Vice President leading Data Engineering & Analytics at Illumina, driving strategic initiatives and overseeing a global team. Responsible for delivering enterprise-scale data solutions and aligning with business growth objectives.
Responsibilities
Set and execute the long-term global Data engineering and analytics strategy, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives, digital transformation, and GIS priorities.
Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing team of 151 employees and contractors.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the CIO and C-suite executives.
Drive a culture of innovation, accountability, cost discipline, and agility to accelerate business value.
Oversee a $20M+ annual budget.
Ensure projects and programs are consistently delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
Establish global delivery frameworks that balance regional agility with enterprise standardization.
Align closely with all GIS functions to ensure data engineering and data solutions enable and advance their strategic roadmaps.
Engage directly with senior executives to demonstrate the strategic value of data and business intelligence investments.
Establish and enforce enterprise wide data engineering and data governance frameworks.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field required; advanced degree (Master’s or MBA) strongly preferred.
20+ years of relevant leadership experience
at least 12+ years in senior executive roles leading large-scale Data engineering, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence functions.
Demonstrated success managing global teams of 100+ people in highly regulated, complex environments.
Experience delivering enterprise-level data and engineering solutions that directly drive business growth and transformation.
Proven expertise with cloud, enterprise data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
Prior accountability for significant budgets and resource portfolios in global organizations.
Ability to work across global time zones and cultures.
Willingness to travel internationally (anticipated 50%).
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