Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EAB is an education-focused organization that uses data-driven insights, technology, and consulting solutions to support educational institutions and communities. The Director of Data Engineering leads the team implementing Navigate360 data integrations, oversees delivery for student success and CRM offerings, and establishes scalable processes to ensure reliable partner implementations. This leader is responsible for people management, technical direction, cross-functional collaboration, and partner outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of data engineers implementing Navigate modules for partner campuses; set clear expectations, priorities, and delivery standards
- Own the implementation approach for Navigate Student Success and help define scalable delivery practices for newer Navigate Enrollment CRM and Advancement CRM offerings
- Establish repeatable processes, playbooks, and quality controls that enable the team to deliver high-quality data integrations consistently at scale
- Unblock partner-facing and technical challenges throughout implementation projects, escalating and coordinating decisions as needed to protect partner outcomes
- Partner with Product on data-integration issues, requirements, and product enhancements that improve implementation quality and the partner experience
- Collaborate closely with Launch and Partner Success teams to align implementation plans, manage risk, and support successful partner adoption and outcomes
- Guide solution design for integrations, data mapping, validation, reconciliation, and data quality across all Navigate implementations
- Oversee delivery planning, capacity, and project health across the team; use organized, methodical processes to manage competing priorities and drive predictable execution
- Foster a culture of technical excellence through mentoring, thoughtful code and design review, documentation, and continuous improvement of team practices
- Represent the Data Engineering team with internal and external stakeholders, communicating progress, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations with clarity and credibility
Skills
- * Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
- * 8+ years of database programming experience, including advanced SQL
- * 3-4+ years leading, managing, or serving as a team lead for data engineering teams
- * Experience delivering data integration, warehousing, or analytics solutions in partner-facing or customer implementation environments
- * 2+ years of Python programming experience for relational data management, including commonly used data-management libraries
- * Deep understanding of how data flows across systems, including ETL pipelines, data mapping, validation, and reconciliation
- * Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and partner challenges, make sound decisions, and unblock teams
- * Experience ensuring data integrity through standard rules, procedures, testing, validation, and quality controls
- * Highly organized, process-oriented, and effective at managing multiple priorities in a changing environment; strong written and verbal communication skills
- This position is ideally based out of EAB's Washington, D.C. office or Richmond, VA office. It is also open to remote work within the continental U.S
- This hire may be required to travel to EAB's central office in Washington, D.C. on a quarterly basis, and occasionally visit partners to firm up engagement and kick off high-touch projects. The current travel expectation does not exceed 12 days per year
- This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
- * Master's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
- * Experience working directly with external partners and executive stakeholders to solve problems, build trust, and drive successful implementations
- * Practical knowledge of data warehouse design, scalable data pipelines, integrations across platforms, and complex stored procedures
- * Experience leading teams through growth, change, and continuous improvement, including developing repeatable operating processes
- * Ability to work collaboratively across Product, Launch, Partner Success, and technical teams to accomplish shared partner outcomes in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus or incentive compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
- 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
- Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
- Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
- Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
- Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
- Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
- Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
- Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
- Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members
- Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance
- Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program
- Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities
- Benefits kick in day one
- Remote work within the continental U.S.
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