Manager, Data Platforms (Permanent)

CoreFactor Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office two days per week

Job summary

CoreFactor Inc. is hiring a Manager, Data Platforms for permanent full-time in the GTA. The role is hybrid with in-office presence two days per week.

You will develop and lead the enterprise data platform strategy, including Snowflake, cloud data services, and data engineering, to support governed and scalable data usage across Hydro One. You will partner with cross‑functional teams to define data requirements, establish standards, drive adoption of data practices, and lead data services staff.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in data governance, data stewardship, data modelling, data architecture and master/metadata management
• Experience leading enterprise Snowflake platforms and data engineering teams including platform strategy and governance
• Experience with change management and driving adoption of data practices
• Strong communication, training and problem-solving skills to align data initiatives with business objectives

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and maintain a complete data engineering strategy and capabilities
• Partner with cross-functional teams to scope data requirements and build scalable data engineering solutions
• Facilitate, educate and promote adoption of data engineering tools, standards, processes and procedures
• Manage, support and develop data services staff
• Coordinate and define data engineering requirements, priorities and delivery responsibilities across business and technology teams
• Establish data engineering standards, reusable patterns and development practices
• Guide and facilitate data quality, pipeline and engineering issue resolution processes
• Provide leadership on data engineering best practices, data quality and performance measures
• Communicate data engineering strategy, standards, patterns and procedures across the organization
• Enforce compliance with internal data engineering, architecture, security and data governance standards and procedures
• Support cross-functional teams in defining data structures, storage needs and data movement requirements
• Establish and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, patterns and models to support scalable, consistent and reusable data solutions

Skills

Data governance

Data modelling

Data architecture

Data engineering

Leadership

Change management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Team coordination

Education

Undergraduate degree in Data Science, AI, CS, or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Job description

CoreFactor is searching for a Manager, Data Platforms on a permanent/full-time basis for a client in the GTA.

This position is hybrid and will require the successful incumbent to be in the office two (2) days per week.

Job Purpose

Develop, execute and maintain a comprehensive enterprise data platform strategy and capabilities to support the secure, scalable and governed use of enterprise data across Hydro One. Lead the planning, design, delivery, operation and continuous improvement of enterprise data platforms, including Snowflake, cloud data services, data engineering and reusable enterprise data products.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and maintain a complete data engineering strategy and capabilities.
  
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to scope data requirements and build scalable data engineering solutions.
  
• Facilitate, educate and promote adoption of data engineering tools, standards, processes and procedures.
  
• Manage, support and develop data services staff.
  
• Coordinate and define data engineering requirements, priorities and delivery responsibilities across business and technology teams.
  
• Establish data engineering standards, reusable patterns and development practices.
  
• Guide and facilitate data quality, pipeline and engineering issue resolution processes.
  
• Provide leadership on data engineering best practices, data quality and performance measures.
  
• Communicate data engineering strategy, standards, patterns and procedures across the organization.
  
• Enforce compliance with internal data engineering, architecture, security and data governance standards and procedures.
  
• Support cross‑functional teams in defining data structures, storage needs and data movement requirements.
  
• Establish and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, patterns and models to support scalable, consistent and reusable data solutions.
  

Data Analytics

• Define and analyze information required for business decisions, including benchmarking.
  
• Perform fit-gap analysis of decision‑support data.
  
• Evaluate data quality, accuracy requirements and ongoing quality metrics.
  
• Manage analytics training and adoption activities with change management support.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field.
  
• 5-10 years of experience in data governance, data stewardship, data modelling, data architecture, and master/metadata management.
  
• Experience with change management and driving adoption of data practices.
  
• Strong experience leading enterprise Snowflake platforms and engineering teams, including platform strategy, architecture, data engineering, governance, reliability and optimization
  
• Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, Looker or similar analytics and visualization tools.
  
• Strong strategic thinking, communication, training and problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to align data initiatives with business objectives.
  
• Ability to coordinate across multiple departments and manage collaboration.