Director, Data Lakehouse

* Implement and enforce data governance policies to ensure high-quality, secure, and compliant data usage across the lake house.* Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure data security, privacy, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, FERPA, HIPAA, etc.) are met.* Implement and manage data cataloging, lineage tracking, and metadata management processes.* Engage with cross-functional teams (e.g., IT, operations, business intelligence, and product teams) to understand their current and emerging data needs and ensure the data Lakehouse platform capabilities are in alignment.* Serve as the point of contact regarding the data Lakehouse’s performance, enhancements, and strategic direction.* Advocate for the data Lakehouse within the organization, educating stakeholders on the platform’s benefits and capabilities.**Skills****:*** Demonstrated integrity, energy, the ability to energize others, and to execute and deliver on goals and objectives.* Must be collaborative and influential, a self-starter, results-focused, and have the ability to prioritize.* Advanced communication skills for engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.* Facilitation, Negotiation, Collaboration, and Presentation skills.* Dedicated to understanding and meeting the needs of customers through tailored platform solutions and data-driven insights and influence strong user adoption.* Proven record of leading large-scale data and analytics platform initiatives in complex federated organizations working with cross-functional teams and consultants.* Eagerness to innovate within a collaborative environment, bringing a proactive and adaptable approach to evolving business needs.* Experience with building and delivering curated and governed data products and establishing data contracts between data producers and consumers.* Exceptional hands-on leadership, team-building, and coaching skills, with strategic thinking and the ability to align technical solutions with current and emerging business needs.* Ability to see the big picture and align platform functionalities with evolving portfolio of data products and services.* Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making and problem-solving.* Experience with building global multitenant environments and data marketplaces.* Experience operating in cross-functional teams within shared governance organizations.* Expertise in designing, implementing, and operating modern enterprise data platforms, including data lakes, warehouses, and cloud-based analytics tools.* Deep experience in data architecture, dimensional modeling, and data engineering.* Strong understanding of data governance, master data management, quality management, and compliance frameworks.* Deep knowledge in data architecture, data engineering methodologies, cloud computing, and REST APIs* Solid understanding of Agile, DevOps and CI/CD, MLOps, DAMA, TOGAF.* Demonstrated high level of expertise with Databricks is a top requirement.* Consuming data into data lakes from PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Workday, D2L, Five9, EntraID.* Experience interfacing data form data Lakes with MDM tools like Profisee, Purview, Atlan, Reltio, Alation, Attacama.* Experience designing and delivering data to consuming analytical and operational systems.* Experience interfacing data with NEO4J* Working knowledge of Erwin Data Modeler* PL/SQL, Python, Scala, Rust, Cypher, GraphQL, GQL* Azure DevOps, GitHub* Travel 3+ times per year for strategy and team meetings, to Adelphi MD.**Education & Experience Requirements****:*** 7+ years of experience implementing and operating Databricks data lakehouses.* 5+ years of experience leading data lakehouse teams.* Knowledge of educational research and on-line higher education is preferred.* Experience with modern diverse technology stacks and integration of AI/BI technologies are strongly preferred.**Preferred Experience Requirements****:**The University of Maryland Global Campus Global Campus (UMGC) is committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive working environment for people of all abilities. UMGC is dedicated to the principle that no qualified individual with a disability shall, based on disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of the University, or be subjected to discrimination. For information about UMGC’s Reasonable Workplace Accommodation Policy or to request an accommodation, applicants/candidates can contact Employee Accommodations via email at - **Tuition Remission:** Immediate availability for Regular Exempt Staff. Spouses and dependent children are eligible for undergraduate tuition remission after two years of service. **NOTE: For part-time employees (at least 50 percent of the time), tuition remission benefits are prorated.** #J-18808-Ljbffr