Strategic Data Management Lead

INEOS USA OIL & GAS LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS USA OIL & GAS LLC is seeking a strategic Data Management Lead to define the operating model, governance framework, and delivery roadmap for enterprise data. This hands-on leadership role combines technical credibility with governance, security, and a programmatic approach to data engineering, analytics, and AI initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data architecture/engineering within upstream oil & gas, with proven experience in Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Data Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data management, data architecture, or a related role, with upstream oil & gas focus.
• Proven experience with Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, and Power BI.
• Demonstrated leadership in establishing or improving data management, engineering, or analytics functions.
• Previous team leadership including coaching, prioritization, workload management, and performance feedback.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive data management practice (operating model, governance, roadmap, standards, controls, resourcing).
• Define roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and ways of working for data management across business, IT, and future data team members.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent culture focused on data quality and disciplined delivery.
• Develop standards, reusable patterns, and documentation for consistent execution.
• Stay current with industry trends and integrate new technologies into the data strategy.
• Design and implement scalable, secure data architectures using Snowflake, Azure, and Power BI.
• Develop data models, schemas, pipelines, integrations, curated datasets, and semantic layers for BI/analytics/AI.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee Azure cloud deployments for data storage and processing.
• Utilize Power BI to build interactive dashboards and reports for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to ensure integration and performance.
• Ensure secure data access and integrations with cybersecurity resources.
• Establish data governance processes (ownership, stewardship, definitions, quality, access controls, change control, escalation).
• Implement data quality frameworks, monitoring, and remediation workflows.
• Address data-related issues and provide ongoing support for data management best practices.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions with a governed roadmap.
• Communicate complex data concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and lead data eng/analytics/AI resources as team grows.
• Provide day-to-day prioritization, coaching, workload management, and performance feedback.
• Manage relationships with external vendors/partners to support data initiatives.
• Lead data projects from conception to execution with clear scope and timelines.
• Manage budgets, resources, priorities and vendor support.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Team leadership

Data engineering

Azure

Snowflake

Power BI

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

Power BI

Job description

INEOS USA OIL & GAS LLC is seeking a strategic Data Management Lead to define the operating model, governance framework, and delivery roadmap for enterprise data. This hands-on leadership role combines technical credibility with governance, security, and a programmatic approach to data engineering, analytics, and AI initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data architecture/engineering within upstream oil & gas, with proven experience in Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, and Power BI.