Sr. Director, Business Data Platform Engineering

In 2005, Smartsheet was founded on the idea that teams and millions of people worldwide deserve a better way to deliver their very best work. Today, we deliver a leading cloud-based platform for work execution, empowering organizations to plan, capture, track, automate, and report on work at scale, resulting in more efficient processes and better business outcomes.

The ideal Senior Director of Data Engineering is passionate about data and overseeing a team of data engineers directly responsible for impacting the reliability and performance of our critical production data infrastructure and warehouse systems.  This leader looks to continually learn, and enjoys sharing their expertise in support of the design and development of data pipelines and creation of reliable, scalable and maintainable data platform infrastructure. 

You will report to our VP of Data Science and Business Intelligence located in our Bellevue, WA office, or you may work remotely from anywhere in the US where Smartsheet is a registered employer.

You Will:

• Oversee the design and delivery of data systems from requirements to production in  modern technology stacks using technology like Airbyte/Snowplow, Airflow, and Snowflake. Operating in multiple cloud environments like AWS and GCP. Integrating via change data capture(CDC) with many different data sources from streaming activity logs to MySQL/Postgres, NoSQL datastores and external business systems
• Articulate and drive an ambitious vision for our data and platform strategy to the executive/leadership levels
• Partner with cross-functional leaders in Engineering, Marketing, Finance and Sales on initiatives that leverage the centralized data platform
• Be Informed of latest developments in Cloud and Software Engineering practices and take steps to modernize and maintain our data stack securely and in a compliant fashion
• Modernize the data stack, establish and Implement data quality guidelines, including catalogs & anomaly detection solution alerting and notification
• Build relationships across the organization, especially with engineering, to coordinate  build out for new data and machine learning stack
• Build, manage and grow a high performing team through inclusive hiring, mentoring and coaching
• Advise data engineers and technologists, as required by the target architectures, to align with business priorities and their continued mentoring and coaching and development
• Collaborate with BI and BI Ops leaders to enable down-stream Tableau reporting, self-serve and machine-learning models
• Define the standards of excellence for technical delivery on projects so that the team has a framework for success
• Support other duties as needed

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Statistics preferred
• 12+ years of experience as a part of a data management/engineering team
• 8+ years of managing data and/or data engineers and software engineers
• Experience with cloud-based data solutions (Amazon Web Services, Google, Azure, Snowflake and other streaming technologies)
• Owned and created strategy for data and application platforms
• Thorough understanding of Data Architecture, data Modeling, Data quality and lineage
• Understanding of data integration processes: extraction, transformation and loading (ETL/ELT)
• Understanding and past implementation of Data Governance processes
• Experience working in an Agile development environment, or in a consulting capacity is a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication, ability to communicate complex technology solutions to senior leadership, gain alignment, and drive progress

Perks & Benefits:

• HSA, 100% employer-paid premiums, or buy-up medical/vision and dental coverage options for full-time employees
• Equity - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) with all offers
• Lucrative Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount)
• 401k Match to help you save for your future (50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of your eligible pay)
• Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity
• Flexible Time Away Program, plus Incidental Sick Leave
• Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave
• Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community
• Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to LinkedIn Learning online courses
• Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account
• Teleworking options from any registered location in the U.S. (role specific) 
• US employees are automatically covered under Smartsheet-sponsored life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability plans
• US employees receive 12 paid holidays per year

Smartsheet provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in different geographic areas we are licensed to operate our business from. Actual compensation is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, level of professional, educational experience, skills, and specific candidate location. In addition, this role will be eligible for a market competitive bonus and RSU stock grant upon accepted offer. California & New York: $237,600 to $324,000 | All other US States: $220,000 to $300,000

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Smartsheet is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment with the best employees. We provide employment opportunities without regard to any legally protected status in accordance with applicable laws in the US, UK, Australia, Costa Rica, Japan and Germany. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

At Smartsheet, we strive to build an inclusive environment that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members who also represent the diverse needs of our customers. We're looking for people who are driven, authentic, supportive, effective, and honest. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't.