Director, Data Platform
Core
Lead end-to-end delivery of modern data platforms for private equity clients, managing scope, schedule, budget, and outcomes while guiding medallion/lakehouse architectures.
Role type
Senior Director, Data Platform Delivery
Builds
Scalable data platforms on Snowflake and Azure for PE sponsors and portfolio companies
Domain
Private Equity / Financial Services / Cloud Data Engineering
Required skills
Program delivery management, Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), Cloud platform architecture, Stakeholder management at VP/C-suite level, Budget and margin ownership, Team coaching
Preferred skills
PMP/PMI-ACP/SAFe certification, Snowflake SnowPro, Microsoft Azure certifications, Regulated industry experience, FinOps, Data privacy/compliance
Technologies
Snowflake, Azure (ADF/Fabric, Databricks, Synapse, ADLS, Key Vault, Purview), Jira, Azure DevOps, Git
Responsibilities
Drive planning, execution, and risk management for multi-workstream data initiatives; Stand up and mature agile ceremonies across data engineering and platform ops; Ensure adherence to medallion patterns, data contracts, and governance controls; Orchestrate environments, security, and cost controls for cloud platforms; Serve as executive contact for clients and run steering committees; Coach PMs and tech leads; Codify delivery playbooks and templates
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with strategic oversight