Director, Analytics Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and take ownership of a long-term strategic vision for Webflow’s enterprise data architecture, ensuring alignment of data models, integration frameworks, governance, AI-native systems design, business priorities, and platform expansion.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Analytics Engineers to establish a scalable, dependable, and well-documented data foundation.

• Design and implement a unified semantic layer featuring canonical datasets, modeling standards, lineage graphs, query corpus, and business context.

• Facilitate self-service analytics, conversational data access, and advanced analytics while ensuring governance and trustworthiness.

• Establish and uphold standards for data modeling, metadata management, data governance, data quality, lineage, and access control.

• Develop and sustain a skills repository for analytics agents, including validation frameworks to support accurate and reliable data-driven decisions.

• Represent Analytics Engineering in high-level cross-functional discussions.

• Collaborate with analytics teams to comprehend business needs, define trusted metrics, and enhance data systems and usability.

• Report directly to the VP, Data & Insights.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of hands-on experience in data and analytics engineering.

• Extensive expertise in building and maintaining scalable, reliable data models and infrastructure within modern data stack environments.

• Proficient in SQL, Python, data modeling, ETL/ELT, dbt, Snowflake, and Tableau.

• Proven track record of implementing high-quality data models, testing frameworks, dashboards, and documentation standards.

• Demonstrated strategic leadership experience in managing and developing high-performing analytics engineering teams.

• Capability to set a vision for team growth and technical strategy.

• Ability to guide complex decisions related to data architecture and governance.

• Proficient in communicating technical topics effectively to non-technical audiences.

• Experience in promoting the adoption of data best practices across teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Proactive engagement with AI and emerging technologies.

• Valid right-to-work authorization based on the country of employment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity (RSUs) for every permanent Webflower.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees and their dependents, with Webflow covering the majority of premiums.

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.

• 6+ weeks of additional paid leave for birthing parents.

• Inclusive support for family planning, menopause, and midlife transitions.

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Paid holidays.

• Sabbatical program.

• Resources for mental health, therapy, and coaching.

• 401(k) plan with a 100% employer match up to $6,000 per year in the U.S.

• Global support for retirement savings.

• Monthly localized stipends for work and wellness expenses, including Wi-Fi and fitness activities.

• Annual WIN bonus program for full-time, permanent, non-commission employees.