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Levi Strauss & Co. · 1 month ago

Director, Data & Platform Engineering

Levi Strauss & Co. is a company committed to innovation and data-driven transformation, seeking a Director of Data & Platform Engineering to lead critical functions within their Data, Analytics & AI organization. The role involves overseeing teams in Retail Data Domain, Site Reliability Engineering, and Incident Management, ensuring the delivery of data products and operational support that enhances business value.

ApparelFashionLifestyleRetail
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Lead a team of three leaders and ~40 people across the Retail Data Domain, SRE, and Incident Management tasks
Collaborate with technology product teams, executives, and store teams to deliver applicable insights across the organization
Guide insights beyond dashboards through AI-powered conversational analytics and clear goal explanations
Champion a culture of innovation, reliability, and data-driven decision-making across a geographically distributed organization
Lead the delivery of retail data products, defining and ensuring adherence to SLOs for data availability, freshness, and accuracy
Manage the development of executive-level dashboards that power decision-making for our executive leadership team, including the CEO
Embrace our "own what you build" philosophy by taking full accountability not only to develop these solutions but also for ensuring their ongoing
Oversee the SRE team responsible for the reliability, scalability, and performance of our entire Data and AI platform infrastructure in Google Cloud
Guide the vision and execution of a company-wide, self-serve data infrastructure to democratize data access and accelerate innovation
Ensure our platform teams and data users have the efficient tools they need to build and deploy data products with confidence
Lead the global incident management process for all data and AI systems, ensuring rapid response, resolution, and minimal business disruption
Develop and implement best practices for incident communication, post-mortems, and preventative measures to improve system reliability
Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the incident management team and across the organization

Qualification

Data MeshGoogle CloudData as a ProductRetail industry experienceIncident ManagementSite Reliability EngineeringLeadership

Required

Experience in a senior leadership role with experience managing other managers and leading leaders in a technical environment
Demonstrated expertise in designing and managing large-scale, modern cloud-based data platforms, with a preference for experience on Google Cloud
Expertise in delivering Data as a Product, including defining and managing SLOs for data availability, freshness, and accuracy
Experience with the retail industry, including business processes, important metrics, and the unique challenges of a retail environment

Benefits

401(k) matching
Paid leave
Health insurance
Product discounts

Company

Levi Strauss & Co.

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Levi Strauss & Co. is a brand-name apparel company designs, markets, and sells jeans, casual and dress pants, jackets, skirts, and more.

H1B Sponsorship

Levi Strauss & Co. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (37)
2024 (46)
2023 (52)
2022 (76)
2021 (59)
2020 (39)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$554.96M
2025-07-15Post Ipo Debt· $554.96M
2019-03-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Michelle Gass
CEO and President
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Christopher Clark
SVP & CIO
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