Director, Data Products & Semantics
RBC — MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada
Posted 2026-08-20
Job Description What is the opportunity? We are building a governed consumption layer on our Snowflake data platform, a curated set of business-aligned data products and semantic definitions that make enterprise data trustworthy, discoverable, and usable at scale. We are looking for a director to own this capability end to end. This role sits at the boundary between data engineering and business consumption. You will define what "ready to use" means for our data, lead the team that builds it, and work closely with our Data Platform & Engineering team who owns the underlying data models, platform services, and production deployment. Together, you will ensure that what gets built is both technically sound and business relevant. You bring hands-on experience with the modern data stack, have built or led semantic/consumption layers before, and have evolved into a leader who can translate business needs into governed data products. You understand that the future of analytics is self-serve and increasingly AI-assisted, and that a well-defined semantic layer is what makes that future reliable. What you will do Own the consumption layer: Design, deliver, and govern business-ready v