Director of Data
<div class="content-intro"><h2><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Our Story</span></span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Launched in 2015, S</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">ol</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">de</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> J</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">aneiro</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil’s beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">S</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">ol</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">de</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> J</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">aneiro</span> <span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Our commitment to excellence </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of </span></span><em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">TIME1</span></span></em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">00’s 2024 Most Influential Companies, </span></span><em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Fast Company’s</span></span></em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and </span></span><em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">WWD Beauty Inc’s </span></span></em><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">. </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><p> </p>
<h3><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h3>
<p>Sol de Janeiro is seeking a <strong>Director of Data</strong> to build and lead our enterprise data practice. This is a leadership role responsible for establishing the foundational data infrastructure that will power analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision making across the organization.</p>
<p>You will own the full data stack: data engineering and pipelines, the Databricks data lake, business intelligence through DOMO, data analysis capabilities, and data governance. Your primary mission is to build a proper medallion architecture with well-defined Gold tables that serve as the single source of truth for the business, eliminating scattered ETL logic and enabling true self-service analytics.</p>
<p>This role is ideal for a strategic data leader who can envision the end state, build the roadmap to get there, and lead a team through foundational infrastructure work that will take approximately a year to fully realize.</p>
<h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Build the Foundation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Architect and oversee implementation of a medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) in Databricks</li>
<li>Define and build Gold tables that serve as the canonical, business-ready data layer</li>
<li>Eliminate ETL logic from DOMO, moving all transformation upstream into proper data pipelines (final-mile formatting excepted)</li>
<li>Establish data modeling standards, naming conventions, and documentation practices that enable self-service consumption</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Team Leadership & Development</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Lead a team of 4 data professionals including data engineers and analysts, with potential for growth</li>
<li>Establish clear roles, career paths, and performance expectations</li>
<li>Build a team culture centered on data quality, documentation, and serving business stakeholders</li>
<li>Partner with HR on hiring decisions and team composition as the function scales</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Operational Excellence</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Own the reliability and performance of all data pipelines and the Databricks platform</li>
<li>Establish SLAs with business partners for data freshness, quality, and availability</li>
<li>Create and track success metrics including pipeline reliability, Gold table coverage, data quality scores, and stakeholder satisfaction</li>
<li>Implement data quality monitoring and alerting to catch issues before they impact downstream consumers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Business Partnership</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Partner with Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations to understand their data needs</li>
<li>Translate business requirements into data models and pipeline specifications</li>
<li>Enable self-service analytics by building intuitive, well-documented data products</li>
<li>Serve as the data authority for the organization, establishing trust in a single source of truth</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Partner closely with the Director of Integrations to ensure seamless data flows from source systems into the data lake</li>
<li>Coordinate with integration team on data delivery requirements and SLAs</li>
<li>Support SAP S/4HANA migration by ensuring data architecture is ready for new source system patterns</li>
<li>Collaborate with Security on data access controls, privacy requirements, and compliance</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Strategic Planning</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Develop the multi-year data strategy and roadmap aligned with business priorities</li>
<li>Build business cases for platform investments and team growth</li>
<li>Stay current on data platform evolution and evaluate opportunities for capability enhancement</li>
<li>Support international expansion with data architecture that accommodates regulatory requirements</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Must Haves</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or data platform roles, with at least 3 years in a management or leadership capacity</li>
<li>Proven experience building foundational data infrastructure—you've taken an organization from fragmented data to a cohesive, trusted data platform</li>
<li>Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns including medallion architecture, data lakehouse concepts, and dimensional modeling</li>
<li>Track record of partnering with business stakeholders to deliver data products that drive decisions</li>
<li>Experience establishing data governance practices, quality standards, and documentation culture</li>
<li>Strong executive communication skills with ability to articulate data strategy to non-technical audiences</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Technical Foundation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Deep familiarity with modern data platforms (Databricks strongly preferred; Snowflake, BigQuery, or similar acceptable)</li>
<li>Understanding of data pipeline orchestration and ETL/ELT patterns</li>
<li>Knowledge of SQL and data modeling best practices (star schema, slowly changing dimensions, etc.)</li>
<li>Familiarity with BI platforms and their proper role in the data stack (consumption and visualization, not transformation)</li>
<li>Understanding of data quality frameworks and monitoring approaches</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Leadership Qualities</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>You think in systems and can architect a coherent data ecosystem from disparate pieces</li>
<li>You are patient with foundational work, understanding that building the right infrastructure pays dividends for years</li>
<li>You can prioritize ruthlessly, knowing which Gold tables to build first based on business impact</li>
<li>You translate between technical and business languages fluently</li>
<li>You build trust by delivering reliable, well-documented data products</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience with DOMO or similar BI platforms</li>
<li>Background in consumer packaged goods, retail, or e-commerce data</li>
<li>Experience supporting ERP migrations from a data perspective</li>
<li>Exposure to data governance tools and data cataloging</li>
<li>Experience with PySpark or other distributed computing frameworks</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Success in This Role</strong></p>
<p><strong>First 90 Days:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Complete onboarding with deep understanding of current data landscape, pain points, and stakeholder needs</li>
<li>Audit existing pipelines, data models, and DOMO implementations to assess current state</li>
<li>Build relationships with key business stakeholders and understand their highest-priority data needs</li>
<li>Document the target architecture and create a prioritized roadmap for Gold table development</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>First Year:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Deliver a meaningful set of Gold tables covering highest-priority business domains</li>
<li>Migrate ETL logic out of DOMO for covered domains, establishing the pattern for remaining areas</li>
<li>Achieve measurable improvement in data trust and self-service adoption</li>
<li>Establish data quality monitoring and SLAs with business partners</li>
<li>Build the team capabilities needed to sustain and expand the data platform</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why Sol de Janeiro</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Build from the ground up</strong>: This is your opportun
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