeholders and time zones; Strong track record of delivering major releases and sustaining complex software/data systems in a geographically distributed, product engineering organization; Driving execution in an Agile/Scrum development model; Strong work breakdown, planning, and estimation skills; Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written); Leadership skills necessary to manage, develop, and inspire a high-performance, multi-disciplinary team