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Director, Public & Private Cloud
Dallas
$250000 - $251000
+ Data Management & Governance
PermanentDallas, Texas
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Director, Public & Private Cloud Engineering
A global semiconductor and engineering-led organisation is looking for a Director of Public & Private Cloud Engineering to lead an enterprise cloud platform organisation focused on connecting private and public cloud into one unified environment.
This is a highly strategic leadership role with a strong delivery focus, leading a global engineering organisation across cloud platform engineering, SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure functions.
The Role
Reporting into senior technology leadership, this person will oversee an organisation of 50-100 engineers and leaders across the US and India while driving the evolution of a connected cloud platform environment across both private and public cloud.
The organisation already has strong technical capability across cloud and infrastructure, but the current environment remains fragmented across teams and platforms. This role is focused on bringing those environments together, building alignment across engineering functions, and driving platform delivery across the business.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead a global cloud engineering organisation across platform engineering, SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure
* Drive strategy and delivery across both private and public cloud environments
* Connect siloed infrastructure and platform functions into a unified cloud platform
* Partner closely with senior technical leadership and architecture teams to deliver cloud initiatives
* Oversee Kubernetes, compute, storage, networking, GPU infrastructure, and cloud services across modern environments
* Improve reliability, scalability, automation, and operational efficiency across cloud platforms
* Build trust, autonomy, and strong engineering culture across distributed teams
* Drive modern infrastructure practices using open source tooling and infrastructure-as-code approaches
Required Experience
* 12+ years across cloud, infrastructure, platform engineering, or private cloud environments
* Experience leading managers and senior engineering leaders within enterprise organisations
* Strong experience across both private and public cloud environments
* Deep expertise across AWS plus additional public cloud exposure preferred
* Strong infrastructure automation and IaC experience using Terraform, Ansible, Python, or similar tooling
* Experience building or scaling internal infrastructure platforms or cloud engineering environments
* Strong understanding of networking, security, distributed systems, and infrastructure operations
* Proven ability to deliver technical strategy within complex engineering environments
Preferred Background
* Kubernetes or OpenShift platform leadership experience
* Experience within large enterprise or engineering-led organisations
* Exposure to AI/ML, GPU, or high-performance compute environments
* Strong open source tooling experience
This is a highly visible leadership opportunity within a global engineering environment offering significant ownership, long-term platform impact, and executive-level exposure.

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Head of Data Strategy & Governance
London
£130000 - £160000
+ Data Management & Governance
PermanentLondon
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Head of Data Strategy & Governance
Central London – 2 days a week in office
Salary: £130,000 – £160,000
This is a senior data leadership role with genuine influence. You will take ownership of how data is governed, trusted and scaled across a fast-growing, technology-led financial services business. With data at the heart of decision-making, this role offers the opportunity to shape strategy, solve complex quality challenges, and build a robust operating model that supports long-term growth.
The Company
They are a technology-driven financial services organisation operating at the intersection of finance and data. Their platform brings together complex financial information to provide clients with a clear, holistic view of their finances and support better long-term decisions. The business has grown rapidly and continues to invest heavily in its data and technology capabilities. The culture is collaborative, delivery-focused, and values ownership and clarity.
The Role
As Head of Data Strategy and Governance, you will define and embed how data is owned, managed, and trusted across the organisation. You will work closely with technology, product, and senior stakeholders to ensure data quality underpins every insight and client outcome.
Key responsibilities include:
- Defining and delivering the data strategy, operating model, and governance framework across the business
- Establishing clear data ownership, standards, and accountability in a federated environment
- Leading data quality initiatives to address real-world issues across multiple data sources
- Building and maintaining a single source of truth, including data dictionaries and master data approaches
- Overseeing the data platform within an AWS and Databricks environment, ensuring scalability and reliability
- Providing strategic oversight of BI and analytics, partnering with teams to enable trusted reporting
- Managing and developing a multi-disciplinary data team spanning operations, governance, and BI
Your Skills and Experience
- Strong commercial experience in data strategy, data governance, and operating model design
- Deep understanding of data quality management, controls, and frameworks
- Experience working with modern cloud data platforms, including AWS and Databricks
- Ability to translate complex data and governance concepts for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset with the confidence to lead change in a scaling organisation
- Background in regulated or data-intensive environments is beneficial
What They Offer
- Competitive salary with flexibility depending on experience
- Hybrid working with two days a week in a central London office
- Private medical insurance with a comprehensive wellbeing and fitness programme
- 25 days annual leave with the option to carry over additional days
- Pension via salary sacrifice, plus access to multiple salary sacrifice schemes
- Enhanced parental leave, mental health support, and a dog-friendly office
- Study support, time for learning, and home working equipment on request
- Clear scope for progression and influence, with potential equity reviewed after probation
How to Apply
If you are looking to lead data strategy and governance in a growing, data-led organisation, apply now to find out more.
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Technology Client Services Attorney (AI & Legal Tech)
New York
$200000 - $300000
+ Data Management & Governance
PermanentNew York
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Technology Client Services Attorney (AI & Legal Tech)
Location: New York, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco (hybrid)
About the Opportunity
A top-tier global law firm is investing heavily in client-facing technology and AI capabilities to redefine how legal services are delivered.
This role sits at the intersection of legal practice, client engagement, and emerging technology, helping shape how innovation is communicated, understood, and adopted by clients.
You will work directly with senior partners and clients to position AI and legal technology as a strategic differentiator in service delivery.
The Role
You will serve as a key advisor and translator between technology, legal teams, and clients, ensuring that complex innovations are clearly articulated and commercially relevant.
This is a highly visible, externally oriented role with direct exposure to client strategy, business development, and firm leadership.
What You’ll Do
- Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, and translate insights into strategic recommendations for client impact
- Partner with senior attorneys to shape and deliver client-facing narratives around technology and innovation
- Develop high-quality materials for client presentations, pitches, RFPs, and strategic engagements
- Collaborate with business development and client engagement teams to support key client relationships and growth initiatives
- Create clear, compelling content that explains complex technical concepts in accessible, client-ready language
- Work closely with internal innovation and AI teams to align capabilities with client needs and feedback loops
What Sets You Apart
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, persuasive narratives
- Strong communication and presentation skills with senior stakeholders and clients
- High level of organization, judgment, and attention to detail
- Experience operating in law firm or professional services environments
- Comfort navigating both legal and technology domains
Ideal Background
- JD preferred (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of relevant experience in legal, consulting, or client-facing innovation roles
- Exposure to legal technology, AI, or digital transformation initiatives
Why This Role Is Different
This is not an internal-facing innovation role. You will directly influence how a leading firm presents, positions, and delivers AI-enabled legal services to its clients.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary: $175,000 – $200,000 + performance bonus
- Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and wellness programs
- Generous PTO and holiday structure
- Strong investment in professional development and career growth
Closing Note
This role is best suited for individuals who can operate at the intersection of law, technology, and client strategy, and who bring both intellectual rigor and commercial instinct to their work.

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