Federato · 10 hours ago
Sr. Manager, Data Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$225K/yr - $255K/yr
8+ years expFederato is on a mission to defend the right to efficient, equitable insurance for all. They are seeking a Sr. Manager, Data Engineering to lead execution across the Data Engineering organization, ensuring high-quality delivery and effective project management.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechSoftwareProperty & Casualty InsuranceInsuranceInsurTech
Responsibilities
Manage a team of Data Engineers and Data Analytics Engineers owning our data infrastructure, including our medallion layers, data pipelines, and collaborating closely with MLEs on LLM Operations and agentic products
Navigate ambiguity, driving innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development in cross-functional teams
Partner with function leads and senior leadership to align growth paths, performance expectations, and strategic goals with technical excellence standards
Translate the Data Engineering vision into clear objectives, priorities, and milestones, ensuring effective project scoping, resourcing, and delivery
Define and refine agile workflows tailored to data engineering, managing key rituals such as design sessions, sprint planning, and retrospectives
Serve as the primary delivery interface across Product, Engineering, and Customer Success, ensuring alignment, transparent communication, and continuous improvement of team operations
Drive hiring excellence by attracting, developing, and scaling a high-performing team aligned with business needs
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in data science, data engineering, or machine learning–related roles
4+ years in a people management or delivery management role (directly leading technical contributors)
Proven experience managing cross-functional ML technical teams and driving delivery across multiple workstreams
Strong understanding of data science lifecycle (from ideation and experimentation to deployment and maintenance)
Practical experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and delivery facilitation
Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to balance technical depth with delivery discipline, ensuring outcomes, not just output
Experience with LLM Ops, agentic framework, data governance, and productionization best practices
Preferred
Experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Technical Program Manager
Background in a hybrid data engineering/product engineering environment
Exposure to customer-facing or forward-deployed data engineering work
Experience in scaling data engineering orgs and defining operating models
Benefits
Stock options
Benefits
Additional perks
Company
Federato
Federato is an AI-powered insurance underwriting platform that enhances the underwriting process for property and casualty insurance.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (7)
2024 (2)
2023 (3)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$180MKey Investors
Goldman Sachs AlternativesStepStone GroupCaffeinated Capital
2025-11-18Series D· $100M
2024-11-20Series C· $40M
2023-06-27Series B· $25M
Leadership Team
William Ross
CEO and Co-Founder
William Steenbergen
Co-Founder/CTO
Recent News
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