Director, Data Management

Job Title: Director, Data Management

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid 3 Days Onsite)
Duration: 5+ Months (Contract-to-Hire)

Job Description

We are looking for a Director, Data Management with strong hands-on experience in AWS Redshift, Informatica IDMC, and Enterprise Data Warehousing. The ideal candidate will lead enterprise data engineering, data governance, and AI-driven data initiatives while remaining technically involved.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Data Warehouse and Data Engineering initiatives.
• Design and optimize AWS Redshift data warehouse solutions.
• Build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Informatica IDMC and cloud technologies.
• Develop and maintain ODS, EDW, Data Lakes, and Data Marts.
• Implement Data Governance, Data Lineage, Data Catalog, and Data Quality frameworks.
• Optimize SQL performance and large-scale data processing.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub.
• Work with Python for automation and data engineering tasks.
• Partner with business, compliance, and security teams to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Lead AI-driven data management initiatives and mentor engineering teams.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of Data Engineering/Data Warehouse experience.
• 5+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• AWS Redshift
• Informatica IDMC
• Cloud ETL/ELT
• SQL Performance Tuning
• Data Modeling
• Data Governance
• Data Lineage & Metadata Management
• Data Quality Frameworks
• Python
• Jenkins / GitHub CI/CD
• Experience with AWS or Azure Cloud.
• Knowledge of SOC2, PCI DSS, or similar compliance standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Financial Services / FinTech experience.
• Azure Data Engineer or other Cloud Certifications.
• Experience with AI/Generative AI implementations in Data Engineering.