Senior Data & BI Platform Lead (Remote)

Kipp Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday & flexible PTO (25 holidays +

Paid parental leave

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401K with match

Wellness reimbursements

Life/disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

KIPP Foundation is seeking a senior data & BI leader to architect and deliver data solutions that power school analytics nationwide. You will own end-to-end data pipelines, ensure a single source of truth, and drive data quality and governance.

You’ll collaborate with Analytics, IT, Product, and regional teams, while leading sprint execution and mentoring engineers. The role supports remote work with preference for NYC or Chicago offices, and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in data engineering, CS, information systems or related field preferred.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Spark, PySpark, and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience managing Tableau infrastructure (on-prem and cloud) and BI ops.
• Experience mentoring data engineers and leading BI/data projects.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data architecture and pipeline delivery across BI and data engineering.
• Design semantic layer as single source of truth for reporting needs.
• Build and monitor data quality framework with proactive alerts and RCA.
• Lead BI (Tableau) platform management, updates, maintenance, and security.
• Partner with analytics, IT, product, and regional teams to align plans.
• Coach team members and manage project plans, risks, and blockers.

Skills

Mission focus

Self-management

Work management

Process management

Problem solving

People management & development

Technical proficiency

SQL

Spark

PySpark

Tableau

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in data engineering / CS / information systems

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SQL Server

Fabric/OneLake

Snowflake

Databricks

SSIS

Tableau

Git / GitHub / Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Job description

KIPP Foundation is seeking a senior data & BI leader to architect and deliver data solutions that power school analytics nationwide. You will own end-to-end data pipelines, ensure a single source of truth, and drive data quality and governance.

You’ll collaborate with Analytics, IT, Product, and regional teams, while leading sprint execution and mentoring engineers. The role supports remote work with preference for NYC or Chicago offices, and offers a comprehensive benefits package.