[Remote] Data Engineering Pod (Manager & Engineer)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gratia is a remote-first, apprenticeship-based platform that connects ambitious companies with hands-on experts and develops global careers. The company is forming a data engineering pod for private equity portfolio companies, hiring a Data Engineering Manager to lead data strategy and stakeholder engagement and a Data Engineer to build pipelines and transform fragmented legacy data into reliable commercial insights.
Responsibilities
- We are assembling a dedicated data engineering pod to embed directly within a leading private equity firm's newly acquired portfolio companies
- This pod's mandate is to walk in during the critical post-merger integration phase, figure out what data matters most to the investment thesis, and build the pipelines to deliver it
- You will define the data strategy against the value creation plan and push back on portfolio company C-suites when they prioritize the wrong fixes
- You will focus entirely on execution: building the pipelines, untangling legacy systems, and writing the code required to turn disparate data into reliable commercial insights
Skills
- Both roles require travel to the portfolio company for an initial six-week sprint before transitioning to a hybrid/remote model
- 5+ years of data architecture or technical strategy experience (or equivalent), with foundational experience at an MBB or Big Four consulting firm
- You must have the executive presence to manage portfolio company leadership and the technical depth to unblock engineers
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering or data architecture, or equivalent experience
- Deep proficiency in SQL, Python, and modern cloud data stacks
- Track record of delivering repeatable data processes and pipelines from scratch in messy data environments
- Preferably with experience in MDM (Master Data Management) and/or direct experience working on private equity post-merger integrations or value creation plans
Benefits
- Remote role with a transition to a hybrid/remote model after the initial six-week sprint
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