Sr Director Software Eng bei H-E-B

DIRECTOR OF DATA PLATFORM

H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation operating over 420+ stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $48 billion. Described by industry experts as a daring innovator and smart competitor, H-E-B has led the way with creative new concepts, outstanding service and a commitment to diversity in our workforce, workplace and marketplace. H-E-B offers a wealth of career opportunities to our 145,000+ Partners (employees), competitive compensation and benefits program and comprehensive training that lead to successful careers. 

Do you have a: 
HEART FOR PEOPLE... a collaborative workstyle, and a passion for leadership? 
HEAD FOR BUSINESS... ability to provide leadership that helps deliver large / complex technical systems to impact business? 
PASSION FOR RESULTS... ability to thrive when priorities and objectives shift? 

Key Responsibilities 

• Define and own the enterprise data platform strategy, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business objectives. 

• Lead modernization of core platforms, guiding the evolution from legacy to next-generation data and analytics capabilities. 

• Drive adoption of AI/ML enablement, establishing frameworks (MLOps, LLMOps, GenAI) that accelerate business innovation. 

• Oversee enterprise visualization platforms and data access, enabling trusted, self-service insights for business stakeholders. 

• Build and lead a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. 

• Influence executives and business leaders, translating complex platform strategies into clear business outcomes. 

• Ensure operational excellence, including cost optimization, resilience, and standardized engineering practices. 

• Champion data security, AI governance, ethics, and RBAC, embedding them as foundational principles in all platform operations. 

• Foster a culture of change and continuous improvement, ensuring the organization adapts and thrives through platform transformation. 

Essential Skills for Data Platform Director:  

• Enterprise Data Platform Expertise 

• Deep understanding of modern data platforms (data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouses), with hands-on experience in technologies such as Databricks, Teradata, and major cloud-native data services. 

• Proven ability to lead large-scale management, integrations, or transformations of enterprise data ecosystems 

• Strong Automation background. 

• Cloud & Architecture Leadership 

• Strong architectural knowledge of leading cloud data platforms (e.g., Databricks, GCP, AWS, Azure) and how to design scalable, resilient, and cost-effective solutions. 

• Experience aligning hybrid/legacy systems with modern cloud-based architectures to enable seamless evolution. 

• AI/ML Platform Enablement 

• Expertise in operationalizing AI and ML through MLOps, LLMOps, and GenAI platforms, including governance, monitoring, and reusability frameworks. 

• Ability to evaluate and introduce new AI technologies responsibly, with attention to bias, data ethics, and security. 

• Data Governance & MDM 

• Strong knowledge of Master Data Management principles and the ability to stand up MDM platforms at enterprise scale. 

• Ability to embed governance practices across ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers without slowing down innovation. 

• Visualization & Self-Service Analytics 

• Skilled in leading enterprise visualization strategies (e.g., Tableau, Looker, PowerBI) and enabling self-service insights for business users. 

• Experience scaling platforms that support advanced analytics and democratized data use across a wide range of stakeholders. 

• Security, Risk & Compliance 

• Advanced understanding of data security, encryption, access control, and incident response in regulated environments. 

• Strong grasp of global data privacy and protection regulations (TDPSA, CCPA, HIPAA, etc.) and ability to translate them into actionable policies and practices. 

• Risk management mindset with experience proactively identifying, mitigating, and communicating risks. 

• Reusable Frameworks & Operational Excellence 

• Track record of creating standardized, reusable data pipeline frameworks and automation to reduce duplication and accelerate delivery. 

• Emphasis on observability, reliability engineering, and cost optimization to ensure sustainable data platform operations. 

• Leadership & Organizational Influence 

• Exceptional ability to lead, coach, and grow high-performing teams across data engineering, platform operations, and data science enablement. 

• Skilled at stakeholder engagement, aligning diverse business and technology teams around a shared vision and roadmap. 

• Strong communication skills to translate complex technical topics into clear business value narratives. 

• Strategic Vision & Innovation 

• Ability to define and execute multi-year data platform strategies that anticipate future technology shifts and business needs. 

• Proven experience balancing near-term delivery with long-term architecture and innovation 

Why Join Us? 

• Work on cutting-edge technology in the grocery retail space. 

• Lead a team of talented developers in building innovative merchant systems. 

• Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for career growth. 

Once you're eligible, you'll become an Owner in the company, so we're looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. 'Partner-owned' means our most important resources--People--drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Omnichannel Retailing Company.