Vice President, Data Engineering Greater London, United Kingdom Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President for its Company Intelligence Data Engineering team. The successful candidate will be instrumental in the design, construction, and operation of scalable, production-grade data platforms and pipelines. This role is pivotal in expanding and enhancing the global private company coverage, with a focus on building data products and analytics capabilities that increase transparency across private markets. The Vice President will provide technical leadership, partner with various stakeholders, and establish engineering standards to ensure the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of the data solutions. Responsibilities also include leading a team of data engineers, driving a platform-centric engineering strategy, and maintaining high standards for data quality and governance. Applicants must have a proven track record in enterprise-scale data platform engineering, with advanced expertise in SQL, analytical data modeling, and modern analytics engineering practices. Proficiency in Python and data pipeline engineering is essential, as is experience with cloud-native data platforms and enterprise data warehouses. The role requires a leader with experience in mentoring and developing data engineers, particularly those with a background in private markets or alternative investment data. Exposure to advanced analytics and AI-enabled capabilities is a plus. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, adept at problem-solving, and capable of adapting to the evolving business landscape.

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BlackRock