Head Of Data & Analytics Platforms

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard; Nutley (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard is seeking a Head Of Data & Analytics Platforms in Nutley, New Jersey. This role is crucial for defining, building, and operating enterprise platforms that power analytics and AI at scale.

The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in data platform management and cloud architecture, with proven leadership in global organizations. Responsibilities include managing platform lifecycle and vendor relationships while enabling self-service data consumption and optimizing costs.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data platform management, cloud architecture, or enterprise data solutions.
• Proven leadership building and scaling data and AI platforms in a global organization.
• Strong knowledge of lakehouse architectures and ML enablement.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data and AI platform strategy and roadmap.
• Establish and enforce platform standards for governance, security, and interoperability.
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts for cloud and data platform.
• Lead FinOps initiatives to optimize cloud and platform costs.

Skills

Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Data governance

Security and compliance frameworks

Stakeholder management

Cost optimization strategies

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems

Job description

Summary

The Head Of Data & Analytics Platforms will define, build, and operate enterprise platforms that power analytics, AI, and data products at scale. This leader owns platform strategy, governance, security, resilience, and cost optimization while enabling self-service data consumption across the organization. The role partners with technology and business leaders to accelerate AI adoption and deliver measurable business value through scalable, production‑ready data and AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data and AI platform strategy and roadmap.
• Establish and enforce platform standards for governance, security, observability, and interoperability.
• Own platform lifecycle management including provisioning, scaling, monitoring, and optimization.
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts for cloud, data platform, and AI infrastructure.
• Lead FinOps initiatives to optimize cloud and platform costs.
• Enable self‑service data ingestion, transformation, and consumption through automation and tooling.
• Ensure platform readiness for AI/ML workloads, model deployment, feature stores, and LLMOps integration.
• Oversee disaster recovery, business continuity, and platform performance reporting to leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in data platform management, cloud architecture, or enterprise data solutions.
• Proven leadership building and scaling data and AI platforms in a global organization.
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), lakehouse architectures, and ML enablement.
• Expertise in data governance, security, compliance frameworks, and data quality/lineage practices.
• Experience with FinOps, cost optimization strategies, and platform observability.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication skills, and ability to translate strategy into execution.