Director Of Google Cloud Data Platform

Job Category Ford Credit Services Degree Level Bachelor s Degree or equivalent Responsible for executing Ford Credit s multiyear Google cloud transformation strategy for Data platforms Leading enterprise goal of building a modern scalable secure high availability Datawarehouse in Google cloud to enable customer centric view of data and enables enterprise AI strategy and roadmap Mentor and manage delivery team of 60 in-house employees including Sr Engineering managers Principal engineers and data scientists engineers extended purchased services vendor partners teams Responsibilities Accountable for supporting the creation of the modern Datawarehouse platform in Google Cloud that enables Analytics insights AI ML at speed Managing stakeholders and projects collaborating on prioritization strategies roadmaps architecture features delivery Leading enablement of new GCP BQ capabilities engineering patterns for enterprise-wide adoption Accountable for ensuring banking regulatory compliance reporting Provide technical leadership in design delivery of Google cloud data platform using agile practices and delivering continuous business value Drive business adoption of new scalable and reliable data platform for enterprise s data analytics Insights AI ML modeling requirements Collaborate with Architects and cross functional application product teams and Ford Data Factory team to integrate data solutions required to support multiple parallel projects Familiarity with hands-on development of reusable solution patterns with advanced GCP tools guide teams on how to effectively use these tools Be the trusted partner of business customers and engineering teams in solving technical and business problems Effectively manage team s priorities backlogs and help remove roadblocks to drive key business results Lead communication of status issues risks to key stakeholders Stay abreast on technology advancements and ensure team keeps updated on skills Experience leading large team of data engineers developing talent performance management Leverage cloud AI ML Platforms to deliver business and technical requirements Manage data engineers and ML engineers that work with teams of data scientists data analysts and architects to successfully deliver ML AI projects Qualifications Must Have Skills - 12 years of technical leadership experience in delivery of Data Warehouse Solutions on prem or on cloud for large companies and business adoption of these platforms to build insights analytics 15 years experience leading technical teams delivery complex projects using Agile methodologies and product support of those solutions 10 managing global supplier cost effective sourcing partners Solid knowledge of cloud data architecture data modelling principles DevOps Data compliance global North America Europe data protection laws security and data governance Very strong leadership and communication skills exhibiting right negotiating posture with customer and program teams to make the right decisions Demonstrated experience required in engineering Data warehouse solution in Google or other cloud systems Driven and managing complex projects aggressive timelines Google Cloud certified professional Data Engineer Master s degree in- Computer science Computer engineering Data science or related field Experience on Google cloud with deep understanding and design and development experience with Google Cloud Platform products on Infrastructure Data management Application Development Smart Analytics Artificial Intelligence Security and DevOps Knowledge of most of the following Extract Transform and Load ETL Big Data Tools BigQuery Cloud Dataflow Cloud Proc Cloud Pub Sub Cloud Composer Google Data Studio Google Cloud Storage Data Quality and Governance Designing building and deploying ML pipelines MLOps to solve business challenges using Python BQML Vertex AI on GCP Work closely with data scientists to help deploying their models Proven track of managing large global budgets and organization change management Ability to negotiate with and influence stakeholders drive forward strategic data transformation Quick learner self-starter energetic leaders with drive to deliver results Empathy and care for customers and teams as a leader guide teams on advancement of skills objective setting and performance assessments Good to Have Skills - Experience in technical program management delivering transformational projects Building high performance teams Managing or working with globally distributed teams Prior experience in leveraging offshore development service providers Experience in a Fintech Banking or large manufacturing company