Director of Data

The role

Lead Yotpo's Data organization, including Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure. You will set the technical vision, guide architecture, and manage a multidisciplinary team.

What you will do

• Lead Yotpo's Data organization in its next phase with a lean, high-performing, highly technical operating model
• Own the technical vision, architecture, and execution across Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure
• Directly manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding architectural decisions and reviewing designs
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver scalable data products and platforms
• Drive modernization of the data ecosystem, including AI, automation, and modern data platforms
• Lead strategic initiatives involving critical infrastructure, platforms, and investments
• Champion best practices in data engineering, platform reliability, observability, and operational excellence

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform, Data Infrastructure, or related technical domains
• 3+ years of engineering leadership experience, including direct people management
• Strong hands-on expertise designing, building, and operating large-scale data platforms and distributed systems
• Deep understanding of modern data architectures, including data warehouses, data lakes, pipelines, orchestration frameworks, and cloud-based platforms
• Proven ability to lead technical direction while staying involved in architecture and implementation discussions
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business organizations
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives in complex environments
• A passion for innovation and continuous learning, with strong interest in AI, automation, and the future of data platforms

Nice to have

• Experience leveraging AI, GenAI, LLM-based tools, or AI-assisted development workflows in engineering organizations
• Experience leading organizational or operational transformations within data teams
• Background in high-growth B2B SaaS companies
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, Kafka, dbt, or similar modern data tools
• Familiarity with DataOps, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and observability practices
• Experience supporting business domains such as Finance, Customer Support, Revenue Operations, GTM, or Business Intelligence
• Strong understanding of emerging trends in AI-native engineering and next-generation data platforms

About the company

Yotpo provides AI-powered Reviews and Loyalty solutions for eCommerce. It is trusted by over 30,000 global brands.