Senior Director of Engineering Operations, Alteryx
$191-258k
Expert level
Remote in US
Analytics & data science automation
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Analytics & data science automation
1001+ employees
B2BArtificial IntelligenceAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceAutomation
Be an early applicant
$191-258k
Expert level
Remote in US
1001+ employees
B2BArtificial IntelligenceAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceAutomation
Company mission
To empower companies and organizations to fix complex societal and business problems.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering or related technical roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity focused on engineering operations, quality, or reliability
- Proven track record of driving engineering excellence, operational efficiency, and process improvement initiatives in a scaled and distributed engineering organization (ideally 500+ engineers), with experience managing the challenges of remote work and global teams
- Experience Implementing and managing operational metrics, driving process improvements, and achieving measurable results across multiple products with varying technologies and maturity levels
- Experience Working with modern development methodologies and DevOps principles
- Experience Presenting to and influencing senior leadership and board members
- A plus if you have experience working with consulting firms specializing in technology and software engineering transformation is a plus. This includes experience articulating how to drive change across multiple organizations
- Deep understanding of software engineering best practices, modern development methodologies, DevOps principles, and cloud-native architectures
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences across different cultures and time zones
- Strong influencing, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with experience navigating the complexities of a global, remote organization
- Ability to build consensus and drive change within a complex organization
- Ability to think strategically and translate business objectives into actionable engineering initiatives
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong project management skills
- Strong remote communication and collaboration skills, including experience using various communication tools and strategies for effective remote teamwork
- Adaptability and flexibility to work with different cultures and time zones
- What Will Make You Successful:
- A passion for driving engineering excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- A proactive and results-oriented approach
- The ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels, especially in a remote setting
- A strong understanding of Alteryx's business and its technology needs
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and globally distributed environment
- A collaborative and team-oriented mindset
- Experience and comfort working in a fully remote environment
What the job involves
- As Alteryx continues to scale and innovate, maintaining and elevating our engineering excellence is paramount.
- As Senior Director, Engineering Operations, you will play a central role in driving this crucial initiative. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will be the driving force behind enhancing our engineering practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring operational efficiency across our global engineering organization.
- This is not just an operational role; it's a highly impactful opportunity to shape the future of engineering at Alteryx and contribute directly to our continued success. You will be at the heart of managing initiatives to improve our service catalog, quality, performance, and reliability
- You will be a key advisor and operational leader to the CTO, focused on driving engineering excellence across our global engineering organization.
- You will partner with engineering leadership and central expert teams (SRE, DevOps, QA, etc.) to define and implement operational standards, track key performance indicators, lead improvement initiatives, and communicate progress to executive leadership and the broader company.
- You will be responsible for building consensus across leaders, many of whom will be your peers and driving with influence.
- You will partner closely with the Head of Architecture on strategic technology initiatives, focusing on internal communication and rollout of the strategy. You will navigate the complexities of a fully remote, globally distributed team and a diverse product portfolio
- Engineering Excellence Program Management:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive engineering excellence program roadmap aligned with Alteryx's overall business objectives, considering the nuances of a global, remote team and a diverse product portfolio
- Define and implement operational standards, metrics, and reporting mechanisms for engineering teams, including tracking mechanisms, reporting processes, and hotspot identification, tailored to different product maturity levels and technologies
- Lead and manage engineering excellence initiatives focused on improving service catalog management, quality, performance, reliability, security, and other key operational metrics
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress and identify areas for improvement
- Manage operational budgets and resources related to excellence initiatives
- Collaboration and Influence:
- Partner with engineering VPs, central expert teams (QA, DevOps, SRE, Infra), Product leadership, and other key stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency, taking into account the challenges of remote collaboration across time zones and cultures
- Build strong relationships and foster a collaborative environment across engineering and other departments, promoting effective communication and knowledge sharing within a remote setting
- Drive initiatives through influence and collaboration, effectively navigating organizational dynamics within a global and remote context
- Strategic Communication and Reporting:
- Develop and deliver concise and compelling presentations and reports to executive leadership, the board, and the broader company, communicating the progress of engineering excellence initiatives, key metrics, and strategic direction, addressing the needs of a diverse and distributed audience
- Facilitate communication and coordination within the engineering leadership team and across other departments, utilizing effective remote communication tools and strategies
- Partner with the Head of Architecture on technology strategy ensuring effective communication and rollout to the engineering organization, considering the varying technical expertise and product focus of different teams
- CTO Support:
- Act as a trusted advisor and right-hand person to the CTO, providing insights and recommendations on engineering operations and excellence, specifically addressing the challenges of a global, remote engineering team and a diverse product portfolio
- Prepare materials and presentations for the CTO for internal and board meetings
- Manage the CTO's priorities and ensure follow-up on action items related to Engineering Excellence
Our take
Alteryx brings a suite of tools to automate data driven processes on a large scale, massively speeding up data based procedures. The system also uses AI to analyse data and provide insights to enable rapid decision making.
What Alteryx does differently from other data science tool developers is focus on the accessibility of its software, taking a low code / no code approach. This allows for greater collaboration between people with differing skill sets, speeding up processes for its users.
The business has made some strategic partnerships over time, most notably with Snowflake and Blue Prism. With AI becoming more, Alteryx is projected to make major inroads in its market as more companies turn to automated solutions for data analysis.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Top investors
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
51% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2015
$85m
SERIES C
Oct 2014
$60m
SERIES B
Total funding: $217m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Fertility Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Global Employee Support
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability (plus Life & AD&D)
- Supplemental Employee Life (plus Spouse Life & Child Life)
- 401(K) with Matching
- Dependent Care & Commuter FSAs
- Pet Discount Program
- Tuition Assistance
- Business Travel Insurance
- Wellness Allowance
Company values
- Customer First - We are relentlessly focused on customer success and always put the customer first
- Accountability - We hold ourselves accountable for results and deliver the best in everything we do
- Equality - We believe in diversity, inclusion, and equality and a culture where everyone feels welcome
- Integrity - We believe in honesty, trust, and operating with the highest integrity in everything we do
- Empowerment - We empower everyone to make an impact and invest in each person’s talent to achieve more together
Company HQ
Quail Hill, Irvine, CA
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Leadership
Dean Stoecker
(Executive Chairman)Started their career as a Sales Manager at D&B and Strategic Mapping for 6 years, before working as CEO of SRC for 13 years. In 1997, they co-founded Alteryx, serving as CEO from 2010, and has been Executive Chairman since 2020.
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