Senior Director, Data

Phreesia

16d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director of Data is responsible for building a cohesive data organization that fosters collaboration and drives innovation across the entire company. This strategic shift from independent and narrow-focused data teams to a unified organization is one of Phreesia’s top priorities. Inwardly, this role will drive the transformation of multiple teams, including Data Engineering and Data Science, and forging partnerships between the data organization and product engineering. The role will have a significant outward focus on business opportunities, driving value, and enhancing the company’s competitive edge. This is a fully remote position with priority given to candidates in the EST/CST time zones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles managing teams and managers.
• Proven success leading data organizations through modernization efforts and major platform shifts (e.g., cloud migrations, BI platform overhauls).
• Deep expertise in building and operating modern data platforms (experience with Snowflake strongly preferred).
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL frameworks, semantic layers, data science techniques, and data governance best practices.
• Track record of developing and leading high-performing engineering and data science teams and driving cultural change.
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills with Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, and business stakeholders.
• Identify areas where Data Science and Data Engineering can create value for Phreesia and advocate on their behalf
• Experience working with external consulting firms on large-scale initiatives.
• Passionate about building a quality-first engineering culture and delivering trusted, reliable data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Establish a clear vision for the unified data organization, that emphasizes the importance of collaboration and innovation
• Lead the modernization efforts of the Phreesia data stack and driving the implementation of a robust and scalable integrated data infrastructure that serves the needs of the business
• Lead, mentor, and grow multiple high-performing agile based data teams.
• Develop and mentor leaders, building a strong leadership bench.
• Instill a culture of quality throughout the engineering organization, through process, tooling, and standards, with the aim of building trust in our data.
• Encourage a mindset of continuous improvement, and empowerment.
• Advocates for needed changes across the organization that add to our success

Benefits

• 100% Remote work + home office expense reimbursements
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible PTO + 8 company holidays
• Monthly reimbursement for cell phone + internet + wellness
• 100% Paid 12-week parental leave to our U.S. employees, as well as a generous parental benefit to our employees in Canada
• Variety of insurance coverage for people (and pets!)
• Continuing education and professional certification reimbursement
• Opportunity to join an Employee Resource Group.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees