Director of Data - Remote

Overview

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a deeply technical, outcome-oriented Director of Data to lead our work across data engineering, search, experimentation, and data-related site reliability engineering (SRE).

In Short

• Lead data engineering, search, experimentation, and data SRE teams.
• Ship reliable, privacy-respecting data products and platforms.
• Manage managers and principal ICs across multiple teams.
• Set clear roadmaps and provide strategic technical oversight.
• Drive collaboration with product management to align technical execution with user needs.
• Identify patterns across teams to reduce toil and enhance efficiency.
• Balance product impact with privacy and transparency.
• Develop and coach diverse, international teams.
• Ensure operational focus by setting and holding SLOs/error budgets.
• Foster a collaborative and mission-aligned culture.

Requirements

• 8+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• 3+ years managing managers across data-heavy backend teams.
• Hands-on experience with open source tech stacks.
• Ability to hire and lead globally distributed teams.
• Strong judgment in technical decision-making.

Benefits

• Competitive and equitable salary structure.
• Remote-first work environment with staff in 40+ countries.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Inclusive and equitable workplace culture.
• Mission-driven work with a global impact.