Director of Data

At Yotpo, we're on a mission to help brands deepen their relationships with customers through data-driven experiences, AI-powered solutions, and world-class commerce technology. As we continue to scale, data plays a critical role in powering our products, enabling smarter decisions, and driving operational excellence across the company.

We're looking for a Director of Data to lead our evolving Data organization. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced technical leader who thrives at the intersection of leadership and execution. In this role, you'll shape the future of Yotpo's data platform and infrastructure while remaining closely connected to the technology, architecture, and innovation that drive our business forward.

Why Join Us

• Lead a strategically important Data organization during a transformative phase of growth and evolution.
• Shape the technical vision, operating model, and future direction of Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure at Yotpo.
• Work hands-on with modern data technologies, AI-driven workflows, and emerging platforms while operating at a senior leadership level.
• Influence critical company-wide initiatives and partner closely with leaders across R&D, Product, Finance, Support, and GTM.
• Join a culture that values ownership, technical excellence, continuous learning, and meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Yotpo's Data organization in its next phase, driving a lean, high-performing, and highly technical operating model.
• Own the technical vision, architecture, and execution across Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure.
• Directly manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team, fostering growth, accountability, and engineering excellence.
• Provide strong hands-on technical leadership, guiding architectural decisions, reviewing designs, and driving execution on critical initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to deliver scalable data products and platforms that support business and product needs.
• Drive modernization of Yotpo's data ecosystem, balancing proven data technologies with emerging approaches in AI, automation, and modern data platforms.
• Lead strategic initiatives involving critical infrastructure, platforms, and investments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Champion best practices in data engineering, platform reliability, observability, and operational excellence.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform, Data Infrastructure, or related technical domains.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership experience, including direct people management and ownership of strategic technical initiatives.
• Strong hands-on expertise designing, building, and operating large-scale data platforms and distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of modern data architectures, including data warehouses, data lakes, data pipelines, orchestration frameworks, and cloud-based platforms.
• Proven ability to lead technical direction while remaining actively involved in architecture and implementation discussions.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams across Data Engineering, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or related functions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience partnering across technical and business organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and influence outcomes in complex environments.
• A passion for innovation and continuous learning, with a strong interest in AI, automation, and the future of data platforms.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience leveraging AI, GenAI, LLM-based tools, or AI-assisted development workflows in engineering organizations.
• Experience leading organizational or operational transformations within data teams.
• Background in high-growth B2B SaaS companies.
• Hands-on experience with technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, Kafka, dbt, or similar modern data tools.
• Familiarity with DataOps, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and observability practices.
• Experience supporting business domains such as Finance, Customer Support, Revenue Operations, GTM, or Business Intelligence.
• Strong understanding of emerging trends in AI-native engineering and next-generation data platforms.

At Yotpo, we're committed to building diverse teams and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.