Director, Data Architecture & Engineering

Company Description

Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!

Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.

What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you! 

Who we are: 

Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, delivering high-stakes, high-value payments across the global education, healthcare, travel and B2B industries.

Today, we’ve digitized payments for more than 4,500+ global clients in more than 140 currencies across 240 countries and territories around the world.  And, we’re just getting started!

With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.

Job Description

The Opportunity:

We, at Flywire, are seeking a Director of Data Architecture and Engineering to lead our data team and further scale our data-driven company.

We are looking for a progressive and forward-thinking data leader to join our team to be part of Flywire’s incredible growth story. This is a highly visible and impactful leadership role, reporting directly to the SVP, Data and Analytics with executive team exposure.

As Director of Data Architecture and Engineering, you will lead the teams responsible for data architecture, data engineering, data modeling, and data governance. You will oversee the unification of data from all areas of the company and succeed through the following responsibilities:

• Lead with strong business and data acumen, excellent analytical and strategic planning skills, and the ability to communicate complex data solutions to business stakeholders
• Drive the architecture vision, engineering standards, and frameworks that support overall business objectives and enhances Flywire’s operations
• Ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across multiple functional areas
• Cultivate a passionate and innovative data team, focusing on people development and building a strong succession pipeline for the future.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Qualifications

Here’s What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics, Mathematics, or Computer Science
• 10+ years of experience in a data architecture design and management experience
• Outstanding leadership, communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills. 
• Deep knowledge of cloud data platforms and modern data frameworks & standards
• Proven experience designing automated real-time / near-real-time workloads
• Expert with AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data / analytic services 
• Past experience with other cloud technologies like Snowflake or Databricks preferred
• A forward-thinking leader with experience implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to accelerate and automate varying aspects of the data lifecycle: data acquisition, modeling, data quality, documentation, test case generation, etc.

Technologies We Use:

• GCP/AWS
• Conflluent, Kinesis, Firehose, Dataflow(GCP)
• Fivetran/Apache Beam -> BigQuery -> dbt -> Looker/Preset
• Airflow (GCP Composer)
• Flink and Apache Beam
• Terrafrom
• Gitlab
• Looker and Preset(Apache Superset)

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)
• Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
• Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
• Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates 
• Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
• Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
• Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)

Submit today and get started!

We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.

Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 40 nationalities across 12 different offices diversity, gender equality, and inclusion are at the core of our people agenda. We believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.