Principal Data Architect

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOININGA leading commercial HVAC services platform with a large North American footprint, headquartered in Charlotte and operating across a highly distributed network of service businesses A PE-backed growth environment focused on modernization, scalability, and using data more effectively across disconnected business units A decentralized operating model with multiple locations, systems, and ERP environments, creating meaningful complexity and opportunity for enterprise data transformation A data and AI strategy team building the foundation for better reporting, stronger connectivity, and future AI-enabled business use cases A business that values leaders who can think strategically, partner with the business, and still stay close enough to the work to execute hands-on when needed LOCATIONCharlotte, NC (Uptown) – Hybrid (3-days)WHAT THEY OFFER YOUOpportunity to step into a highly visible data platform leadership role during a major modernization effort Ability to lead the consolidation of fragmented data environments into a more scalable Databricks platform Exposure to a complex, multi-site service business where data strategy has direct operational and financial impact A chance to influence architecture, governance, connectivity, and the future-state data ecosystem PE-backed environment with urgency, executive visibility, and appetite for practical, value-driven transformation WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANTOwns the future-state data platform strategy as the organization moves toward consolidating on Databricks in AWS Helps establish the architecture and governance needed to support reliable reporting, analytics, and AI use cases Partners across disconnected business units and ERP environments to create a more connected data foundation Balances strategic platform leadership with hands-on technical execution, including direct work inside the Databricks environment Provides leadership for the broader data ecosystem, likely including future alignment with pipeline integration resources THE BACKGROUND THAT FITSDeep hands-on experience in Databricks, including architecture, governance, implementation, and platform management Experience standing up or modernizing enterprise data platforms in complex, multi-system environments Strong understanding of data architecture, transformation lifecycles, medallion architecture, and platform connectivity Ability to lead and grow a team of Data Engineers Ability to enable AI use cases through a well-structured, scalable data foundation Background in HVAC, field services, PE-backed platforms, multi-site businesses, or other service-based industries would be highly valuable #LI-HF1Reference: 68394