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Director, Data PlatformAccordion • Chicago, Illinois, USA
Director, Data Platform

Director, Data Platform

Accordion • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Company Overview

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 alongside1400 finance & technology experts ina supportive collaborativeenvironment.

Backedby premier private equity firms and headquarteredin New York with 10officesaroundtheglobe we are a high-growth entrepreneurial firmlookingforpeoplewhowantto be part of buildingsomethinggreat. Come make your mark.

Data & Analytics

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.

About the Role and You

Lead end-to-end delivery of modern data platforms for our clientsowning scope schedule budget and outcomes. Youll run agile delivery teams guide medallion / lakehouse architectures and partner with clients to translate business goals into scalable solutions on Snowflake Azure & Databricks.

What Youll Do

  • Own program delivery : Drive planning execution risk / issue management RAID logs dependencies and executive status reporting across multi-workstream data initiatives.
  • Lead agile teams : Stand up and mature Scrum / Kanban ceremonies backlog hygiene velocity forecasting and release management across data engineering analytics and platform ops.
  • Architectural stewardship : Ensure adherence to medallion (bronze / silver / gold) patterns data contracts CI / CD for data and governance / quality controls (DQ rules lineage observability).
  • Cloud & platform delivery : Orchestrate environments security and cost controls for Snowflake and Azure (ADF / Fabric Databricks Synapse Key Vault Purview).
  • Client leadership : Serve as the day-to-day executive contact; run steering committees manage change requests and drive stakeholder alignment and adoption.
  • Commercials & quality : Own SOW scope staffing and margin; forecast and track budgets; enforce delivery standards and acceptance criteria tied to business KPIs.
  • Enablement : Coach PMs and tech leads; codify playbooks / templates for repeatable delivery; contribute to proposals and pre-sales as needed.
  • Travel to client sites as needed

What Youll Bring

  • 10 years of technology delivery with 5 years leading data platform or analytics programs in consulting / professional services.
  • Proven success managing $1M$5M multi-workstream programs with distributed teams.
  • Hands-on familiarity with Snowflake (warehouses RBAC performance / cost tuning) and Azure data services (ADF / Fabric Databricks Synapse ADLS networking & security).
  • Strong command of agile delivery (Scrum / Kanban) Jira / Azure DevOps release planning and CI / CD for data (Git-based workflows environments).
  • Practical experience implementing medallion architectures and lakehouse patterns data modeling and data quality / observability.
  • Stakeholder management at VP / C-suite level; crisp written / oral communication and executive reporting.
  • Nice to have : regulated industries FinOps for data platforms data privacy / compliance (GDPR / CCPA) and analytics enablement (Power BI / Fabric).
  • Preferred requirements

  • BS / MS in CS IS Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • PMP PMI-ACP or SAFe; Snowflake SnowPro; Microsoft Azure (DP-203 AZ-305) a plus.
  • What Success Looks Like

  • Programs delivered on-time / on-budget with measurable business outcomes (e.g. SLA improvements cost per query reductions faster time-to-insight).
  • Stable secure and cost-efficient Snowflake / Azure platforms with clear operating models and playbooks.
  • High client satisfaction (CSAT / NPS) and referenceable accounts.
  • The annual salary for this role ranges from : $170000 to $225000 USD benefits bonus. 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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    Required Experience :

    Director

    Key Skills

    Fundraising,Management Experience,Coaching,Analysis Skills,Strategic Planning,Team Management,Budgeting,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Public Speaking,negotiation,Supervising Experience

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Monthly Salary Salary : 170000 - 225000

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