AVP Data Platform

Overview

Hudson Valley Credit Union is currently recruiting for the position of AVP Data Platform. Primary Function:
Responsible for the vision, engineering and operational excellence of the enterprise data platform. The role leads the development and administration of data infrastructure, ensuring a scalable, secure, and highly available platform that supports advanced analytics, business intelligence, and real‑time data processing.

The position requires deep technical expertise in modern data technologies along with the ability to align data initiatives with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Platform Strategy & Delivery

• Develop and execute a multi-year roadmap to evolve the data platform from legacy silos to a modern, unified environment
• Align platform capabilities with business goals, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, growth, and innovation through data

Engineering Leadership

• Oversee development of ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing solutions, and streaming capabilities
• Ensure platform performance, reliability, and accessibility

Security & Compliance

• Partner with appropriate teams to implement identity-based access controls, encryption, and industry best practices
• Ensure adherence to applicable regulatory requirements

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Collaborate with IT, Banking, Risk, Finance, Audit, Strategy, and HR to support data and reporting needs
• Manage relationships with technology partners and cloud service providers

Team Leadership

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing team including Data Engineers, Power BI Engineers, Database Administrators, and Tool Administrators
• Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

Financial Management

• Manage budget across staffing, technology, and vendor engagements to ensure return on investment
• Operational Governance & Standards
• Oversee adherence to SDLC and ITSM
• Enforce departmental standards and procedures to maintain data and system integrity

Organizational Responsibilities

• Adhere to all Credit Union policies, procedures, and regulatory agency requirements. Participate in all required and recommended training and development including, but not limited to, Bank Secrecy Act training (BSA) and demonstrate attained knowledge. Participate on Credit Union teams, projects and strategic initiatives when the opportunity arises. Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.
• Embrace and apply HVCU's guiding principles to all activities and responsibilities. This includes the Credit Union's Mission, Vision, Core Values, Employee and Member Value Propositions, Sales and Service Model, and commitment to Lean Six Sigma practices. Support the Credit Union's initiatives by demonstrating teamwork and professionalism.
• Responsible for regular and predictable attendance including punctuality.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field is required
• ITIL v4 or v5 foundation (or obtaining within 1 year of joining) is required
• Certified Information Technology Manager (CITM) or comparable (or obtaining within 1 year of joining) is preferred
• Minimum 10 years progressive IT experience is required
• Minimum 10 years experience with modern data platforms and technologies is required
• Minimum 5 years leadership experience at a Senior Manager or higher level is required

• Deep understanding and experience with core platforms & tools (Azure, Databricks, Data quality tools e.g., GX, DLT, Soda, Monte Carlo, Infrastructure as Code e.g., Terraform, Unity Catalog)
• Knowledge of data engineering and processing (ETL/ELT framework, Streaming and real‑time platforms e.g., Kafka, Confluent, Workflow orchestration e.g., Airflow)
• Expertise in analytics and development (Power BI, Python, MLOps)
• Strong working knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and RBAC principles and Encryption and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles
• Strategic project management skills, proficient in Waterfall and Agile principles
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills and ability to influence and communicate at the business level
• Proven ability to build, mentor and nurture…