Director, Enterprise Data Platforms (AI/ML)

TL;DR

Director, Enterprise Data Platforms (AI/ML): Leading the accelerated modernization and unification of core data infrastructure and building first-class practices around data governance and business data modeling. Focus on evolving data ecosystems, real-time event streaming, AI/ML enablement, and analytics pipelines for a marketplace platform transformation.

Location: Remote (Boston, MA office or home, or hybrid). Must have US work authorization as hirify.global does not sponsor visas or legal permanent residence.

Salary: $239,343–$312,605 (including base salary and bonus target).

Company

hirify.global is the leading food for work technology company in the US, connecting workplaces to over 100,000 restaurants nationwide and backed by top investors.

What you will do

• Define and execute a 2-3 year data platform strategy, unifying architecture and integrating with marketplace replatforming.
• Establish enterprise data quality standards by overhauling governance frameworks and compliance protocols (e.g., GDPR/CCPA).
• Implement business data modeling practices, developing canonical models and semantic layers.
• Operate core data platforms including Data Hub (Medallion architecture), Events Platform (Kafka/Rudderstack), and AI/ML infrastructure.
• Enable AI/ML adoption by building platform capabilities (feature stores, model pipelines) without direct model development.
• Lead 20+ engineers across 6 teams, focusing on mentorship, talent development, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• 10+ years in data engineering, infrastructure, or platform roles, with 5+ years leading high-performance teams.
• Proven expertise in modern data architectures: Lakehouses, real-time streaming (Kafka/Pulsar), microservices integration, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Business data modeling expertise with formal business analysis skills for canonical models and governance.
• Track record of solving data quality challenges through governance and metadata management.
• Experience scaling AI/ML platforms (e.g., Sagemaker, Vertex AI, MLflow) as enablers.
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, data catalog tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation), and compliance standards.
• Technical fluency in SQL, Python, Spark, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
• Strategic mindset and exceptional collaboration skills.
• Must have US work authorization.

Culture & Benefits

• Market competitive salary and stock options.
• 12 paid holidays and flexible PTO.
• 401K with hirify.global match, health/dental/FSA.
• Long-term disability insurance, mental health and family planning resources.
• Remote-hybrid work from our Boston office, your home, or a mixture of both.
• Opportunities for career growth, work/life harmony, and a tremendous amount of responsibility and autonomy.