Director, Data Platform at Accordion

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
NoVisa
Private Equity, Retail, CPG, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology, LogisticsIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years of technology delivery with 5+ years leading data platform or analytics programs in consulting/professional services
  • Proven success managing $1M–$5M+ multi-workstream programs with distributed teams
  • Hands-on familiarity with Snowflake (warehouses, RBAC, performance/cost tuning) and Azure data services (ADF/Fabric, Databricks, Synapse, ADLS, networking & security)
  • Strong command of agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), Jira/Azure DevOps, release planning, and CI/CD for data (Git-based workflows, environments)
  • Practical experience implementing medallion architectures and lakehouse patterns, data modeling, and data quality/observability
  • Strong stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Own program delivery: Drive planning, execution, risk/issue management, RAID logs, dependencies, and executive status reporting across multi-workstream data initiatives
  • Lead agile teams: Stand up and mature Scrum/Kanban ceremonies, backlog hygiene, velocity forecasting, and release management across data engineering, analytics, and platform ops
  • Architectural stewardship: Ensure adherence to medallion (bronze/silver/gold) patterns, data contracts, CI/CD for data, and governance/quality controls (DQ rules, lineage, observability)
  • Cloud & platform delivery: Orchestrate environments, security, and cost controls for Snowflake and Azure (ADF/Fabric, Databricks, Synapse, Key Vault, Purview)
  • Client leadership: Serve as the day-to-day executive contact; run steering committees, manage change requests, and drive stakeholder alignment and adoption
  • Commercials & quality: Own SOW scope, staffing, and margin; forecast and track budgets; enforce delivery standards and acceptance criteria tied to business KPIs
  • Enablement: Coach PMs and tech leads; codify playbooks/templates for repeatable delivery; contribute to proposals and pre-sales as needed
  • Travel to client sites as needed

Skills

Data Platforms
Agile Delivery
Lakehouse Architecture
Medallion Architecture
Data Analytics
AI
Modern Data Stack
Scope Management
Budget Management
Team Leadership

Accordion

Financial consulting for private equity

About Accordion

Accordion provides financial consulting services and technology solutions specifically for the private equity sector. Their main product, Maestro, is a technology platform that helps private equity firms standardize and enhance their value creation strategies. Accordion's consultants collaborate closely with management teams to improve the finance function, ensuring that projects are executed flawlessly. Unlike other consulting firms, Accordion focuses solely on the needs of the CFO's office within private equity, allowing them to offer specialized insights and practices. The company's goal is to drive value creation for their clients by combining expert consulting with effective technology solutions.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$25KTotal Funding
PRE_SEEDCompany Stage
Consulting, Enterprise Software, Financial ServicesIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Hybrid Work Options
Flexible Work Hours

Risks

Accordion faces increased competition from other fintech consulting firms.
Rapid technological changes may challenge Accordion's integration capabilities.
Accordion's reliance on private equity clients makes it vulnerable to market downturns.

Differentiation

Accordion focuses exclusively on the Office of the CFO for private equity firms.
Maestro platform institutionalizes private equity value creation, unique in the consulting space.
Accordion combines financial consulting with technology enablement, offering a comprehensive service suite.

Upsides

Accordion's acquisition of Merilytics enhances its data and analytics capabilities.
Strategic growth investment from Charlesbank and Motive Partners accelerates Accordion's expansion.
Increased demand for digital transformation in private equity aligns with Accordion's services.

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