AI-Ready Data Platform Leader

iCapital; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual bonus

Healthcare

Retirement plan

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid work model

Job summary

iCapital is seeking a Data Engineering SeniorVice President to lead the enterprise data platform, shaping architecture, roadmap, and operating models for a modern AI-ready data ecosystem. You will supervise platform reliability, DataOps, and cross-functional alignment, guiding data products and semantic layer initiatives to support growth and innovation.

Qualified candidates bring 12+ years in data engineering, 5+ years leading large teams, and deep Snowflake/Databricks experience, with a track

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data engineering, including 5+ years leading large-scale engineering teams.
• Proven track record designing and operating enterprise cloud data platforms (Snowflake/Databricks).
• Expertise in data governance, quality, observability, and cost optimization.
• Experience with analytics engineering, semantic layer development, and dbt.
• Financial services knowledge and regulatory data environments.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for executives and secure investments.

Responsibilities

• Define and own iCapital's enterprise data architecture and Snowflake platform.
• Establish standards for data governance, security, observability, and documentation.
• Own platform reliability, SLAs, and DataOps practices including incident management.
• Lead architectural strategy, tooling, and platform investment recommendations.
• Develop multi-year Data Engineering roadmap aligned to AI priorities.
• Translate strategy into prioritized engineering initiatives and platform capabilities.
• Build business cases for investments and address technical debt and scalability.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to deliver data products.
• Communicate platform progress, risks, and investments to executives.
• Build and lead a high-performing Data Engineering organization.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Enterprise cloud platforms

Snowflake / Databricks expertise

Data governance & quality

Observability & cost optimization

Analytics engineering & dbt

AI-enabled data platforms

Executive stakeholder communication

Financial services domain knowledge

Platform roadmap & investment

Data products & semantic layer

Informatica / metadata management

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

dbt

Informatica

MDM / metadata management

Job description

iCapital is seeking a Data Engineering SeniorVice President to lead the enterprise data platform, shaping architecture, roadmap, and operating models for a modern AI-ready data ecosystem. You will supervise platform reliability, DataOps, and cross-functional alignment, guiding data products and semantic layer initiatives to support growth and innovation.

Qualified candidates bring 12+ years in data engineering, 5+ years leading large teams, and deep Snowflake/Databricks experience, with a track