Head of Data, Platform and Intelligence

hatch I.T.

Head of Data defining North Star Data Strategy and building AI-native data platform at Babel Street. Overseeing data lifecycle, architecture, and collaboration across teams in Reston or Somerville.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeReston • Massachusetts, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the North Star Data Architecture
Establish and evolve the target-state data architecture, aligning storage, compute, search, and access patterns into a unified platform
Drive architectural clarity across warehouse, search, object storage, and real-time systems
Ensure consistency in schemas, metadata, and governance frameworks across all data domains
Build an AI-Native Data Foundation
Design a data platform optimized for AI and agentic workloads, including: API-first, agent-callable data services
Hybrid retrieval patterns (search + analytical + vector)
Real-time and batch data unification
Enable scalable support for LLMs, RAG pipelines, and intelligence workflows
Own Data as a Product
Establish a data-as-a-product operating model, enabling discoverable, reusable, and well-governed data assets
Define and standardize data contracts, ownership models, and domain boundaries
Translate platform capabilities into customer-facing data products and differentiators
Lead Platform Rationalization and Evolution
Rationalize and evolve the current ecosystem into a cohesive and cost-efficient architecture
Lead phased, low-risk migrations and consolidations aligned to business priorities
Balance short-term pragmatism with long-term architectural integrity
Own Performance, Reliability, and Cost Economics
Accountable for performance, scalability, and reliability of all data systems
Establish clear unit economics for data (e.g., cost per query, cost per workload, storage efficiency)
Implement strong observability, SLOs, and incident management practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in data platforms, data engineering, or distributed systems
Strong background working within multi-cloud or hybrid environments, including hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale data platforms through major architectural transitions (e.g., warehouse, search, Lakehouse, or multi-cloud transformations)
Deep expertise across multiple data paradigms, including:
Analytical warehouses
Search/index systems
Object storage and distributed data systems
Experience building platforms that support AI, ML, or agent-driven systems
Familiarity with vector search, retrieval architectures, and modern AI data patterns
Experience with graph-based data models, entity resolution, or knowledge graphs
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Experience operating in regulated, high-stakes, or mission-critical environments is strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field required. Master’s degree or PhD preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Define the North Star Data Architecture
Establish and evolve the target-state data architecture, aligning storage, compute, search, and access patterns into a unified platform
Drive architectural clarity across warehouse, search, object storage, and real-time systems
Ensure consistency in schemas, metadata, and governance frameworks across all data domains
Build an AI-Native Data Foundation
Design a data platform optimized for AI and agentic workloads, including: API-first, agent-callable data services
Hybrid retrieval patterns (search + analytical + vector)
Real-time and batch data unification
Enable scalable support for LLMs, RAG pipelines, and intelligence workflows
Own Data as a Product
Establish a data-as-a-product operating model, enabling discoverable, reusable, and well-governed data assets
Define and standardize data contracts, ownership models, and domain boundaries
Translate platform capabilities into customer-facing data products and differentiators
Lead Platform Rationalization and Evolution
Rationalize and evolve the current ecosystem into a cohesive and cost-efficient architecture
Lead phased, low-risk migrations and consolidations aligned to business priorities
Balance short-term pragmatism with long-term architectural integrity
Own Performance, Reliability, and Cost Economics
Accountable for performance, scalability, and reliability of all data systems
Establish clear unit economics for data (e.g., cost per query, cost per workload, storage efficiency)
Implement strong observability, SLOs, and incident management practices 🎯 Requirements
10+ years of experience in data platforms, data engineering, or distributed systems
Strong background working within multi-cloud or hybrid environments, including hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale data platforms through major architectural transitions (e.g., warehouse, search, Lakehouse, or multi-cloud transformations)
Deep expertise across multiple data paradigms, including:
Analytical warehouses
Search/index systems
Object storage and distributed data systems
Experience building platforms that support AI, ML, or agent-driven systems
Familiarity with vector search, retrieval architectures, and modern AI data patterns
Experience with graph-based data models, entity resolution, or knowledge graphs
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Experience operating in regulated, high-stakes, or mission-critical environments is strongly preferred.
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Hard Skills & Tools

data architecturedata engineeringdistributed systemsdata platformsAI data patternsvector searchanalytical warehousesobject storagegraph-based data modelsentity resolution

Soft Skills

strong communication skillscollaborationleadershiporganizational skillsproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in EngineeringMaster’s degreePhD