Senior IT Manger, Data Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions

Strategy and Planning

• Review and analyze existing solution effectiveness and efficiency and develop strategies for improving or leveraging these systems.
• Benchmark, analyze and make recommendation for improving current and future implementation methods and practices.
• Facilitate and oversee development of internal team goals.
• Support the growth and development of team members and leaders. Ensure a detailed succession plan is in place for both individuals and skills to ensure sufficient staff depth is in place to meet the needs of the business.
• Push creative thinking beyond the boundaries of existing industry practices and client mindsets.
• Lead and liaison with Enterprise Data and Insights (ED&I) and Digital Technology teams to ensure alignment across portfolios.
• Partner with business leadership regarding risks, objectives, and process improvements. Actively engage business management to ensure business needs and expectations are met.
• Work with management to generate quarterly work plans including estimation of time and resource allocation for proposals to support business initiatives.
• Develop wants/needs for the annual budgeting process in projects, operations, and support.
• Determine staffing and skills requirements.

Acquisition and Deployment

• Assist the business and applications teams in alignment of key projects.
• Coordinate feasibility studies for software and system products under consideration for purchase, and give advice based on findings.
• Provide guidance concerning business implications of development projects.
• Guide and oversee project and design reviews to evaluate and ensure that the design being applied meets policies, principles, and standards.
• Communicate effectively with internal partners and customers to deliver requirements.
• Guide and oversee the IT organization standards for process management.
• Guide and oversee departmental processes and procedures in support of team goals.

Operational Management

• Apply Solution Architecture frameworks and practices.
• Ensure consistent solution design practices and principles across all implementations.
• Maintain relationships with key consumers of data engineering services and address concerns as they arise.
• Provide guidance on standards and implementation requirements for supported solutions.
• Develop and maintain understanding of key processes, schedules, cycles, profiles, etc. for the technical systems in use by business.
• Develop solutions to leverage SaaS platform functionality and suggest process improvements.
• Provide regular, clear, and consistent communication (written and oral) on the status of projects, issues, and deliverables to representatives from the partner/vendor.
• Manage and oversee staffing, performance and resource management.
• Define and implement strategic direction of the team.
• Set employee objectives, monitor and evaluate performance and provide feedback and mentoring.
• Create and maintain development plans for each team member, including training, skills assessment, goals, and career planning. Manage personal growth objectives for the team
• Manage team organizational structure with team vision, goals, and defined roles and responsibilities.
• Develop management dashboards to ensure tasks are completed timely and effectively.
• Manage, develop and mentor team members toward the building of a strong team.
• Apply resourceful and decisive decision making to achieve goals.

Incidental Functions

• Assist with various projects as may be required to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
• Prepare and lead presentations as requested.
• Research or prototype new tools and/or technologies.
• Lead internal teams/task forces on initiatives as assigned.
• Assist with other projects as may be required to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the group and other business/technical entities.
• Responsible for hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensuring compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy.
• Maintain current knowledge of the technology workspace in terms of current state, future possibilities, forthcoming technologies, and their relevance and impact.

QUALIFICATIONS

Formal Education & Certification

• Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology field of study (e.g., Information Technology, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Systems Management, Mathematics) or equivalent experience.

Knowledge & Experience

• 12+ years of IT experience.
• 8+ years of experience managing a team of direct reports.
• 5+ years of experience with SQL, (specifically, but not limited to, PostgreSQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, SNOWSQL).
• 5+ years of experience with designing, building and implementing applications, system integrations, and web services in an international/global environment.
• 3+ years of experience with server-side scripting and programming in a Linux environment (primarily bash shell)
• 3+ years of experience using data warehouse ETL tools (specifically IICS, Fivetran/HVR, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI))
• Strong knowledge of Data Engineering to ensure effective and optimal solution design, deployment and support of processes. Strong understanding of common database (Oracle, Snowflake) technologies including performance, tuning, and optimization.
• Proven ability to champion adoption of best-in-class Data engineering practices (Data virtualization, Devops, test automation etc)
• Proven ability to drive adoption of agile practices throughout data engineering development teams.
• Strong data manipulation skills and experience with data warehouse ETL tools and processes.
• Deep expertise of design, planning, management, maintenance, and support of Cloud Technologies such as Azure and Snowflake is required. AWS, Google Cloud Platform preferred but not required.
• Good understanding of Business Intelligence Tools (MicroStrategy, Tableau, BOBJ).
• Advanced knowledge on the support of various component and configuration items.
• Experience in leading at least three (3) cross functional projects as a Team Lead or Project Manager.

Preferred Knowledge

• Exposure/ experience with developing and integrating with Cloud based applications.
• Strong experience in project management and system architecture methodologies preferred.
• Knowledge of vendor software integration and interaction patterns preferred.
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
• Exposure/ Experience with DevOps practices
• Understand and execute the IT processes of Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, and Configuration Management.

Personal Attributes

• Exceptional ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly.
• Exceptional systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, organization skills and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, and to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.
• Exceptional ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Well organized and able to manage multiple and changing priorities.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Attentive to details with focus on multitasking and the application of resources required to achieve goals.
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to manage others to achieve results and exceed expectations.
• Ability to collaborate with business and technical resources to understand and develop solutions that meet business requirements, translating strategy and objectives.
• Commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.

This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.

ABOUT US

Here, we believe there's not one path to success, we believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there's a place for you at Sherwin-Williams. We provide you with the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. Sherwin-Williams values the unique talents and abilities from all backgrounds and characteristics. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, including individuals with disabilities and Protected Veterans. We'll give you the space to share your strengths and we want you show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow and discover in a place where you can thrive and Let Your Colors Show!

At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute-it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at . Click on "Candidates" to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

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