Principal Data Architect

AccruePartners; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AccruePartners is seeking a data platform leader in Charlotte, NC, to guide a major modernization with Databricks-based architecture. You will own architecture, governance, and platform connectivity across a multi-site service business, balancing strategy with hands-on implementation.

You will lead a team of Data Engineers, partner with business units and ERP environments, and influence the future-state data ecosystem for reliable reporting and AI-enabled use cases.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience in Databricks, including architecture, governance, implementation, and platform management.
• Experience standing up or modernizing enterprise data platforms in complex, multi-system environments.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, transformation lifecycles, medallion architecture, and platform connectivity.
• Ability to lead and grow a team of Data Engineers.
• Ability to enable AI use cases through a well-structured, scalable data foundation.
• Background in HVAC, field services, PE-backed platforms, multi-site businesses, or service industries is valuable.

Skills

Databricks architecture

Data platform governance

Platform management

Team leadership

Data integration

AI readiness

Job description

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

• A leading commercial HVAC services platform with a large North American footprint, headquartered in Charlotte and operating across a highly distributed network of service businesses
• A PE-backed growth environment focused on modernization, scalability, and using data more effectively across disconnected business units
• A decentralized operating model with multiple locations, systems, and ERP environments, creating meaningful complexity and opportunity for enterprise data transformation
• A data and AI strategy team building the foundation for better reporting, stronger connectivity, and future AI-enabled business use cases
• A business that values leaders who can think strategically, partner with the business, and still stay close enough to the work to execute hands-on when needed

LOCATION

• Charlotte, NC (Uptown) - Hybrid (3-days)

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

• Opportunity to step into a highly visible data platform leadership role during a major modernization effort
• Ability to lead the consolidation of fragmented data environments into a more scalable Databricks platform
• Exposure to a complex, multi-site service business where data strategy has direct operational and financial impact
• A chance to influence architecture, governance, connectivity, and the future-state data ecosystem
• PE-backed environment with urgency, executive visibility, and appetite for practical, value-driven transformation

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT

• Owns the future-state data platform strategy as the organization moves toward consolidating on Databricks in AWS
• Helps establish the architecture and governance needed to support reliable reporting, analytics, and AI use cases
• Partners across disconnected business units and ERP environments to create a more connected data foundation
• Balances strategic platform leadership with hands‑on technical execution, including direct work inside the Databricks environment
• Provides leadership for the broader data ecosystem, likely including future alignment with pipeline integration resources

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

• Deep hands‑on experience in Databricks, including architecture, governance, implementation, and platform management
• Experience standing up or modernizing enterprise data platforms in complex, multi‑system environments
• Strong understanding of data architecture, transformation lifecycles, medallion architecture, and platform connectivity
• Ability to lead and grow a team of Data Engineers
• Ability to enable AI use cases through a well‑structured, scalable data foundation
• Background in HVAC, field services, PE‑backed platforms, multi‑site businesses, or other service‑based industries would be highly valuable