Manager, Data Platform - AI Engineering

About Scout Motors

We're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history—a brand dating back to 1960 that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks. Scout is more than just a brand; it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work. We respect the past and the future by electrifying and digitizing an iconic American brand, loading it with innovation. Our vehicles feature two powertrains: an all-electric option and the Harvester™ range extender, which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range. At Scout Motors, we empower inclusive, entrepreneurial teams to innovate and shape the future of transportation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Data Engineers and AI Engineers while actively contributing to the design, development, and deployment of enterprise Data and AI solutions.
• Drive the development of modern data platforms, AI-enabled applications, intelligent agents, and Generative AI solutions, ensuring delivery excellence, scalability, security, governance, and operational support.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers, AI Engineers, and technical consultants, establishing team goals, performance expectations, and career development plans.
• Foster a high-performing engineering team environment focused on innovation, collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and code reviews across Data Engineering and AI initiatives.
• Participate in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning activities.
• Architect, design, develop, and support scalable data platforms utilizing Databricks and cloud-native technologies.
• Lead development of enterprise data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes supporting analytics, AI, and operational reporting.
• Drive data quality, governance, lineage, metadata management, and security practices.
• Design and deploy AI and Generative AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend opportunities for business adoption aligned with team and enterprise objectives.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to define platform standards and reference architectures.
• Ensure Data and AI solutions align with enterprise governance, cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance requirements.
• Drive platform scalability, reliability, resiliency, and operational readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, AI Engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams and Agile delivery teams.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and developing enterprise data solutions.
• Experience managing cross-functional technical teams through full software development lifecycles.
• Experience with AI tools and platforms such as Databricks Data/AI Platform, Open WebUI, n8n, Pinecone, LangChain, LangGraph.
• Experience with cloud platform technologies such as AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, Monitoring and Observability Platforms (Datadog).
• Experience with Generative AI Solution Development, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Prompt Engineering, AI Agents and Agent Frameworks, Vector Databases (Pinecone), and Large Language Models (LLMs).

Location & Travel

This role is based at Scout Motors' corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC, and requires 4-5 days per week in the office. Regular in-person meetings and events are expected, along with occasional travel to participate in company events.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Generous Paid Time Off: 20 days planned PTO (as accrued), 40 hours unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders.
• Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave.
• Corporate Vehicle Program with eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle and a mobility stipend.

Pay

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible for a base salary and participation in an annual performance bonus program. The initial base salary range is $160,000.00 - $192,500.00, with the final offer determined by the candidate's skills and experience.