Director of Data Engineering

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Data Engineering based in Netherlands.

• This is a senior data leadership role responsible for building and scaling the data foundation that powers critical business decisions.
• You’ll own the data roadmap, architecture, and company-wide data model while creating a trusted single source of truth for core business information.
• The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical involvement, from modernizing legacy pipelines to improving data quality, governance, and observability.
• You’ll lead a small engineering team, establish clear priorities, and help engineers grow while staying close to the technical details when needed.
• As the business scales, you’ll also guide infrastructure and warehouse efficiency, enterprise system integrations, and platform reliability.
• AI will be an important part of the team’s operating model, with opportunities to use AI agents for development, incident investigation, and data quality.
• The environment is fully remote, high-trust, fast-moving, and focused on building a durable enterprise-level data function from a strong foundation.