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HeadwayHeadwayNew York, NY

Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Lead and scale Headway's data engineering team, owning architecture for data warehouse, pipelines, dbt transformations, and orchestration to power analytics, ML, and operations. Requires 8+ years data engineering experience and 3+ years managing teams.

212k – 265k
Hybrid8+ YOEData Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a high-performing team of Data Engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and craftsmanship.
  • Develop quarterly roadmaps with cross-functional partners on Data Science, Operations and Engineering, align Data Engineering resources, and oversee execution of timely, high-quality work.
  • Own the architecture and reliability of Headway's data platform — including our data warehouse, ingestion pipelines, transformation layer (dbt), and orchestration systems.
  • Define and champion engineering standards: data modeling conventions, pipeline observability, SLA frameworks, and data quality monitoring.
  • Partner cross-functionally to design and build the data infrastructure that powers analytics, experimentation, ML models, and operational tooling at scale.
  • Stay close to the work by engaging directly with strategic technical challenges, surfacing gaps in our platform capabilities before they become bottlenecks.
  • Translate complex data decisions into clear, actionable recommendations for executive stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles
  • 3+ years of experience managing and developing teams
  • Experience building and scaling data platforms in a high-growth, cloud-native environment (highly preferred)
  • Proven success partnering cross-functionally with Data Science, Analytics, and Product Engineering
  • Deep expertise in data warehouse design, pipeline architecture, and transformation frameworks — with the ability to coach others through complex technical trade-offs

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with dbt and orchestration systems

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base salary range: $212,000 - $265,000
  • Equity compensation eligibility
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • HSA / FSA
  • 401K
  • Work-from-Home Stipend
  • Therapy Reimbursement
  • 16-week parental leave
  • Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
  • 13 paid holidays + Holiday Break
  • Flexible PTO
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Training and professional development

Skills

Data EngineeringData Warehouse DesignPipeline ArchitecturedbtData ModelingPipeline ObservabilityData Quality MonitoringCloud-Native ArchitectureTeam LeadershipCross-Functional Collaboration

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