Head of Data Platform & Strategy

One Pass Solutions; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Remote work across multiple states

Job summary

One Pass Solutions is seeking a Head of Data to build and scale a data organization across data engineering, analytics, and data science. You will shape the data product strategy, drive governance, and own the platform evolution, balancing hands-on architecture with leadership responsibilities.

You will partner with engineering leadership to set standards, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable data solutions. The role blends strategic direction with practical execution.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, data platforms, or related technical disciplines, with a track record of building and scaling data capabilities in high-growth environments.
• 3 years of people management experience, including hiring, performance management, coaching, and career development of engineers, analysts, data scientists, or other technical professionals.
• Experience defining data architecture, platform strategy, and engineering standards for modern data ecosystems.
• Strong proficiency with SQL and deep understanding of relational database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on software engineering with Python and other modern programming languages.
• Expertise with modern cloud data platforms and warehouse technologies such as Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, or similar solutions.
• Experience designing, building, and operating scalable batch and real-time or near real-time data processing pipelines.
• Experience using GitHub or similar source control platforms in collaborative, distributed engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business goals into technical strategies and influence decision-making across the organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transformation of data from a reporting and analytics function into a strategic product capability, identifying opportunities to leverage data as a competitive advantage, unlock new business value, and accelerate growth.
• Define and drive the company's data vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring our data platform and capabilities scale alongside the business.
• Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing data organization spanning data engineering, analytics, and data science. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with cross‑functional leaders and stakeholders to translate company objectives into scalable data solutions, platforms, and insights that drive decision‑making.
• Help shape the technical direction of the data platform in close partnership with our Staff Data Engineer, contributing to key architectural decisions while remaining hands‑on in the design and implementation of critical systems and solutions.
• Drive the evolution of data engineering practices, including data modeling, data quality, governance, security, observability, and validation frameworks to ensure trusted and reliable data at scale.
• Lead the design, implementation, and operation of cloud‑based data infrastructure and services on AWS, balancing scalability, performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Identify and prioritize investments in data platforms, tooling, and processes that enable faster product development, deeper customer insights, and increased organizational leverage.
• Serve as a key member of the engineering leadership team, influencing company‑wide technology strategy and helping shape how data powers future products, decisions, and growth initiatives.

Skills

Data leadership

People management

Data architecture

SQL

Python

Cloud platforms

Snowflake

Redshift

Data modeling

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

Airflow

dbt

Kafka

Job description

One Pass Solutions is seeking a Head of Data to build and scale a data organization across data engineering, analytics, and data science. You will shape the data product strategy, drive governance, and own the platform evolution, balancing hands-on architecture with leadership responsibilities.

You will partner with engineering leadership to set standards, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable data solutions. The role blends strategic direction with practical execution.