CareerPlan

Data Engineering Manager (Data Platform)

LondonFull-time2026-11-05 → 2026-11-08
Hybrid

Core

Lead and manage a data platform engineering team during a migration to a modern Snowflake-based platform, ensuring delivery of the data platform roadmap and fostering team health.

Role type

Senior IC data engineering manager (platform)

Builds

Modern Snowflake-based data platform, internal tooling, and data pipelines

Domain

Fintech / Data Platform Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Data platform architecture, team leadership, project delivery, stakeholder management, Agile/Scrum, mentoring, platform strategy

Preferred skills

Data mesh/lakehouse, dbt, Airflow, streaming vs. batch pipelines, data contracts, AI solutions architecture

Technologies

Snowflake, data mesh, lakehouse, dbt, Airflow

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and mentor a team of data platform engineers; Champion a product mindset for internal tooling; Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and performance management; Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of projects within the data platform roadmap; Manage the team's backlog and define KPIs for platform health; Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into actionable requirements; Communicate roadmap and progress to technical and non-technical audiences; Invest in career development through coaching and mentoring.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC