About The Role :

The Manager, Data Platform Governance & Operations is the strategic and operational leader of enterprise data governance, responsible for building and scaling governance infrastructure across Snowflake, AWS, and emerging data platforms.

You will lead a small, high-performing team that includes senior engineers, oversee compliance and cost strategy, and partner with platform, engineering, and business teams to enable governed, self-service data access at scale.

Key Responsibilities :

- Define and evolve the enterprise data governance strategy, including RBAC patterns, compliance frameworks, cost optimization, and AI/ML data governance maturity roadmap.

- Own the Snowflake and AWS platform governance architecture, ensuring security, compliance, cost efficiency, and self-service enablement across environments.

- Operationalize enterprise data governance standards through automation, policies, and controls across Snowflake and AWS platforms.

- Own SOX compliance execution, including access controls, audit evidence generation, segregation-of-duties monitoring, and continuous compliance validation.

- Own Snowflake and AWS platform cost management, including warehouse sizing strategy, compute optimization, cost attribution models, and chargeback frameworks.

- Build and mentor a high-performing governance team, including hiring senior technical talent, defining career paths, and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Required Technical Expertise :

- 8+ years of experience in data governance, data platform operations, or data management, with 3+ years in a people leadership or technical lead role.

- Deep knowledge of Snowflake platform architecture, including RBAC design, row-level security, data masking, network policies, and cost controls.

- AWS cloud proficiency, including S3, IAM, governance integrations, and multi-engine data architectures.

- Enterprise compliance experience (SOX, SOC 2, or equivalent).

- Data catalog and metadata management expertise (Alation, Collibra, or similar).

- Knowledge of modern data platforms (Databricks) and governance capabilities.