Director, Data Engineering

DIRECTOR, DATA ENGINEERING

BOSTON, MA

FULL-TIME, HYBRID

The Company

Our client is a global Private Equity firm based in Boston. The firm invests in all types of private equity funds, including venture capital and leveraged buyout funds in addition to directly in operating companies. The organization’s mission is to build technology that lets the firm systematize and scale its understanding of private markets and management of their funds. The Data Engineering team works alongside investors and quantitative researchers to innovate technology-driven investment processes; solve broad industry problems ranging from AI driven digitization of unstructured data to systematic monitoring of private equity portfolios.

Company Perks and Rewards

• $200,000 - $230,000 base salary up to 40% discretionary annual bonus
• Benefits, 401K, PTO and other perks
• Hybrid work model (4 days in office)
• Relocation package available

The Job!

The Director, Data Engineering role will combine superior hands-on technical expertise with strategic engineering leadership to deliver complex, high-impact investment data and analytics systems into production. This position requires active technical engagement in architecture, design decisions, and critical problem-solving, while building an operating model that delivers consistently at scale.

• Data Engineering — work with financial/investment datasets and build systems around them using modern data stacks.
• Infrastructure/Platform Engineering — build reliable systems supporting investment workflows.
• Data Quality — standardize and maintain investment data sets ready for consumption.
• Team Building — Build, lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering and product organization with strong ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring to the Job

• 8 years’ experience in data engineering with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role
• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• Demonstrated work experience in the investment management, private equity or asset management industries
• Deep experience designing, building, and operating modern, cloud data platforms at scale, including batch and near real-time data processing
• Strong proficiency with SQL, Python, Snowflake or equivalent cloud warehouses, DBT, pipeline orchestration tools such as Dagster or Airflow, and Azure data tooling
• Expertise in data modeling, ETL/ELT frameworks, data quality, testing, observability, performance tuning, and cost optimization
• Proven track record leading data engineering teams, mentoring senior engineers, and delivering data/analytics-centric platforms end-to-end in production

Existing Position Vacancy: Yes

I really look forward to hearing from you, but please understand that I will only be contacting those that are applicable for the role!

Options Consulting Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all individuals. Applicants selected for an in-person interview will be asked whether specific accommodations are needed to support a personal disability.

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