Data Platform Manager

Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. Our long-life balanced portfolio combines stable cash flows from low-decline production with a deep high-quality development inventory.

Crescent is a top three producer (by gross operated production) in the Eagle Ford basin. Crescents leadership is an experienced team of investment financial and industry professionals that combines proven investment and operating expertise. For more than a decade Crescent and our predecessors have executed on a consistent strategy focused on cash flow risk management and returns.Through disciplined and accretive investments we have successfully tripled the size of our company since going public in December 2021 while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

The Data Platform Manager is responsible for the leadership delivery reliability and continuous evolution of the enterprise data platform. This role oversees data engineers architects and database administrators ensuring the organizations data ecosystem is capable of supporting enterprise reporting analytics automation and AI initiatives.

This individual will lead the development and operation of modern cloud-based data platforms with a particular focus on data integration platform reliability and operational excellence. The role is accountable for the creation optimization and stability of enterprise data pipelines while enabling trusted analytics-ready data across operational engineering financial and corporate functions.

As a key leader within the Data & Analytics organization this individual will play a critical role in accelerating the companys journey toward becoming a data-driven technology-enabled enterprise while establishing a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Platform Strategy & Operations

• Lead the strategy roadmap and operational management of the enterprise data platform ensuring scalability reliability security and performance.

• Partner with business and IT leaders to align platform capabilities with enterprise priorities and data strategy objectives.

• Establish standards and operating models that promote consistency and long-term platform sustainability.

• Drive platform modernization initiatives that improve data accessibility automation and business value.

Data Engineering & Platform Delivery

• Lead the Data Engineering function responsible for the development and operation of enterprise data pipelines and integration services.

• Ensure data pipelines are reliable scalable and capable of supporting enterprise analytics reporting automation and AI use cases.

• Establish engineering standards and best practices for data integration testing deployment monitoring and operational support.

• Drive adoption of automation CI/CD and modern data engineering practices to improve efficiency and reliability.

Data Architecture Governance & Reliability

• Lead the Data Architecture and Database Administration functions ensuring alignment with enterprise data standards and governance objectives.

• Support data quality metadata management lineage and stewardship initiatives that improve trust and transparency across enterprise data assets.

• Ensure platform services meet business requirements for availability recoverability security and compliance.

• Establish operational metrics and service-level objectives that drive continuous improvement and platform reliability.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing team of Data Engineers Data Architects and Database Administrators.

• Foster a culture of ownership collaboration innovation and continuous learning.

• Build strong partnerships with business leaders technology teams and external partners to ensure successful delivery of data platform capabilities.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Director of Data & Analytics on platform strategy technology investments and organizational priorities.

Qualifications & Experience:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field.

Experience:

• 7 years of experience in data engineering data platform management or related disciplines.

• 3 years of leadership experience managing technical teams in enterprise data environments.

• Proven experience building and operating cloud-based data platforms with extensive expertise in Snowflake.

• Experience leading teams responsible for data engineering architecture platform operations and database administration.

• Industry experience in upstream oil and gas is preferred ideally with exposure to drilling production operations reserves and regulatory reporting.

Skills & Competencies:

• Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture administration performance optimization security and governance.

• Strong understanding of oil and gas data domains (e.g. wells completions SCADA production volumes reserves HSE).

• Strong understanding of modern data engineering practices ETL/ELT frameworks cloud data platforms and data lifecycle management.

• Experience with SQL dbt Fivetran CI/CD practices and cloud-native data technologies.

• Demonstrated success leading technical teams and delivering enterprise-scale data initiatives.

• Exceptional stakeholder management communication and leadership skills.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Primarily office-based with occasional travel to field offices and operational sites as needed.

• Potential exposure to remote and high-risk environments requiring adherence to safety protocols.

• May involve walking climbing bending or handling equipment during site visits.

• Possible exposure to varying weather conditions (heat cold rain) while on-site at field offices.

• Availability for emergency response and incident management including after-hours support when required.

Crescent Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race color religion gender/pregnancy gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other legally protected status. Crescent Energy is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If you require accommodation to complete the application process please let us know by contacting .