Platform Manager Foundry and Data Platforms

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How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

The TechOps Technology and Analytics team is seeking a strategic Platform Manager to lead the development, design, evolution, and governance of enterprise data platforms.

This role is focused on scaling and optimizing Delta’s Foundry/Skywise platforms across the organization and is uniquely positioned to drive alignment, prioritization, and enablement of broader-scale initiatives.

Emphasis is placed on ontology integration, data governance, and increased platform access.

The Platform Manager owns the platform vision and serves as a critical bridge between data engineering, product, analytics, and operations—ensuring the platform evolves as a secure, scalable foundation for operational decision-making and AI/ML innovation.

**Key Responsibilities and Domains:**

Platforms Strategy & Roadmap:

+ Define and drive strategic roadmaps for Foundry, aligning with long-term business and modernization goals.
+ Partner with ontology, governance, and infrastructure leaders to enable broad, governed data access and reusability.
+ Lead prioritization of large-scale initiatives with vendors, including negotiating change orders and ensuring platform features meet operational needs.
+ Incorporate user experience (UX) and interface design principles into platform evolution to ensure intuitive and accessible tools.

Platforms Administration & Optimization:

+ Administer platform configurations, access control, and resource allocation to ensure compliance and performance.
+ Own platform-aligned release schedules and lead sprint planning and backlog refinement.
+ Provide input into architecture reviews and roadmap planning for cross-team alignment, identifying new features or solutions for optimization.
+ Implement FinOps monitoring and cost optimization strategies.
+ Oversee CI/CD processes, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Integration & Enablement:

+ Lead integrations between Foundry and other enterprise systems.
+ Provide reusable frameworks, templates, and reference architectures for ingestion, transformation, and ontology management.
+ Champion best practices in ETL/ELT, pipeline optimization, and distributed computing.

Collaboration & Leadership:

+ Partner with data engineering, product teams, and stakeholders to identify needs and deliver scalable solutions.
+ Champion a platform-as-a-product mindset, supporting self-service tools and consistent user experience.
+ Coordinate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to oversee secure, auditable release cycles.
+ Collaborate with UX/UI teams and end users to continuously improve usability, consistency, and self-service capabilities across the platform.

Mentoring & Continuous Improvement:

+ Define KPIs for platform adoption, usability, and value delivery.
+ Leverage telemetry and stakeholder feedback to drive iterative improvements.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Information Systems or equivalent
+ 5+ years working technical and platform knowledge
+ 5+ years of experience managing enterprise data platforms or distributed data environments.
+ 3+ years of experience leading people/teams
+ Strong understanding of data architecture, ontology modeling, and collaborative analytics platforms.
+ Familiarity with Palantir Foundry (Workshop, Ontology, Slate) or similar semantic data platforms.
+ Proven ability to lead cross-functional alignment, planning, and large-scale delivery programs.
+ Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

+ Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry or comparable platforms (e.g., Dataiku, Databricks, SAP HANA).
+ Background in data engineering, analytics, or product ownership for enterprise platforms.
+ Advanced scripting or development skills in Python, PySpark, or SQL
+ Knowledge of Agile frameworks and DevOps delivery pipelines.
+ Familiarity with cloud-based architecture, access control models, and enterprise data governance standards.

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork – every day, in everything we do.

At Delta, our people are our success.

At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees.

Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

+ Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
+ 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
+ Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
+ Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benefits
+ Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
+ Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
+ Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
+ Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
+ World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
+ Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
+ Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
+ Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare
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