Director of Data Engineering - Outpost

Location : Remote

Working Hours : US East Coast hours (typically 9 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM Eastern Time)

About the Company

A fast-growing, mission-driven organization partnering with clients to explore, design, and implement AI strategies that are secure, scalable, and human-centered. We believe AI should amplify human potential, not replace it—and we build with that conviction in every engagement. From advisory and tooling to implementation and education, we meet clients where they are and help them integrate AI in ways that align with their mission and values.

Our team is composed of doers and leaders who roll up their sleeves, work collaboratively, and value feedback and excellence over titles. We thrive on creativity, accountability, and delivering outcomes that are both beautiful and practical. At Human Agency, we lead with purpose, love, and adventure—doing meaningful work with people we care about and making the journey one worth taking.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Director of Data Engineering to stabilize and grow modern data platforms and lead AI-enabled outcomes across multiple client engagements. You will rotate across projects—sometimes coordinating a client’s data function to ensure continuity and accelerate delivery, and other times leading hands-on engineering, reliability work, or AI implementation. This role combines technical leadership with consulting excellence, pairing deep data expertise with clear executive communication.

Key Responsibilities

Engagement Leadership

• Coordinate across data engineering, analytics, and data science leads to manage priorities, releases, and delivery rhythms.
• Map ownership and dependencies, reduce single points of failure, and maintain service catalogs and decision logs.
• Lead transition planning and knowledge transfer with internal teams and vendors while sustaining delivery.

Platform & Pipeline Ownership

Data Reliability & Governance

Analytics Enablement

Client Collaboration & Consulting

Documentation & Communication

Communicate technical trade-offs effectively to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required

Preferred

Mindset & Traits