OpenGov Director Data Infrastructure & Engineering

Job description

<p><p><b>OpenGov</b> is the leader in AI and ERP solutions for local and state governments in the U.<br/><br/>More than 2,000 cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, and special districts rely on the OpenGov Public Service Platform to operate efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen the public trust.<br/><br/>Category-leading products include enterprise asset management, procurement and contract management, accounting and budgeting, billing and revenue management, permitting and licensing, and transparency and open data.<br/><br/>These solutions come together in the OpenGov ERP, allowing public sector organizations to focus on priorities and deliver maximum ROI with every dollar and decision in sync.<br/><br/>Learn about OpenGovs mission to power more effective and accountable government and the vision of high-performance government for every community at OpenGov.com.<br/><br/><b>About The Role : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>We are seeking a senior leader to own the architecture and operations of our centralized data infrastructure, enabling a federated data strategy across the company.</p><p><br/><br/>You will be responsible for the systems and platforms that power analytics and AI use cases at scale - from ingestion to transformation and governed access.<br/><br/>This role will partner closely with cross-functional teams who own their own data products, but rely on a shared foundation for reliability, performance, and scalability.<br/><br/><b>What Youll Own : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>- End-to-end ownership of the foundational data stack : Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, orchestration frameworks, observability, discoverability, and access management.<br/><br/>- Design, implement, and evolve a scalable data infrastructure to support federated data product development across business units.<br/><br/>- Lead implementation of ELT/ETL pipelines for analytical and AI/ML-driven use cases, ensuring data readiness for consumption.<br/><br/>- Define and enforce governance, access control, and lineage across all levels of the data warehouse and transformation layer that allows federated teams to work without their data and approved data products while complying with security and legal best practices.<br/><br/>- Proactively identify new opportunities to normalize data across the company, recommending data and broader systems projects to address data at the raw source when applicable and/ or normalize it within the warehouse across multiple functions, data sources, and end data products.<br/><br/>- Build and maintain platform reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency standards and automation.<br/><br/>- Evaluate and integrate new technologies - including ingestion frameworks, metadata and cataloging tools, and version control for data.<br/><br/>- Act as a strategic partner to analytics, AI, and domain teams, enabling them to ship data products independently and securely.<br/><br/>- Lead a proactive data evangelism program that identifies untapped raw data sources across OpenGovs functional teams, lands them in the central warehouse, and recommends high-impact data products that could be built atop that foundation.<br/><br/>- Collaborate with stakeholders to socialize best practices, build alignment around architecture principles, and guide teams toward effective use of shared infrastructure.<br/><br/>- Build and lead a small, high-performing infrastructure team while being willing able to roll-up your sleeves and solve the hardest data engineering challenges at OpenGov.<br/><br/><b>What You Bring : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>- 10+ years of experience in data engineering or infrastructure roles, ideally with experience in platform or central ops environments.<br/><br/>- Expertise with tools like Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, and orchestration frameworks (Airflow, Dagster, etc.<br/><br/>Snowflake is our current data warehouse provider and while we are open to evaluating others, we need to be convinced it wont work for our use case.<br/><br/>- Strong understanding of cloud-native data architecture, multi-tenant models, and infrastructure-as-a-service principles.<br/><br/>- Experience supporting analytical and AI/ML use cases, with an understanding of their data infrastructure needs.<br/><br/>- Proven ability to scale platforms for federated and decentralized team structures.<br/><br/>- Demonstrated success in program management, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional influence.<br/><br/>- Hands-on mindset with a bias for simplicity, clarity, and ownership.<br/><br/>- Leadership experience.<br/><br/><b>Nice to Have</b><br/><br/>- Experience operationalizing data governance and access control in federated orgs.<br/><br/>- Familiarity with metadata, lineage, and discovery tooling (e.g., DataHub, Amundsen).<br/><br/>- Exposure to streaming systems, observability, and data privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR).<br/><br/>- Background in supporting AI/ML workflows and production-grade data pipeline.<br/><br/><b>Why OpenGov ?</b><br/><br/><b>A Mission That Matters : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>- At OpenGov, public service is personal.<br/><br/>- We are passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government.<br/><br/>- Government that operates efficiently, adapts to change, and strengthens public trust.<br/><br/>- Some people say this is boring.<br/><br/>- We think its the core of our democracy.<br/><br/><b>Opportunity to Innovate : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>The next great wave of innovation is unfolding with AI, and it will impact everything - from the way we work to the way governments interact with their residents.<br/><br/>Join a trusted team with the passion, technology, and expertise to drive innovation and bring AI to local government.<br/><br/>Weve touched 2,000 communities so far, and were just getting started.<br/><br/><b>A Team of Passionate, Driven People : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>This isnt your typical 9-to-5 job; we operate in a fast-paced, results-driven environment where impact matters more than simply clocking in and out.<br/><br/>Our global team of 800+ employees is united in our commitment to challenge the status quo.<br/><br/>OpenGov is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Dubuque, Plano, and Pune.<br/><br/><b>A Place to Make Your Mark : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>We pride ourselves on our performance-based culture, where every employee is encouraged to jump in head-first and take action to help us improve.<br/><br/>If you have a great idea, we want to hear it.<br/><br/>Excellent performance is recognized and rewarded, and we love to promote from within.<br/><br/><b>Benefits That Work For You : </b></p><p><br/></p><p>Enjoy an award-winning workplace with the benefits to match, including : <br/><br/>- Comprehensive healthcare options for individuals and families.<br/><br/>- Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays.<br/><br/>- 401(k) with company match (USA only).<br/><br/>- Paid parental leave, wellness stipends, and HSA contributions.<br/><br/>- Professional development and growth opportunities.<br/><br/>- A collaborative office environment with weekly catered lunches.<br/><br/></p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)

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Computer Occupations