Data Engineering Director

About the job

A large-scale organization is looking for a Data Engineering Director to join their team.

Your new role

As Data Engineering Director, you will:

• Define and drive the enterprise AI-ready data strategy, architecture, and roadmap.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across Data Engineering, Knowledge Engineering, AI Governance, and Platform Engineering.
• Build reusable AI data products, semantic models, knowledge graphs, and enterprise data foundations.
• Architect and scale RAG, vector search, context engineering, retrieval systems, and agent memory capabilities.
• Establish enterprise standards for data quality, governance, security, privacy, and Responsible AI.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to deliver scalable, production-grade AI data platforms.

What you’ll need to succeed

• 15+ years of leadership experience in Data Engineering, AI, ML, or Software Engineering.
• Deep expertise in AI-ready data platforms, knowledge graphs, semantic modeling, RAG, and vector databases.
• Proven success delivering enterprise-scale data and AI transformation programs.
• Strong hands-on experience building cloud-native data platforms and large-scale data products.
• Familiar with complex enterprise ecosystems, governance frameworks, and platform operating models.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive AI and data strategy aligned to business goals.

What you'll get in return

In return, you'll be part of an organization that values its employees. You’ll be rewarded with:

• Structured career growth and plenty of developmental opportunities
• Stable working environment

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or for more information and a confidential discussion on this role or to find out about more opportunities in Technology contact Yuki Cheung or email [email protected]. Referrals are welcome.

At Hays, we value diversity and are passionate about placing people in a role where they can flourish and succeed. We actively encourage people from diverse background to apply.

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