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Director, Data EngineeringGallagher • Rolling Meadows, IL, United States
Director, Data Engineering

Director, Data Engineering

Gallagher • Rolling Meadows, IL, United States
13 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you're a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions.

We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it's shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them.

We're a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow.

If you're looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.

Overview

The Director of Data Engineering, Global Technology Services GTS, will lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable data solutions to support the organization's strategic goals. This role will oversee the data engineering team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and secure data pipelines, platforms, and architectures. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, proven leadership skills, hands-on experience, and the ability to align data engineering initiatives with business objectives.

How you'll make an impact

Leadership and Strategy :

  • Develop and execute data engineering strategies to support the organization's data-driven decision-making and analytics goals.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of data engineers, providing technical expertise and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and improvement.
  • Stay updated on emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in data engineering, analytics, and AI to provide ongoing leadership and expertise on data analytics initiatives.

Data Architecture and Engineering :

  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and architectures to support optimal extraction, generation, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL, Fivetran, and Azure technologies
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of ETL / ELT processes to ensure the seamless flow of data across systems.
  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across all data engineering initiatives.
  • Optimize data storage and retrieval processes to improve performance and reduce costs.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and workflows to ensure seamless operations.
  • Conduct research and stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI technologies, tools and methodologies, and recommend their adoption as appropriate.
  • Oversee the design and development of AI models, algorithms and systems, ensuring they meet quality standards and business requirements.
  • Drive the integration of AI solutions with existing business processes, systems and applications, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience.
  • Collaboration and Integration :

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Work closely with product and data teams, data scientists, analysts, AI prompt engineers, data visualization developers, and others to enable data-driven decision-making across the organization.
  • Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations, including SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant standards.
  • Operational Excellence :

  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of data engineering initiatives.
  • Develop data engineering and AI architecture playbooks and best practices and enforce guidelines and standards for coding, testing, and deployment to ensure high-quality and secure deliverables.
  • Manage budgets, resources, and timelines for data engineering projects.
  • About You

    Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership or technical lead role.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure cloud platform and its native services.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.
  • Expertise in designing and managing data warehouses and databases (e.g., Snowflake, SQL Server).
  • Solid understanding of and hands-on experience in ETL / ELT processes, data modeling, and data architecture.
  • Experience with data governance, security, and compliance standards.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Proven experience (5+ years) in leading AI initiatives, getting data analytics platform 'ready for AI', designing, developing, and deployment of AI systems and algorithms.
  • Knowledge of ethical consideration and legal requirements related to AI, including privacy, security and bias mitigation.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Key Competencies :

  • Strategic thinking and the ability to align technical initiatives with business goals.
  • Leadership and team-building skills to inspire and guide a high-performing team.
  • Analytical mindset with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes.
  • Adaptability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • #LI-NP1

    Compensation and benefits

    We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market / geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business / practice area, supply / demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

    Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve :

  • Medical / dental / vision plans, which start from day one!
  • Life and accident insurance
  • 401(K) and Roth options
  • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave
  • Other benefits include :

  • Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
  • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
  • Training programs
  • Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
  • Charitable matching gift program
  • And more...
  • The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.
  • We value inclusion and diversity

    Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements

    Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it's embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

    Gallagher embraces our employees' diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

    Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as "protected characteristics") by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

    Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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