Director, Data Platform Engineering

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Transform How Global Transaction Banking Leverages Data, Analytics & AI As the  Director, Data Platform Engineering , you will define and execute the strategy, architecture, and engineering roadmap for the  Global Transaction Banking (GTB) Data Platform . Built on  Databricks , the platform serves as the foundation for next-generation data products, advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, regulatory reporting, and mission-critical transaction banking capabilities. You will lead high-performing engineering teams responsible for building secure, scalable, and resilient data solutions while establishing modern engineering practices, platform standards, and delivery excellence across the organization. This role requires a technology leader who combines deep expertise in data engineering and distributed systems with a passion for developing talent, driving innovation, and delivering business outcomes at scale. Mandate:  Own the strategy, engineering delivery, and operational excellence of the GTB Data Platform, enabling trusted data, advanced analytics, AI innovation, and next-generation transaction banking capabilities through a modern Databricks-powered ecosystem. Key Accountabilities Strategy & Platform Leadership Define and execute the strategic roadmap for the GTB Data Platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives and enterprise technology strategy. Lead the evolution of the Databricks platform, establishing a scalable, secure, and resilient foundation for analytics, data products, AI, and operational workloads. Drive platform modernization, engineering transformation, automation, and AI-enabled development practices. Establish engineering and data architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for data, APIs, integration, and platform services. Partner with business, product, architecture, security, infrastructure, and operations leaders to prioritize investments and accelerate business outcomes. Engineering & Delivery Leadership Lead multiple engineering teams responsible for data platforms, data products, APIs, streaming services, and cloud-native applications. Oversee end-to-end delivery of strategic technology initiatives, ensuring quality, scalability, security, reliability, and operational excellence. Provide technical leadership and oversight for architecture, system design, engineering standards, and modernization initiatives. Drive engineering excellence through adoption of DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, reliability engineering, and platform engineering practices. Act as the senior escalation point for critical engineering, platform, operational, and delivery issues. Data & Technology Leadership Champion modern data architecture practices, including data products, event-driven architectures, real-time processing, and distributed computing. Ensure effective governance, metadata management, lineage, data quality, and platform observability across the GTB ecosystem. Drive adoption of data and AI