Senior Director, Data Platform

We are the better way to work in finance. As private equitys value creation partner we sit at the heart of PEwhere sponsors and CFOs meet. Through financial consulting rooted in data technology and AI we help clients drive valuesupporting the office of the CFO to drive end-to-end value creation.

If you crave challenging work and are looking togrow come solvecomplexissues alongside1600 finance & technology experts ina supportive collaborativeenvironment.

Backedby premier private equity firms and headquarteredin New York with 11officesaroundtheglobe we are a high-growth entrepreneurial firmlookingforpeoplewhowantto be part of buildingsomethinggreat. Come make your mark.

Accordions Data & Analytics (D&A) team offers cutting-edge intelligent solutions to a global clientele leveraging a blend of domain knowledge sophisticated technology tools and deep analytics capabilities to tackle complex business challenges.

We partner with Private Equity clients and their Portfolio Companies across diverse sectors including Retail CPG Healthcare Media & Entertainment Technology and Logistics.

We deliver data and analytical solutions designed to streamline reporting capabilities and enhance business insights across vast and complex data sets ranging from Sales Operations Marketing Pricing Customer Strategies and more.

This role can be based in any of our US office locations and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Lead end-to-end delivery of modern data platforms owning scope schedule budget and outcomes. Run geographically diverse agile delivery teams guide medallion/Lakehouse architectures and translate client business goals into scalable solutions on Snowflake Azure and Databricks.

• Own end-to-end delivery of large multi-workstream data platform programs scope timeline budget quality risk and business outcomes.
• Serve as senior client relationship manager guiding executives through strategy tradeoffs change requests and steering committees.
• Shape target-state architecture across Snowflake Databricks Microsoft Fabric/Azure and adjacent tooling.
• Provide architectural stewardship: lakehouse/medallion patterns data contracts CI/CD for data observability governance and lineage.
• Lead agile cross-functional teams (data engineering analytics platform ops); mature Scrum/Kanban practices and coordinate onshore/offshore delivery.
• Own commercial performance: SOW alignment staffing budget forecasting margin risk and acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to practice growth playbooks accelerators pre-sales support proposals and client opportunity development.
• Support pursuits: scoping estimating staffing and executive-level storytelling; serve as technical authority in client workshops and due diligence.
• Drive business development (pipeline proposals account expansion) and support recruiting/mentorship as the practice scales.
• Travel to client sites as needed.

• 10 years technology delivery experience including 5 years leading data platform/engineering/analytics transformation programs in consulting (required).
• Proven success managing $1M$5M multi-workstream programs with distributed US/offshore teams and senior client stakeholders.
• Hands-on technical fluency: Snowflake (warehouses RBAC performance/cost tuning) Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric Azure data services (ADF Synapse ADLS networking/security) and ingestion/transformation tooling (Fivetran; dbt a plus).
• Ability to credibly guide architecture and review technical decisions not just manage status.
• Practical expertise in lakehouse/medallion architectures governance data modeling and data quality/observability.
• Strong agile delivery skills (Scrum/Kanban Jira/Azure DevOps CI/CD for data Git workflows).
• Strong executive communication with VP/C-suite/sponsor-level stakeholders.
• Strong commercial instincts proposals staffing strategy engagement economics.
• Nice to have regulated industries FinOps for data platforms GDPR/CCPA Power BI/Fabric PE-backed environments Office of the CFO transformations or broader AI-led value creation work.

Preferred Requirements:

• BS/MS in CS IS Engineering adjacent technical degree (Math Physics etc.) or equivalent experience. MBA a plus.
• PMP PMI-ACP or SAFe; SnowPro; Azure DP-203/AZ-305 a plus.

• Trusted advisor connecting business goals to platform execution leading teams through ambiguity.
• Programs delivered with quality predictable execution and measurable outcomes.
• Engagements expand through delivery with credibility and strong executive relationships.
• The Data Platform team grows stronger through mentorship hiring and repeatable standards.

The annual salary for this role ranges from: $234000 to $280000 USD bonus equity benefits. Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to geographic location skill set years and depth of experience education certifications cost of labor and internal equity.

Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.

Please note that as per Accordion policy we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our inclusive diversity values. Any employment agency person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Accordion will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency person or entity.

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