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A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.\nBut Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.\nThe Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements - an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester™ range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range.\nAt Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.\nJoin us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!\nWhat you’ll do\nBecome part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following: \nThe Manager, Data and AI Engineering is a hands-on technical leader responsible for leading and developing a team of Data Engineers and AI Engineers while actively contributing to the design, development, and deployment of enterprise Data and AI solutions. \nThis person will lead multiple agile teams and drive the development of modern data platforms, AI-enabled applications, intelligent agents, and Generative AI solutions while ensuring delivery excellence, scalability, security, governance, and operational support. \nLead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers, AI Engineers, and technical consultants. \nEstablish team goals, performance expectations, career development plans, and technical growth initiatives. \nFoster a high-performing engineering team environment focused on innovation, collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement. \nProvide technical guidance, coaching, and code reviews across Data Engineering and AI initiatives. \nParticipate in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning activities. \nArchitect, design, develop, and support scalable data platforms utilizing Databricks and cloud-native technologies. \nLead development of enterprise data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes supporting analytics, AI, and operational reporting. \nDrive data quality, governance, lineage, metadata management, and security practices. \nLead the design and deployment of AI and Generative AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. \nEvaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend opportunities for business adoption aligned with team and enterprise objectives. \nCollaborate with Enterprise Architects to define platform standards and reference architectures. \nEnsure Data and AI solutions align with enterprise governance, cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance requirements. \nDrive platform scalability, reliability, resiliency, and operational readiness. \nLocation & Travel Expectations: \nThis role may be based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC. \nThis role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. \nApplicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.\nWhat you’ll bring \nWe expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:\nBachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent work experience. \n7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, AI Engineering, or related technical disciplines. \n3+ years of experience leading technical teams and Agile delivery teams. \nStrong hands-on experience designing and developing enterprise data solutions. \nStrong experience leading Data Engineering and AI Engineering teams. \nExperience managing cross-functional technical teams through full software development lifecycles. \nExperience with AI tools and Platforms such as Databricks Data/AI Platform, Open WebUI, n8n, Pinecone, LangChain, LangGraph \nExperience with cloud platform technologies such as AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, Monitoring and Observability Platforms (Data dog) \nExperience with Generative AI Solution Development, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Prompt Engineering, AI Agents and Agent Frameworks, Vector Databases (pinecone) and Large Language Models (LLMs) \nWhat you'll gain\nThe benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting - with an iconic brand at its foundation. In addition, Scout providescompetitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:\nCompetitive insurance including:Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans\n\n401(k) program with:An employer match and immediate vesting\n\nGenerous Paid Time Off including:20 days planned PTO, as accrued\n40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually\nUp to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders\nPaid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave\n\nCorporate Vehicle Program with:Eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle\nA mobility stipend\n\nPay Transparency\nThis is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.\nInitial base salary range = $160,000.00 - $192,500.00\nInternal leveling code: M8\nNotice to applicants:\nTo be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors, applicants must be 18 years of age or older. \nResiding in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. \nResiding in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. \nResiding in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.\nEqual Opportunity\nScout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law. Scout Motors is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws. 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