Director, Data Platform & Analytics

About the role

Director, Data Platform & Analytics     Are you looking for a place   where you can bring your experience leading   the  development,  optimization, and ongoing evolution of   Neighborly’s   AWS-based data   platform?   This role will   be responsible for   the data lake and pipelines that power Analytics, Marketing Automation, AI/ML, and GenAI across the organization.   Welcome to Neighborly—the hub of service brands that connects customers to top-notch local experts who repair,   maintain, and enhance homes and businesses. Our long-standing business, with over 40 years of experience, is focused on strategic innovation as we build the future of home and business services. Bring your ambition to the table as we unlock new doors together, taking your career to the next level.       Bring your experience and be empowered to innovate.   As a Director, Data Platform & Analytics   on the Data & Strategy Ops team, a typical day for you will include: Own the strategy, architecture, development, and optimization of   Neighborly’s   AWS-based data platform and data lake, ensuring scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective data infrastructure aligned with business and technology   objectives.   Lead the design, development, and operationalization of enterprise data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and integration frameworks, enabling trusted data from internal, external, SaaS, API, database, and third-party sources.   Partner with Marketing, Analytics, Data Science, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions that support customer engagement, segmentation, campaign activation, attribution, enterprise reporting, self-service analytics, and business decision-making.   Build and enable the data foundations   required   for AI, Machine Learning, and GenAI initiatives, including data preparation, metadata management, retrieval processes, orchestration, continuous refresh, and secure integration with AI applications, agents, and analytics platforms.   Establish and enforce data engineering standards, best practices, governance, monitoring, quality, performance, documentation, and operational processes while driving modernization and adoption of AWS-native capabilities.   Lead and develop a high-performing Data & Analytics Engineering team, providing technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions while balancing strategic platform evolution with operational excellence.   Bring your skills and be inspired to achieve success. Experience: 5+ years of related experience in data engineering, data platforms, analytics engineering, or a related technical data role, including experience leading data platform development and/or technical teams.     Experience with Marketing Automation and customer engagement platforms   such as Braze, Broadly, or similar   Experience building customer data platforms, marketing data ecosystems, and analytics architectures, with   expertise   in Amazon   QuickSight, AI/ML and GenAI solutions, including LLM applications, AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI-driven data pipelines.   Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed business recommendations.   Ability to evaluate technology solutions, vendor proposals, and business requirements using sound judgment.   Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize competing initiatives, and develop structured solutions to complex business problems Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field.   Schedule / in-office requirements: Hybrid working model; Monday-Wednesday in office, Thursday/Friday from home. Our office locations are at: 500 E John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, Tx 1010 N University Parks Drive, Waco, Tx Bring your goals and be enabled to reach them. Competitive Pay: Commensurate with experience Schedule: Full-time M-F – 8 AM to 5 PM Benefits: Check out our benefits offerings   Neighborly | Benefits Guide Financial Benefits: Equity and annual bonus opportunities Perks: Paid time off, Paid holidays, Recess breaks, wellness programs Neighborly® is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal or state law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity and encouraged to be their authentic self. Not the right opportunity for you? Share this job with a friend and follow us on LinkedIn for future opportunity updates. 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