Data Platform Intelligence Manager - B2B

Property Finder is the leading property portal in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, dedicated to shaping an inclusive future for real estate while spearheading the region’s growing tech ecosystem. At its core is a clear and powerful purpose:
To change living for good in the region.

Founded on the value of great ambitions, Property Finder connects millions of property seekers with thousands of real estate professionals every day. The platform offers a seamless and enriching experience, empowering both buyers and renters to make informed decisions. Since its inception in 2007, Property Finder has evolved into a trusted partner for developers, brokers, and home seekers. As a lighthouse tech company, it continues to create an environment where people can thrive and contribute meaningfully to the transformation of real estate in MENA.

Data Platform Intelligence Manager, B2B

Director of Data Platform Intelligence

We're seeking a people-first Engineering Manager to lead our high-performing Data Engineering team in a fast-growing proptech organization. This isn't a role for someone looking to stay hands‑on in code, this is about leverage, not output. Your success equation is simple:
Team Output × Team Health.

In this role, you will act as the core engineering partner to our B2B Product and Commercial organizations. You will move beyond simply fulfilling data requests to actively co‑owning the roadmap for how data powers our enterprise offerings. Your team will build highly scalable data products that deliver actionable customer intelligence, optimize commercial performance, and provide deep behavioural insights.

Furthermore, you will champion the architectural and operational evolution of our foundational data platform. You will guide the transition from traditional, descriptive data pipelines into a proactive, AI‑enabled intelligence engine. By embedding advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities directly into our core infrastructure, you will ensure our data ecosystem acts as a primary catalyst for product monetisation, enhanced customer ROI, and long‑term retention.

• Languages:
  
  Python, SQL
• Orchestration:
  Dagster (migrating from legacy Airflow)
• Compute & Storage: AWS Redshift, S3, Click House, Athena
• Transformation: dbt (Core/Cloud), Fivetran
• Infrastructure: AWS (ECS/EKS, Glue, Lambda), Terraform with Terragrunt
• AI/GenAI: AWS Bedrock, AWS Agent Core, Lang Chain

Drive Business OKRs

• Move beyond "closing tickets" to delivering tangible business value. Ensure your team understands why they're building a pipeline, not just how.
• Partner closely with Product Managers to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, prioritising initiatives that directly impact company objectives.
• Own the "Universal Translator" role:
  Articulate technical debt, risks, and architectural trade‑offs (e.g., cost vs. latency) in language that Product, Finance, and Executive teams understand.

• Own the agile delivery process (Sprint Planning, Standups, Retrospectives), ensuring predictable, high‑quality delivery of data initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise backlogs, balancing new features, tech debt, and infrastructure investments.
• Act as the primary point of contact for downstream data consumers (Data Science, Analytics, Product teams).

• Move the team away from "hero engineering." When something breaks twice, fix the system that allowed it to break, not just the symptom.
• Enforce coding standards, CI/CD practices, and architectural guidelines that scale.
• Proactively identify and eliminate bad processes, useless meetings, and low‑value work dragging down velocity.

• Monitor and maintain SLAs, data freshness, pipeline reliability, and incident response processes.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with focus on systemic fixes and preventing recurrence.
• Champion Cloud Cost Optimisation (Fin Ops) practices on AWS.

• Manage, mentor, and coach a team of…