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DISH TV · 2 days ago

Director, Data Platforms & Insights

Englewood, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$185K/yr - $250K/yr

EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. The company is seeking an innovative and strategic Director of Data Platforms and Insights to lead the transformation of data infrastructure and business intelligence, focusing on embedding AI capabilities and enhancing the data experience across the enterprise.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the Data Platforms and Insights organization, including both development and operations teams

Define and execute a 2025 strategy to revolutionize the data-user experience, ensuring rapid discovery of high-quality, trusted data assets

Leverage AI-driven tools to automate data processes (e.g., code generation, ETL pipeline creation, data transformation, and refactoring) using platforms like Databricks, Git, and other modern data engineering tools

Oversee platform enhancements to enable virtualized, metadata-rich data access, reducing reliance on local data copies and manual interventions

Champion the use of AI-powered tools for business intelligence, including Tableau Plus for dashboard automation, data visualization, and distribution

Manage four development squads delivering cross-functional data and insights projects, aligned with business unit priorities and using a capacity-based agile model

Oversee two production operations squads responsible for managing production jobs, addressing performance issues, and maintaining platform stability through automated issue resolution and optimization strategies

Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring that teams are skilled in modern AI, cloud, and data technologies

Collaborate with business units, data scientists, and analysts to understand evolving data needs and align data services with strategic priorities

Advocate for data governance and stewardship, enabling trusted access to data by ensuring visibility into metadata, ownership, quality, and lineage

Represent the Data Platforms and Insights function in enterprise initiatives to drive data-driven decision-making and automation through AI technologies

Recruit, mentor, and develop team members to stay ahead of emerging trends in AI, data engineering, business intelligence, and cloud platforms

Encourage the exploration and adoption of AI-driven technologies to streamline development and operations, improving the overall productivity of data teams and end-users

Foster an innovation mindset, focusing on automation, process optimization, and the use of new tools to improve team efficiency and business outcomes

Build successful, self-motivated, and process driven teams

Qualification

Data platform leadershipAI-driven innovationCloud platforms expertiseData visualization toolsAgile methodologiesData governanceData process optimizationLeadership skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Proven experience leading data platform and business intelligence organizations with a focus on AI-driven innovation or automation-driven process improvements

Experience implementing and optimizing virtualized data platforms with rich metadata, data lineage, and quality measures

Experience with agile methodologies, emphasizing continuous delivery and iterative improvements

Strong knowledge of modern data warehouse technologies, including Databricks, Snowflake, AWS services, and other cloud platforms

Expertise in automating data engineering tasks through tools such as CI/CD pipelines, orchestration frameworks (e.g., Airflow), or DevOps processes

Demonstrated success in enhancing the data-user experience by reducing bottlenecks in data access and improving data discovery and trust

Strong understanding of data visualization and reporting platforms, particularly Tableau/Tableau Plus and similar business intelligence tools

Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Experience with data platforms like AWS Redshift, AWS Glue, Lake Formation, and Databricks Delta

Familiarity with data ingestion and data processing technologies, such as Spark, Python, SQL, and Apache Hadoop

Hands-on experience with data governance platforms, metadata management, and automated data quality frameworks

Knowledge of AI operations and production techniques, including scalable model deployment and monitoring

Guide team with managing project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and actual tracking

Active influence in developing budget estimation, cost benefit analysis, creating MSA / SOWs, vendor management

Benefits

Versatile health perks

Flexible spending accounts

HSA

A 401(k) Plan with company match

ESPP

Career opportunities

A flexible time away plan

Company

DISH TV

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Our adventure began by changing the way people watched TV, bringing DISH to where big cable wouldn’t: rural America.

Founded in 1980

Englewood, Colorado, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.dish.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$9.75B

2023-01-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B

2022-11-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B

2021-11-11Post Ipo Debt· $5.25B

Leadership Team

Paul Orban

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

John Swieringa

President & COO

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