Vice President (Identity) , Engineering
Role Overview
This is a highly strategic and technical leadership role requiring deep domain expertise in identity management, strong organizational leadership, and the ability to operate at both architectural and executive levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and define the strategic roadmap for the Identity & Data Layer, covering the full lifecycle (ingest → resolve → enrich → activate), with clear accountability for scalability, accuracy, latency, and reliability SLAs.
- Lead and inspire a team of ~50 engineers,
- Own the evolution of identity resolution and identity graph systems, advancing deterministic and probabilistic matching, cross-channel identity, and real-time enrichment as core competitive capabilities.
- Drive the evolution of identity resolution and identity graph systems, advancing deterministic and probabilistic matching, cross-channel identity, and real-time enrichment as core competitive capabilities.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with AI, marketing, and product teams to ensure seamless integration of identity services across Zeta’s platform.
- Establish the data layer as the context engine for Zeta’s AI-native platform, enabling real-time features, embeddings, and data access for models, agents, and downstream applications.
- Benchmark against industry leaders and innovate ahead of the market in identity solutions.
- Ensure compliance with privacy and data governance standards (e.g., CCPA, GDPR).
- Recruit, mentor, and develop top talent, while creating a strong succession plan for critical roles.
- Partner with executive leadership on strategy, investment, and prioritization, aligning platform evolution with business outcomes and long-term scalability.
- Collaborate with DevEx and AI Enablement teams to drive adoption of AI-native engineering practices across the data layer, improving developer productivity, code quality, and system evolution velocity.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of engineering leadership, including significant time leading large-scale identity or data platforms.
- Deep domain expertise in identity resolution, identity graphs, and data enrichment—preferably with experience from a top competitor or parallel industry.
- Possess experience working on data technologies equivalent to:
- Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery
- Iceberg, Hudi, Delta
- EMR, Airflow, Spark
- Aerospike, Scylla, DynamoDB
- Proven experience managing 50+ person organizations, including directors and senior engineering managers.
- Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and compliance, including global standards such as GDPR and CCPA.
- Track record of innovation and driving measurable outcomes, including AI-driven or data-driven product capabilities.
- Exceptional communication skills
BENEFITS & PERKS
- Unlimited PTO
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee Equity
- Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance
- And more!!
SALARY RANGE
The compensation range for this role is $400,000 - $500,000.00, depending on location and experience.
PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA
Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another.
Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here: https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/