DI Team Lead
About The Position
Riskified is seeking an experienced, technical, and business-savvy leader to head its team of Data Integration Engineers. The team helps retailers integrate with Riskified by advising on technical implementation, validating data flows and quality, and supporting clients throughout integration and beyond. The role leads and develops a distributed team of five Data Integration Engineers across the U.S. East Coast and Brazil, while working with Operations, Sales, Product, Development, Data Science, and DI leadership across regions. The team lead will help shape tools and working practices that support scale, including AI adoption.
Requirements
- Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer visa sponsorship.
- At least 4 years of experience leading data integration, data solutions, or software engineering teams focused on data management.
- At least 6 years of experience in professional services, software, or data engineering roles.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience with SQL, Python, or other data engineering programming languages.
- Experience working with data lakes and data warehouses.
- Experience with data quality assurance and control, such as defining validation checks and monitoring data integrity.
- Experience working with SaaS solutions and APIs.
- Hands-on experience bringing AI into team operations, such as using LLMs to automate data validation, speed client onboarding, or streamline integration workflows.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with high-stakes client timelines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of Machine Learning and Data Science.
- E-commerce or Payments industry experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage, coach, and develop a distributed team of five Data Integration Engineers, emphasizing technical excellence and a strong client experience.
- Set and balance team priorities across client commitments, service-level agreements, and business goals.
- Guide the team through non-standard integration challenges, including designing appropriate endpoints and data flows for merchants with unique setups.
- Identify ways to automate, limit, or eliminate manual integration work.
- Serve as an escalation point for the team.
- Help shape and implement shared tools, processes, and automation across the global Data Integration team, including AI-driven workflows such as automated data validation.
- Continuously improve merchant onboarding speed and integration quality.
Benefits
- Bonus target for full-time regular employees.
- Eligibility for stock-based awards.
- Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance from the first day.
- Equity for all employees.
- 401(k) with matching.
- Commuter benefits.
- Catered lunch and a fully stocked kitchen.
- Team events, happy hours, and birthday celebrations.
- Yoga, Pilates, a soccer league, and wellness classes.
- Opportunities to volunteer in local communities.
- Professional development programs, including global onboarding, sales bootcamp, skills-based courses, Udemy access, and lunch-and-learns.
- Company gifts and swag.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
