Enterprise Data Platform Director

Phillips 66

Director of Enterprise Data Platform at Phillips 66, leading strategy, governance, and delivery of the data platform. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement critical analytics and AI use cases.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $214,200 - $261,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudETLGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide technology innovation strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and measurable outcomes.
Own the strategic roadmap for the enterprise data platform, guiding capability growth, investment proposals, and delivery of user-centered capabilities.
Partner with AI, Data Science, Security, Cloud Engineering, and business teams to deliver a resilient, secure, and highly usable data platform that powers analytics, AI, and business systems.
Make architecture and technology decisions, including reference architectures, build/buy evaluations, vendor selection, and patterns for data ingestion (batch/streaming/CDC), transformation (ETL/ELT), modeling, and serving.
Define and implement governance policies, oversee platform operations, and ensure integration with application and analytics strategies.
Foster a product mindset by driving stakeholder engagement, prioritizing initiatives, and communicating progress effectively.
Manage the innovation pipeline, including resource allocation, budgeting, and the development and delivery of intellectual property that supports business objectives.
Build organizational capability by coaching and mentoring talent, and develop annual business plans that support strategic objectives.
Represent the company in industry forums and professional events, promoting the organization’s brand and efforts.
Cultivate a culture of innovation, accountability, and engagement, ensuring results that make a measurable impact on the organization’s success.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
10+ years of broad and deep experience in technology innovation, data engineering, analytics platforms, or data architecture, including at least 6 years in a leadership role managing resources and teams.
5+ years leading enterprise-scale data platforms, fabric/mesh, or data governance programs.
Advanced expertise in data ingestion (batch/stream/CDC), orchestration, ELT/ETL, data modeling, and serving patterns; familiarity with event/stream platforms and metadata-driven pipelines.
Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP), containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices applied to data platforms.
Must be legally authorized to work in the job posting country.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus 8%
401k company match
Cash Balance Account pension
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringdata architecturedata ingestionETLELTdata modelingcloud computinginfrastructure-as-codeCI/CDanalytics platforms

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder engagementcoachingmentoringcommunicationinnovation mindsetaccountabilityorganizational capabilitystrategic planningresource allocation