Senior Director - Data Platforms & Architecture

Team: IT

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

The Senior Director - Data Platforms & Architecture is responsible for leading a high-performing data practice, ensuring successful client outcomes, and driving technical excellence across projects. This role requires a balance of strategic vision, operational leadership, and hands-on engagement with teams and clients.

• Lead the financial performance of the practice area, including utilization, margin management, investments, and overall business growth.
• Provide executive oversight and sponsorship for key client engagements, ensuring successful delivery and strong customer relationships.
• Coach delivery teams on complex projects, provide feedback to managers, and promote continuous improvement.
• Partner with leadership teams to manage workforce capacity, skills development, and team capability growth.
• Establish clear learning paths, resources, and guidelines to strengthen technical expertise within the practice.
• Review and approve delivery readiness assessments and solution reviews in collaboration with principal architects.
• Optimize project staffing strategies to maximize client satisfaction and delivery outcomes.
• Drive technical excellence by supporting architecture reviews, delivery standards, and best practices across projects.
• Resolve technical escalations quickly while capturing lessons learned to improve future delivery approaches.
• Create strategic client engagement opportunities through expert sessions, briefings, and thought leadership activities.
• Collaborate with solution architecture teams to develop delivery frameworks, technology strategies, and repeatable solution patterns.
• Define and manage practice technology strategies, client journeys, and delivery models for data solution areas.
• Champion client success initiatives and highlight business impact achieved through technology solutions.
• Support intellectual property development, technology roadmaps, and internal solution engineering initiatives.
• Lead quarterly technology briefings and share industry insights, project learnings, and delivery recommendations with teams.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced technology leader with a strong background in consulting, data platforms, and enterprise architecture. They should have proven experience leading teams, managing client relationships, and delivering complex data transformation initiatives.

• 8-10+ years of relevant technology leadership experience, preferably within a consulting or professional services environment.
• Deep expertise in modern data engineering, preferably using Azure-based data platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, and lakehouse architectures.
• Broad knowledge across data and analytics disciplines, including:
  • Data governance and architecture.
  • Data integration and classification.
  • Data analysis and visualization.
  • Data quality management.
  • Data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.
  • Master data management (MDM) and enterprise data standards.
  • Strong understanding of industry best practices and enterprise architecture frameworks.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage technical teams, executives, and business stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience managing data professionals, defining team processes, setting expectations, and developing talent.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and maintain project delivery timelines.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Ability to work effectively in a remote-first environment and collaborate with distributed teams.

  Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary range of $183,400 - $275,100 USD.
  • Eligibility for annual discretionary and/or utilization-based bonus opportunities.
  • Flexible work location with a virtual-first approach.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Generous paid time off, including a minimum of 15 days, company holidays, and floating personal days.
  • Multiple medical plan options.
  • Optional vision and dental coverage.
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
  • Paid parental leave for birth and non-birth parents.
  • Healthcare FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care FSA options.
  • Monthly technology and home office allowance.
  • Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support.
  • Opportunities to work on innovative data transformation initiatives and develop technology leadership capabilities.