Data Platform Lead

Are you a seasoned data leader with a passion for strategy, innovation, and team empowerment? Do you excel in transforming raw data into strategic assets that drive business outcomes? We’re seeking a visionary Data Platform Lead to spearhead our efforts in making data a strategic force for our clients and accelerating our impact across industries.

ABOUT SAND

Sand Technologies is a fast-growing enterprise AI company that solves real-world problems for large blue-chip companies and governments worldwide.

We’re pioneers of meaningful AI: our solutions go far beyond chatbots. We are using data and AI to solve the world’s biggest issues in telecommunications, sustainable water management, energy, healthcare, climate change, smart cities, and other areas that have a real impact on the world. For example, our AI systems help to manage the water supply for the entire city of London. We created the AI algorithms that enabled the 7th largest telecommunications company in the world to plan its network in 300 cities in record time. And we built a digital healthcare system that enables 30m people in a country to get world-class healthcare despite a shortage of doctors.

We specialise in Enterprise AI solutions and digital twins that address CAPEX and OPEX challenges in asset-heavy industries, empower organisations to harness data as a strategic asset, and provide unmatched strategic delivery capacity. Data management underpins much of our success, and we’re looking for a dynamic leader to scale this capability.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Data Platform Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our data management strategy, growing our internal and client-facing data platforms, and delivering scalable solutions. You will lead a talented team of data engineers and analysts while defining frameworks and accelerators that establish us as leaders in the field.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Leadership
   • Define and drive our data management strategy to help clients across industries leverage data as a strategic asset.
   • Build scalable propositions for data architecture and management that can adapt across industries and tech stacks.
   • Collaborate with senior leaders to align the squad’s goals with broader business objectives.
   • Act as a thought leader, advocating for innovative data practices and influencing industry trends.
2. Team Leadership and Development
   • Lead and mentor a team of data engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and collaboration.
   • Enable the team to become a landing space for future intern data engineers to learn and grow whilst adding value to our platform
3. Technical Delivery
   • Guide the end-to-end data development lifecycle for our internal data management system, from strategy and architecture to deployment and operationalization.
   • Create accelerators, playbooks, and frameworks to streamline the delivery of data management systems to our clients
4. Storytelling and Communication
   
   • Design and present clear, engaging presentations that communicate complex strategic and technical concepts to diverse stakeholders, from engineers to executives
   • Develop sales narratives to support our AI-enabling data management services, equipping the sales team to communicate value to potential clients
   • Communicate technical data management frameworks, components and accelerators to technical teams and ensure their effective adoption

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Experience and Expertise
• Proven track record as a Principal Data Engineer or similar senior role, with hands-on experience in data strategy, architecture, and delivery.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end data development lifecycle, with experience in designing and operationalizing robust data platforms.
• Demonstrated success in leading teams and delivering impactful solutions in complex, multi-industry environments.
• Experience in designing and building modern cloud data solutions, using distributed data processing frameworks like spark
• Experience in preparing data for data science and AI
• Background or qualification in Software Engineering
  
• Skills and Attributes
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, with the ability to align technical work with business outcomes.
• Outstanding communication and storytelling skills, capable of engaging both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced technical presentation skills, with a polished and professional demeanor, able to influence senior leaders, technical teams, and sales stakeholders.

WHY JOIN US?

• Be at the forefront of data innovation, helping shape the future of Enterprise AI and data management.
• Lead a high-impact team with the potential to transform industries and redefine our market position.
• Work in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment that values expertise, creativity, and leadership.

If you’re ready to drive strategic data innovation and lead a team of exceptional professionals, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your experience and vision for the role.