Senior Director, Data Engineering and Architecture

At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world's most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward.

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 60+ countries across the world, BCD M&E's team of 2,000+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table.

While we can't guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something.

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At BCD Meetings & Events, we believe the best outcomes come from combining human expertise, innovation and responsible AI. We're investing in technology and talent to help our teams solve complex challenges, create exceptional experiences, advance more sustainable event practices and deliver stronger outcomes for clients around the world. AI supports how we work, learn and innovate, but people remain at the center of every decision, including all hiring decisions.

Ready to build what's next in enterprise data? As Senior Director, Data Engineering and Architecture, you will lead the strategy, design, and delivery of modern data platforms across AWS and Azure that power analytics, reporting, and smarter business decisions across the organization. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who brings both technical depth and big‑picture thinking - someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, building at scale, and helping teams turn ambitious ideas into secure, high‑performing solutions.

In this role, you will help shape the future of our data ecosystem by driving platform modernization, setting architectural direction, and leading engineering teams through meaningful transformation. You will work across technology and business teams to build scalable, reliable, and trusted data capabilities that make a real impact. If you are excited by cloud engineering, modern architecture, and the opportunity to create clarity from complexity, this is a role where you can do just that.

• Leading enterprise data engineering and architecture with a balance of strategic vision and hands‑on technical depth
• Building scalable, cloud‑native data platforms across AWS and Azure, including batch, streaming, and real‑time workloads
• Writing and guiding development in Python, SQL, Spark, and PySpark to deliver reliable, high‑performing data solutions
• Establishing strong standards for data modeling, governance, observability, security, performance, and lifecycle management
• Partnering across technical and business teams, mentoring distributed teams, and translating complex technical concepts into clear business value

• Experience modernizing legacy platforms and leading cloud migration efforts across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments
• Strong knowledge of AWS services such as Amazon S3, Glacier, Glue, Redshift, Redshift Spectrum, and Kinesis, as well as Azure services such as Azure Data Lake Storage, Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Event Hubs, and Databricks
• A background in Data Ops, CI/CD, Git, automated testing, and infrastructure as code using Terraform, Bicep, or Cloud Formation
• Experience leading architecture reviews, prototyping solutions, troubleshooting issues, and…