Enterprise Data Operations Director

Enterprise Data Operations Director

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Position Summary

We are seeking a strategic, results-driven Enterprise Data Operations Director to lead, scale, and elevate our data infrastructure, governance, and operational excellence. In this role, you'll guide the end-to-end lifecycle of data across the organization - ensuring it's accessible, high-quality, and compliant - while empowering business intelligence, analytics, and data science teams to deliver impactful insights. Your leadership will shape our data strategy, foster cross-functional collaboration, and position data as a core driver of business success.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the Data Operations team, including data engineers and platform administrators.

Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and platforms.

Contribute to the development and monitoring of data governance policies, including data quality, lineage, and metadata management.

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to align data operations with organizational goals.

Drive operational efficiency through automation, monitoring, and performance tuning.

Monitor compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and internal security standards.

Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new tools and technologies for data operations.

Develop and track KPIs to measure the effectiveness and reliability of data systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

Minimum 10 years of experience in data engineering, data operations, or related roles.

Experience leading cross-functional teams and stakeholder management.

Proven experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse).

Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, data warehousing, and data lake architectures.

Familiarity with data governance frameworks and tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Apache Atlas).

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience with DataOps and DevOps for data (CI/CD, infrastructure as code).

Knowledge of data security best practices and compliance frameworks.

Background in agile methodologies and project management.

Certification in Snowflake, Microsoft Azure or other relevant technologies.

Experience with the design and development of reusable data models using star schemas and slowly changing dimensions, enabling self-service reporting across business units and reducing time to insight.

Development of comprehensive quality assurance testing frameworks for data pipelines, including unit tests, integration tests, and data validation rules with automated execution in CI/CD workflows.

Required Qualifications:

• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.