MetLife · 9 hours ago
Director- Data Engineering, Governance & DS
Cary, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $209K/yr
10+ years expMetLife is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management. The Director role focuses on leading enterprise-grade data and analytics initiatives, ensuring high-quality data governance, and collaborating with various stakeholders to drive measurable business outcomes.
Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRisk Management
Responsibilities
Define and execute a delivery roadmap that aligns programs and projects with Corporate Functions objectives; create canonical models that align to Enterprise standards and enable functional stakeholders to institute adequate governance processes
Lead implementation of cloud‑native architectures (e.g., data mesh / lakehouse) and cost-effective data acquisition pipelines across structured and unstructured sources
Proactively manage team capacity and resource allocation, ensuring delivery commitments are met while fostering professional growth and maintaining a balanced workload
Serve as a primary point of contact for stakeholders, facilitating clear and timely communication to align expectations, gather requirements, and translate business needs into actionable data initiatives
Work with team and ART lead through requirements gathering process, collaborating with business and technology partners to define project scope, success criteria, and solution design
Assess and manage the budget, ensuring cost-effective operations and optimal use of resources to maximize value delivery
Establish standards and guardrails for conceptual, logical, and physical modeling; champion domain‑driven design and evidence‑based modeling practices
Oversee modeling for analytics, APIs, and integration (e.g., dimensional 3NF/star/snowflake; schema design and optimization in SQL/NoSQL)
Govern model lifecycle (versioning, lineage, usage) to ensure consumable, reusable data assets across CF domains
Partner with business leaders to frame problems, translate models into insights, and deliver measurable outcomes (e.g., cost, risk, efficiency)
Build reusable feature stores and MLOps pipelines that operationalize analytics and support AI/LLM experimentation responsibly
Establish and enforce policies, metadata management, lineage, and quality in partnership with the Data Governance Council and business stewards
Align delivery with privacy, security, and compliance standards; embed controls into pipelines and consumption layers
Hire, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team; promote a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
10+ years across data engineering/data modeling and governance; 3–5+ years leading cloud‑native modernization programs
5+ years of experience with hiring, mentorship, and developing a high‑performing team; promote a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement
Bachelor's or master's in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
Strategic vision aligning platform‑based architecture and modernization with AI enablement
Technical depth in Azure cloud‑native data platforms; lakehouse/data mesh; ingestion at scale (CDC, streaming, batch)
Hands-on Data Governance program execution and Data Models development
Proven leadership & influence across cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders
Strong governance, privacy, and security acumen; quality frameworks and lineage
Preferred
Experience in insurance or financial services; familiarity with GenAI/LLMs and their integration into data platforms
Benefits
Comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision
Dental insurance
No-cost short- and long-term disability
Company-paid life insurance
Legal services
A retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
401(k) with employer matching
Group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home
Pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Digital mental health programs
Parental leave
Volunteer time off
Tuition assistance
Company
MetLife
MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2000-04-14IPO
Leadership Team
Michel A. Khalaf
President & CEO, MetLife, Inc.
Koley Corte
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Institutional, Regional, Global Insights+Analytics
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