Director, Data and Pricing Platform at Opendoor

At Opendoor, our mission is to power life’s progress one move at a time. We are reinventing the real estate industry by replacing the broken, traditional home-buying process with a digital, end-to-end experience that provides customers with simplicity and certainty. Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on building tools that make home transactions seamless, and we are now looking for a leader to help us scale our data and pricing capabilities to support this vision.

The role

We are seeking a visionary Director, Data and Pricing Platform to join our team on a full-time basis in India. This is a senior leadership position for an experienced professional who can drive a step-level improvement in our company-wide data initiatives. You will operate in a hybrid work environment, leading cross-functional teams to align our technical data strategy with our broader business objectives.

Core responsibilities

• Define and execute an 18-month roadmap for our analytics, data, and machine learning platforms to ensure they remain aligned with our organizational goals.
• Lead the design and implementation of a federated data platform and a high-performance machine learning platform that supports our core pricing models, which drive billions of dollars in revenue.
• Establish robust data governance and security policies while mentoring a high-performing team of software, data, and machine learning engineers.

Skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership capacity overseeing data, software, or machine learning engineering teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the end-to-end data lifecycle, including ingestion, feature engineering, and the productionization of machine learning models.
• Proficiency with cloud-based data platforms such as AWS or Databricks and big data technologies like Hadoop or Spark.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• A strategic mindset with a proven track record of driving data-driven cultural transformation.

Compensation and benefits

We are committed to supporting our employees through a hybrid work model that balances flexibility with collaborative, in-person engagement.

How to apply

If you are passionate about transforming the real estate industry through data and engineering excellence, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your application through our careers portal to begin the process of joining our team.