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POLYWOOD

Director | Data Engineering

Syracuse, IN · On-site

POLYWOOD ® is looking for a Director of Data Engineering who thrives in a hands-on leadership environment and enjoys building scalable enterprise data platforms. This role is perfect for someone who ...

Socket.dev

Executive Director

Fort Wayne, IN · On-site

$90 - $150/hr

  • Medical

  • Life

  • Retirement

The Executive Director, reporting directly to the Regional Director of Operations or Divisional ... Create and manage the department schedule through the Attendance on Demand platform to ensure ...

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Newscast Director

Mishawaka, IN · On-site

WSBT is looking for a Director for our Newscast. Responsibilities: * Perform any production duties ... Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video ...

Digital Remedy

Newscast Director

Mishawaka, IN

WSBT is looking for a Director for our Newscast. Responsibilities: * Perform any production duties ... Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video ...

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What is a Platform Director?

A Platform Director is a senior leader responsible for overseeing the development, management, and strategic direction of a technology or business platform within an organization. They coordinate teams across engineering, product, and operations to ensure the platform meets business objectives and user needs. Platform Directors also manage budgets, set key performance indicators, and often play a central role in scaling and improving the platform's capabilities. Their work ensures the platform remains reliable, scalable, and aligned with the company's growth strategy.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a platform director?

To thrive as a Platform Director, you need strong leadership skills, strategic project management experience, and a background in platform architecture or software engineering, often supported by a relevant degree. Familiarity with cloud platforms, enterprise-level software systems, and certifications like AWS Certified Solutions Architect or PMP are highly valued. Outstanding communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities help set top performers apart in this position. These skills and qualities are crucial for overseeing complex platform initiatives, aligning technical teams, and ensuring platform scalability and reliability.

How does a platform director typically collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals?

As a Platform Director, you will regularly work alongside product managers, engineering leads, UX designers, and business stakeholders to develop and execute platform strategies. This role often involves facilitating communication between technical teams and business units, ensuring that platform initiatives align with broader company objectives. Effective collaboration is key, as you'll need to balance multiple priorities, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus to deliver scalable solutions that support diverse user and business needs.

What is the difference between Platform Director vs Product Manager?

AspectPlatform DirectorProduct Manager
ResponsibilitiesOversees entire platform infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and integration across multiple products or services.Focuses on specific products, managing development, features, and user experience.
Required CredentialsTypically requires a background in IT, software engineering, or systems architecture, often with leadership experience.Usually holds a degree in business, marketing, or computer science, with skills in product lifecycle management.
Work EnvironmentLeads cross-functional teams in a technical environment, often within large organizations or tech companies.Works closely with engineering, design, and marketing teams to develop and improve individual products.

While both roles involve strategic oversight, the Platform Director manages the overall platform infrastructure, whereas the Product Manager focuses on specific product development and user experience. Understanding these differences helps organizations assign the right responsibilities and expertise.

What are the most commonly searched types of Platform jobs in Indiana?

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Director | Data Engineering

POLYWOOD

Syracuse, IN • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

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5.4

Company rating: 5.4 out of 10

Based on 16 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

45th of 51 rated furniture manufacturers

Job description

Description:


HELP BUILD THE DATA FOUNDATION THAT POWERS SMARTER DECISIONS.

POLYWOOD® is looking for a Director of Data Engineering who thrives in a hands-on leadership environment and enjoys building scalable enterprise data platforms. This role is perfect for someone who loves designing architecture, establishing governance, and transforming raw ingestion pipelines into a structured, reliable Databricks lakehouse that powers enterprise reporting, operational analytics, and Direct-to-Consumer performance measurement.



What You’ll Do:

• Design and implement a scalable lakehouse medallion architecture within Databricks.

• Establish ingestion, canonical, and business-ready data modeling layers with clear standards and naming conventions.

• Build and maintain structured, governed fact and dimension models for enterprise reporting.

• Oversee ingestion pipelines using Fivetran, Airbyte, and custom integrations while optimizing cost and performance.

• Develop and manage SQL and Python transformation jobs including incremental processing, upsert logic, and snapshot modeling.

• Implement orchestration, monitoring, data quality validation, and failure recovery processes.

• Define enterprise data governance standards including access controls and reconciliation processes.

• Integrate ERP, Shopify, GA4, Google Ads, Meta Ads, and catalog marketing data into unified customer and order models.

• Lead and mentor a small team of data and analytics engineers while setting coding and review standards.

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What You Bring:

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data architecture.

• 3+ years leading data platform or warehouse initiatives.

• Expert-level expertise in Databricks and medallion architecture design.

• Advanced SQL proficiency and strong Python experience for data transformations.

• Experience designing fact/dimension models and implementing incremental pipelines and snapshot logic.

• Strong understanding of data governance, access control, and quality frameworks.

• Experience integrating commerce, finance, ERP, and marketing data sources into structured models.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.

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Bonus Skills:

• Experience with Direct-to-Consumer and commerce analytics environments.

• Experience optimizing pipeline cost and performance within cloud data platforms.

• Experience formalizing enterprise metric definitions across finance and operations.

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Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Valued Contribution: Build the foundational data infrastructure that powers enterprise decisions.

• Growth Opportunities: Shape standards, architecture, and long-term data strategy.

• Team Environment: Partner with business leaders and analytics teams to deliver trusted insights.

• Purpose Driven Work: Enable scalable analytics that strengthen operations, finance, and commerce performance.

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About Us

At POLYWOOD®, we design and build outdoor furniture that brings people together and stands the test of time. We do this using sustainable materials like our genuine POLYWOOD® lumber made from recycled plastics. But the strength of our products starts with the strength of our systems and our people.
This role plays an important part in operationalizing our Databricks investment by building a cohesive, governed, and scalable enterprise data warehouse. By establishing reliable ingestion, transformation, and modeling standards, you help ensure our organization can make confident, data-driven decisions at scale.


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If this sounds like the kind of impact you want to make, we’d love to meet you! Apply today!

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POLYWOOD is an equal opportunity employer. POLYWOOD evaluates qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. #ZR

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