Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Aspira
Job overview
The Head of Data at Aspira leads the data strategy, architecture, and analytics to build a modern data foundation and drive impactful data initiatives supporting company growth.
Responsibilities and impact
The role involves developing and owning the data strategy, leading migration to a scalable data architecture, managing a growing data team, integrating Snowflake and Oracle DB, collaborating with Engineering and Product teams, defining KPIs, ensuring data governance, selecting modern data tools, and fostering a data-driven culture.
Experience and skills
Requires 8–12+ years in data engineering or leadership, experience with Snowflake and Oracle DB, data migration expertise, strong SQL and data modeling skills, familiarity with BI tools like Looker and Power BI, and ability to communicate across stakeholders.
Work environment and culture
Aspira offers a flexible, remote-first environment with strong leadership support and a purpose-driven culture focused on technology, nature, and public service.
Company information
Aspira connects people to the outdoors through a reservation and licensing platform serving government and private organizations, powering ReserveAmerica.com and enabling efficient outdoor access management.
Team overview
The candidate will lead a small but growing cross-functional data team, collaborating closely with Engineering and Product teams.
Job location and travel
The position supports a flexible, remote-first work environment.
Unique job features
This role is a hands-on leadership position central to Aspira’s growth, involving a large-scale data migration and executive visibility on foundational data initiatives.
Company overview
Aspira is a leading provider of software solutions and services for the outdoor recreation industry, specializing in reservation systems, licensing, and park management. They generate revenue through subscription fees, transaction-based charges, and value-added services offered to government agencies, private operators, and consumers. Founded in 1984, Aspira has a rich history of innovation and growth, having evolved from a small reservation service into a comprehensive technology partner for outdoor recreation. Key milestones include their acquisition by Vista Equity Partners and the expansion of their service offerings to include advanced data analytics and mobile solutions.
How to land this job
Position your resume to highlight leadership in data strategy, focusing on your experience with data infrastructure, migrations, and building scalable platforms, especially with Snowflake and Oracle DB.
Emphasize hands-on technical skills such as SQL, data modeling, cloud-native architectures, and familiarity with BI tools like Looker or Power BI, as well as modern data stack components like dbt and Fivetran.
Apply through multiple channels including Aspira’s official corporate careers page and LinkedIn to maximize your application visibility and ensure it reaches hiring managers.
Connect with current Aspira employees in the data, engineering, or product teams on LinkedIn; start conversations by referencing Aspira’s mission to connect people to the outdoors or recent initiatives around their data platform migration.
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