Manager, Data Platforms (Permanent)

CoreFactor is searching for a Manager Data Platforms on a permanent/full-time basis for a client in the GTA.

This position is hybrid and will require the successful incumbent to be in the office two (2) days per week.

Job Purpose

Develop execute and maintain a comprehensive enterprise data platform strategy and capabilities to support the secure scalable and governed use of enterprise data across Hydro One. Lead the planning design delivery operation and continuous improvement of enterprise data platforms including Snowflake cloud data services data engineering and reusable enterprise data products.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop execute and maintain a complete data engineering strategy and capabilities.
  
• Partner with cross-functional teams to scope data requirements and build scalable data engineering solutions.
  
• Facilitate educate and promote adoption of data engineering tools standards processes and procedures.
  
• Manage support and develop data services staff.
  
• Coordinate and define data engineering requirements priorities and delivery responsibilities across business and technology teams.
  
• Establish data engineering standards reusable patterns and development practices.
  
• Guide and facilitate data quality pipeline and engineering issue resolution processes.
  
• Provide leadership on data engineering best practices data quality and performance measures.
  
• Communicate data engineering strategy standards patterns and procedures across the organization.
  
• Enforce compliance with internal data engineering architecture security and data governance standards and procedures.
  

Data Architecture

• Support cross-functional teams in defining data structures storage needs and data movement requirements.
  
• Establish and maintain enterprise data architecture standards patterns and models to support scalable consistent and reusable data solutions.
  

Data Analytics

• Define and analyze information required for business decisions including benchmarking.
  
• Perform fit-gap analysis of decision-support data.
  
• Evaluate data quality accuracy requirements and ongoing quality metrics.
  
• Manage analytics training and adoption activities with change management support.

• Undergraduate degree in Data Science Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Business Administration or a related field.
  
• 5-10 years of experience in data governance data stewardship data modelling data architecture and master/metadata management.
  
• Experience with change management and driving adoption of data practices.
  
• Strong experience leading enterprise Snowflake platforms and engineering teams including platform strategy architecture data engineering governance reliability and optimization
  
• Proficiency with Power BI Tableau Looker or similar analytics and visualization tools.
  
• Strong strategic thinking communication training and problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to align data initiatives with business objectives.
  
• Ability to coordinate across multiple departments and manage collaboration.