Data Lead

Role: Data Lead

Location: Midtown Atlanta GA (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

Position Overview:

• We are seeking an experienced Data Lead to take full ownership of the end-to-end delivery of the Symphony data platform. This is a hands-on technical leadership role - not a project management or administrative position.
• The Data Lead will be the single point of accountability for all delivery coordination and execution across the program working directly with the core team.

Day to Day Job Duties:

• Own the end-to-end delivery coordination and execution of the Symphony platform (Phase 2 and beyond).
• Provide strong technical leadership across data engineering architecture and analytics workstreams.
• Lead and manage a blended team of 10 resources including architects engineers business analysts and QA.
• Drive Phase 2 priorities: refactoring/cleanup Phase 1 maintenance and performance optimization.
• Serve as the primary escalation point to reduce management overhead for client stakeholders.
• Establish and enforce delivery standards automation practices and reusable development patterns.
• Identify risks blockers and opportunities for improvement proactively.
• Coordinate day-to-day operations with minimal oversight from client leads.
• Ensure all solutions adhere to metadata-driven architecture and pipeline standards.
• Present delivery status technical decisions and program health to stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in data engineering or analytics delivery roles.
• Proven track record in leading large-scale data platform implementations end-to-end.
• Strong hands-on technical background in Spark Scala and SQL.
• Deep experience with Azure Synapse; Microsoft Fabric knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with metadata-driven architecture and data warehousing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams without heavy client-side governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in local-first code-first development environments.
• Background in marketing data marketing analytics or consumer goods is preferred.
• Degree: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field or equivalent work experience.

Nice to Have:

• Oversight-only or PMO-style profiles will not be considered.
• Must be a working technical leader who can engage at code and architecture level.
• Must be available to mobilize immediately.