Vice President, Data Engineering & Analytics

Vice President Of Data Engineering & Analytics

The Vice President of Data Engineering & Analytics is a transformational executive leader responsible for architecting and executing a global strategy that positions Data Engineering and Analytics as core enablers of the company's growth, innovation, and competitive advantage. This leader will oversee a team of 151 employees and contractorsexpected to expand significantly in the coming yearsensuring the function is structured, scalable, and aligned with the company's most critical priorities.

This role is accountable for delivering enterprise-scale, secure, and cost-efficient Data engineering and business intelligence platforms while influencing at the highest levels of the organization. The Vice President will work in close partnership with all Global Information Systems (GIS) functions, the executive leadership team, and cross-functional business units to ensure that Data engineering and Analytics investments directly translate to measurable business outcomes.

The Vice President must bring strategic vision, and operational excellence, as well as the ability to attract, develop, and inspire a world-class global team. It carries full accountability for a current $20M budget, with responsibility for optimizing spending, shaping investment priorities, and ensuring that financial decisions accelerate innovation, efficiency, and enterprise value creation.

Essential Duties

• Set and execute the long-term global Data engineering and analytics strategy, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives, digital transformation, and GIS priorities.
• Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing team of 151 employees and contractors, with responsibility for organizational growth, succession planning, and workforce expansion.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CIO and C-suite executives, influencing strategic direction and shaping enterprise-wide technology decisions.
• Drive a culture of innovation, accountability, cost discipline, and agility to accelerate business value.
• Oversee a $20M+ annual budget, with full responsibility for strategic investment, vendor / partner negotiations, and resource allocation to maximize ROI and enable scalable growth.

Global Execution & Delivery

Enterprise Partnership & Influence

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Key Competencies

Ideal Technical Competencies

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role leads and manages a global organization of 151 employees and contractors, with responsibility for hiring, onboarding, performance management, and workforce expansion. The Vice President will oversee both employees and contingent workers, ensuring effective alignment of talent, resources, and investment to deliver enterprise priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

Other Requirements

The estimated base salary range for the Vice President, Data Engineering & Analytics role based in the United States of America is : $265,800 - $398,600. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual's qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health / dental / vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off. We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact accommodations@illumina.com. To learn more, visit : https : / / www.dol.gov / ofccp / regs / compliance / posters / pdf / eeopost.pdf. The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.