Head of Engineering - Data Distribution

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About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 14 The Team: This team is essential to the division's data strategy, playing a key role in data transformation and leading efforts to replace legacy technical debt. The team embodies a strong commitment to delivering on business needs and demonstrates exceptional collaboration with both product and business partners. They are known for their collaborative approach, strong technical expertise, and the high energy and dedication they bring to their work.

Responsibilities and Impact: • Lead and scale a large, multi-disciplinary engineering organization of 50+ data engineers, ML engineers, and platform developers, including managing managers and staff-level engineers across cross-functional teams • Drive the strategic architecture and implementation of enterprise data management and governance, integrating Databricks Unity Catalog with enterprise data catalog systems and AWS-native governance services to ensure automated data lineage, security, and accuracy at petabyte scale • Oversee the development of production-grade autonomous AI systems using Databricks Mosaic AI, ensuring AI agents are grounded in highly governed, accurate data through robust semantic modeling and RAG architectures • Guide the technical strategy for zero-copy, multi-platform lakehouse architecture leveraging Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg, with deep integration across AWS cloud data and analytics services including S3, Glue, and Lake Formation • Partner with Product, Security, and executive leadership to translate business and compliance requirements into actionable engineering roadmaps while fostering a high-performance culture of innovation and engineering excellence • Champion organizational transformation initiatives that position the company at the forefront of enterprise AI and data platform capabilities, directly impacting business growth and operational excellence

Compensation/Benefits Information:  (This section is only applicable to US candidates) S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $185,000 to $265,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications. 

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan. This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click  here . 

What We're Looking For: Basic Required Qualifications: • 15+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years directly managing and scaling large engineering teams at Director or Head of Engineering level, including experience managing managers and Staff/Principal-level individual contributors • Deep technical expertise in data platform architecture including Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg internals, with proven ability to guide senior engineers on complex architectural trade-offs and design decisions • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise data management initiatives including data lineage automation, schema management, data governance, and security implementations at petabyte scale across distributed platforms • Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms such as AWS services (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, EMR), Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, or similar enterprise-scale data infrastructure technologies • Proven track record integrating operational data catalogs with enterprise metadata platforms, implementing complex access controls (RBAC/CBAC/ABAC), and managing data security across multi-cloud environments • Strong leadership and communication skills with experience driving organizational transformation, building high-performance engineering cultures, and partnering effectively with cross-functional teams including Product, Security, and executive leadership

Additional Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with AI/ML platforms such as Databricks Mosaic AI, Amazon SageMaker, or Amazon Bedrock, with understanding of autonomous AI agent deployment and semantic modeling for LLM grounding • AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, Data Analytics, or similar cloud credentials, along with experience in multi-account governance, multi-region deployment strategies, and cost optimization for data-intensive workloads • Background in enterprise data governance frameworks, compliance requirements, and experience with tools like data.world for enterprise knowledge graphs and metadata management • Experience partnering with FinOps and cloud platform teams to optimize cloud consumption and platform ROI, with familiarity in multi-cloud data platform strategies spanning various public cloud ecosystems

About S&P Global Dow Jones Indic e s  

At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 ® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ® . More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies.  

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of ou

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