Hiring: Head of Engineering - Data Distribution Company: S&P Global Location: Princeton, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:42:42 Target Skills & Keywords : ABAC, AWS, Capital Markets, Databricks, Delta Lake, EMR, Iceberg, LLM, RAG, RBAC, S3, SageMaker About the job Experience: •15+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years directly managing and scaling large engineering teams at Director or Head of Engineering level, including experience managing managers and Staff/Principal-level individual contributors Required Skills: •Lead and scale a large, multi-disciplinary engineering organization of 50+ data engineers, ML engineers, and platform developers, including managing managers and staff-level engineers across cross-functional teams •Strategically drive strategic architecture and implementation of enterprise data management and governance, integrating Databricks Unity Catalog with enterprise data catalog systems and AWS-native governance services to ensure automated data lineage, security, and accuracy at petabyte scale •Oversee the development of production-grade autonomous AI systems using Databricks Mosaic AI, ensuring AI agents are grounded in highly governed, accurate data through robust semantic modeling and RAG architectures •Guide the technical strategy for zero-copy, multi-platform lakehouse architecture leveraging Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg, with deep integration across AWS cloud data and analytics services including S3, Glue, and Lake Formation •Partner with Product, Security, and executive leadership to translate business and compliance requirements into actionable engineering roadmaps while fostering a high-performance culture of innovation and engineering excellence •Champion organizational transformation initiatives that position the company at the forefront of enterprise AI and data platform capabilities, directly impacting business growth and operational excellence •(This section is only applicable to US candidates) S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $185,000 to $265,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications. •In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan. This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here. Qualifications: •AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, Data Analytics, or similar cloud credentials, along with experience in multi-account governance, multi-region deployment strategies, and cost optimization for data-intensive workloads •Background in enterprise data governance frameworks, compliance requirements, and experience with tools like data.world for enterprise knowledge graphs and metadata management •About S&P Global Dow Jones Indices •We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!