Director of Data Engineering, Travelex
3 days a week in office (Kingsway, London)
Foreign exchange platform
Job no longer available
Foreign exchange platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
3 days a week in office (Kingsway, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To simplify their customers’ access to international money, however and whenever.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of data leadership experience, with 5+ years in senior leadership building modern data platforms at scale
- Experience with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Familiar with modern data lakehouse architecture and hands-on experience with:
- Cloud platforms (AWS Redshift, DynamoDB, Kinesis or similar tools)
- Data processing, orchestration, and analytics frameworks (DBT, Airflow or similar tools)
- OLAP databases and analytics tools
- Data catalogue and quality management tools
- Event-driven architectures and API design
- Building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for diverse data sources
- ML pipelines and MLOps practices
- Track record of leading digital transformation initiatives and modernizing legacy systems
- Financial services sector experience and management of geographically distributed team beneficial but not required
What the job involves
- Reports to: Chief Technology Officer
- The Director of Data Engineering will be a transformative leader responsible for defining and executing Travelex's enterprise-wide data strategy
- This role combines building and implementing a modern data lakehouse architecture with developing sophisticated analytics and visualization platforms that translate complex data into actionable business intelligence across all regions
- As the architect of our global data ecosystem, you'll drive the modernization of our infrastructure while building a world-class team that delivers predictive insights, real-time dashboards, and automated reporting solutions.
- The position will play a crucial role in transforming Travelex's technical capabilities and business operations through advanced data solutions, combining strategic vision with hands-on technical leadership to drive Travelex's digital evolution
- Define and execute enterprise-wide data strategy while building high-performing data teams across engineering, analytics, and data science
- Lead the design and implementation of modern data lakehouse architecture, including data catalogue, governance frameworks, and analytics capabilities
- Drive organization-wide adoption of data-driven decision making and self-service analytics
- Partner with product teams to leverage data capabilities for product development while driving operational efficiency through automation
- Collaborate with the executive leadership to align data initiatives with business priorities and establishing data-driven OKRs aligned with company's strategic initiatives
- Architect scalable data lakehouse platform supporting both analytical and operational use cases
- Define technical roadmap and guide selection of key data technologies across ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics
- Design and implement robust data pipelines for real-time and batch processing
- Establish data standards, access control policies, and compliance frameworks following DevSecOps practices
Salary benchmarks
Our take
As well as providing people with cash to travel, Travelex is a key supplier of wholesale banknotes to global financial institutions, central banks, credit unions, travel agencies, hotels and casinos.
The company has made strategic partnerships to further its product capabilities, most recently in the APAC region. Together with Nium it has launched its “Travelex International Money Transfer”, connecting users in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore with over 50 markets across the world. Meanwhile, its partnership with Kayak helps customers plan trips within its overhauled Money Card app.
Travelex is focused on further investing in developing its products. This will involve solutions that support their B2B2C aspirations and working with retail distributions to give customers the opportunity to self-serve more at the airport or pre-trip. The company’s global network and an ever-expanding list of capabilities has Travelex well-positioned to remain a strong market leader.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- Additional Benefits Vary by Location
- 22 Days Plus Bank Holidays Pro-Rata
- Employee Discount Platform with Everyday Rewards by Bravo at Hundreds of Shops & Online Stores
- Employee Assistance Program
- Season Ticket Loan/Ride to Work Scheme
- Life & Dental Insurance, Critical Illness Cover
Company HQ
Peterborough, UK
Leadership
Richard Wazacz
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of BrickVect, and Founder of Octopus Wealth, and Octopus Labs. Became CEO of Travelex in 2022.
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