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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Data Platform - **Company:** The Ironman Group - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Database, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Role-Based Access Control, Data Ingestion, Snowflake, Data Pipelines - **Published:** June 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.teamworkonline.com/other-sports-jobs/ironman/ironman/head-of-data-platform-2176437 ## About the Role * 10+ years in data engineering, analytics platforms, or related fields * 5+ years in technical leadership or people management roles * Deep hands-on experience with Snowflake in an enterprise environment * Strong understanding of cloud data architecture, governance, and analytics enablement * Proven ability to partner with Finance and business stakeholders Success Measures * Enterprise KPIs are consistent and trusted across the organization * High confidence in executive and financial reporting * Reduced reconciliation effort and metric discrepancies * Clear ownership and governance for enterprise metrics * Increased self-service analytics adoption and faster time-to-insight ## Description Technology · IT Database Management/CRM 2 1 hours ago Save Share In order to be considered for this role, after clicking "Apply Now" above and being redirected, you must fully complete the application process on the follow-up screen., operator of mass participation sports, delivering over 200+ events a year across 55+ countries thanks to a passionate global team. For more information, visit www.ironman.com/about-ironman-group. The Head of Data Platform is responsible for defining, building, and operating the enterprise data platform, with Snowflake as the core cloud data foundation. This role owns the end-to-end data platform strategy-including ingestion, modeling, governance, security, analytics enablement, and operational reliability-and ensures trusted, scalable data is available across the business. The role partners closely with Finance, Marketing, Operations, Product, and Technology leaders to enable analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision-making across enterprise and athlete-facing domains. Requirements Key Responsibilities - Data Platform Strategy & Architecture * Own the enterprise data platform vision and roadmap centered on Snowflake * Define and maintain logical and physical data architecture (raw, staging, curated layers) * Establish platform standards for ingestion, modeling, and consumption * Ensure platform readiness for BI, analytics, and AI/ML use cases Key Responsibilities - Snowflake Platform Ownership * Executive ownership of Snowflake environments, security model, and cost management * Define best practices for ingestion pipelines, schema design, RBAC, and performance * Partner with Security and IT on privacy, compliance, and data protection Key Responsibilities - Data Engineering & Delivery * Lead a small, high-impact Data Platform team (6-8 roles) * Oversee ingestion of enterprise systems including registration, eCommerce, finance, inventory, and CRM * Ensure reliable, testable, and well-documented data pipelines * Establish development standards, CI/CD, and operational support models Enterprise Analytics & KPI Ownership * Own the data and analytics foundation for core Enterprise KPIs * Partner with business leaders to define, standardize, and certify enterprise metrics * Establish authoritative data models and semantic definitions in Snowflake * Ensure executive dashboards consume certified, governed datasets * Oversee data quality, reconciliation, lineage, and metric integrity * Enable scalable self-service analytics with strong governance guardrails Business Enablement & Stakeholder Leadership * Act as the single point of accountability for enterprise KPI data integrity * Align platform priorities to executive reporting and strategic initiatives * Present platform readiness, risks, and KPI trust indicators to leadership * Partner with BI and Finance teams to evolve KPI definitions over time ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [How building an industry DBMS differs from building a research one](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/768-how-building-an-industry-dbms-differs-from-building-a-research-one) - [The Innovation Formula: Fast Prototyping, Data Analysis, and Real User Insights](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1421-the-innovation-formula-fast-prototyping-data-analysis-and-real-user-insights) ## Related Articles - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)