About this role
What it's all about-
Visa is accelerating the delivery of data analytics and AI powered products to support client growth and strategic decision making across regions We are seeking a Director Head of Data Engineering to lead the design delivery and evolution of scalable data engineering capabilities that underpin Data Science AI and client facing products.
This role is accountable for setting the technical direction pace and engineering standards for data platforms pipelines and infrastructure while ensuring strong alignment with Agile product delivery commercial priorities and Global data strategies.
The role requires deep hands on data engineering expertise combined with strong leadership and stakeholder management The Director Head of Data Engineering will guide teams into an AI first era spanning data platforms cloud infrastructure automation and modern engineering practices while ensuring reliable secure and commercially viable delivery.
Primary Responsibilities:
Own the data engineering strategy and execution across Data Science and Global Data Products ensuring platforms pipelines and tooling are scalable reliable and fit for an AI first futureLead and develop high performing data engineering teams setting clear technical standards engineering best practices and delivery expectationsSet the pace and direction for modern data engineering including cloud native architectures data pipelines real time and batch processing platform reliability and automationGuide teams on best practices across data architecture data quality observability security and performance ensuring consistency across regions and teamsPartner closely with Product Owners and Agile delivery leads to align data engineering work with product roadmaps sprint planning and delivery prioritisationEnsure delivery priorities are clearly defined sequenced and executed in line with business value client impact and commercial objectivesCollaborate closely with senior stakeholders across Data Science Product Consulting Strategy and Commercial teams to align engineering delivery with client and market needsAct as a key interface with Global data engineering and platform teams ensuring regional solutions leverage global capabilities standards and investmentsDrive the adoption of AI first engineering approaches across infrastructure data platforms and cloud environments enabling faster experimentation and scalable model deploymentEnsure strong governance around data security privacy compliance and resilience working in partnership with Risk Legal and Compliance teamsContinuously improve engineering efficiency speed to market and cost effectiveness through tooling automation and platform optimisationSupport the evaluation and adoption of new technologies platforms and vendors where they create clear technical or commercial advantageThis is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in Computer Science Engineering Data or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.Ten or more years of experience in data engineering platform engineering or related technical leadership roles.Significant experience leading data engineering teams in complex large scale environments.Demonstrated experience working in Agile product delivery models.
Preferred Qualifications:
Deep expertise in modern data engineering architectures including cloud platforms data lakes data warehouses streaming technologies and orchestration toolsStrong understanding of AI and machine learning enablement from a data and infrastructure perspective including feature pipelines model deployment and monitoringProven ability to set engineering standards and guide teams through technical transformation at scaleStrong commercial mindset with the ability to prioritise engineering work based on business value client impact and return on investmentExperience aligning regional engineering teams with global platforms standards and operating modelsExcellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior technical and non technical leadersExperience operating in regulated environments with strong awareness of data privacy security and compliance requirementsComfortable operating in fast changing environments with evolving priorities and dependencies Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.