WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You will report to the Director of Marketplace Data Engineering and lead multiple engineering squads (or one large squad) within the enterprise team that curates, governs, and serves Nike Direct and Marketplace data products. You will partner with Product leadership, Architects, BI Experience leadership, Platform leadership, and Data Governance to shape strategy, roadmap, and execution. You will manage Engineering Managers and/or Senior ICs, grow technical talent, and own the delivery, reliability, and operational health of the data products in your portfolio.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader with a strong technical foundation, a track record of building high-performing teams, and the ability to drive strategy and execution at enterprise scale.
- A minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years managing software or data engineering teams (including managing managers preferred).
- Strong technical foundation in backend and/or data engineering — able to engage in design reviews,



challenge architecture choices, and earn the trust of senior ICs.
- Proven experience leading teams that build and operate production data platforms — APIs, pipelines, warehouses, semantic/ontology layers — at scale.
- Deep understanding of modern data ecosystems: Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Airflow, Kafka, dbt, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Demonstrated ability to set multi-quarter roadmaps, balance KLO/TCO reduction with new investment, and drive aggressive simplification.
- Track record of attracting, hiring, growing, and retaining strong engineering talent across levels (SWE I through Principal).
- Robust operational rigor — SLAs, observability, on-call practices, incident response, capacity and cost management.
- Proven ability to partner with Product, Design, BI Experience, and other cross-functional stakeholders to land outcomes that matter to the business.
- Excellent writ

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