Senior Manager, Data, Governance & Security

Summary

About Amy's

At Amy's Kitchen, we're more than just a food company-we're a family-owned, proudly independent organic, and vegetarian food company on a mission. As a Certified B Corporation , our purpose is clear: to make it simple and enjoyable for everyone to eat well.

We're committed to crafting authentic, mouthwatering dishes using only the finest organic ingredients sourced with care. From farm to table, we ensure top-notch quality in every bite, making healthy eating accessible and convenient for all. At Amy's, we're not just serving meals; we're serving up a taste of goodness, one delicious dish at a time.

Perks are as delicious as our meals!

Comprehensive health plans with Medical, Eye & Dental coverage, including virtual physical therapy options. Lyra mental health support to nourish your well-being. 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, plus Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts to plan for the future. Referral Rewards and Scholarship Program to celebrate and invest in our teams. Tuition Reimbursement Program to fuel your educational pursuits. Family-forming benefits because we support every stage of life's journey. Paid Time Off for vacations and sick days, with 9 paid US Holidays annually to savor those special moments. Amy's product discount reimbursement to keep your pantry stocked, plus remote gym discounts to keep you moving and grooving! Join us and indulge in a career where the benefits are as fulfilling as our food!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Manager, Data, Governance & Security is a key IT leader at Amy's accountable for guiding the strategy and delivery of enterprise analytics platforms, solutions, data management, and stakeholder enablement to support the company's strategic objectives. As a business partner, this role collaborates with leadership teams across all functions to develop strategic roadmaps, deliver solutions, and empower the business with capabilities, information, and insights.

As the Data Governance leader, they will manage and facilitate master data processes and data governance practices in partnership with data owners and stakeholders. And as the technology owner, this role is responsible for platforms and processes covering dashboards and reporting, data warehouse, data sourcing/ integration, master data management, and KPI development and publishing. They will lead a technical team to develop, deliver, and support solutions throughout the company.

As the Security leader, they are responsible for safeguarding Amy's Kitchen information systems, protecting against cyber threats, and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and standards. This role is crucial in maintaining the security and integrity of our IT data and infrastructure.

Business Partnership & Strategy

• Work closely with leadership teams across all functions to identify opportunities, develop and manage strategic roadmaps and scoped initiatives, and drive transformation in data utilization and maturity.
• Lead regular check-ins with functional stakeholders to maintain a deep understanding of business strategy, processes, and needs for analytics solutions and insights.
• Foster a data-driven culture by supporting other teams in the consumption and use of our data and information resources.
• Bring a continuous improvement mindset by evaluating and advising on organizational capabilities and development opportunities

Data Governance

• Develop and lead master data management and governance processes in collaboration with responsible business functions.
• Evaluate and lead continuous improvement opportunities for overall master and transactional data management practices to drive data quality.
• Establish and maintain reference framework for data, measures, and KPIs across the business.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the data domain and transactional systems that drive Amy's business

Security Planning and Roadmap:

• Establish an Information Security roadmap to continually assess, iterate, and prioritize security initiatives based on risk and business requirements.
• Proactively develop and enforce security plans and standards tailored to the unique needs of food manufacturing.
• Ensure security measures align with industry regulations and best practices, including FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and ISO 22000.
• Participate in efforts to remediate audit and regulatory findings and recommendations related to Information Security in the manufacturing sector.

Project Delivery & Program Management

• Manage the road mapping, prioritizing and scoping of analytics initiatives and requests.
• Plan and manage implementation and enhancement projects, leading project teams and utilizing senior level project management skills.
• Spearhead the capture of business requirements, process documentation, and success criteria for solutions. Develop matrixes for evaluation of solution options and lead solution analysis initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and manage resource constraints, project risks, and other strategic considerations.
• Lead SDLC best practices for effective development and testing processes across environments.
• Manage change management strategy and processes to support successful implementation and adoption.
• Manage budgets and spend for analytics-related projects and service areas.

Platforms and Service Management

• Responsible for operation and delivery of Analytics platforms, systems and solutions, including reporting, dashboarding, data warehousing, data integration & modeling, and data sourcing.
• Manage platform strategies, roadmaps, and investments.
• Direct and manage supporting services and support processes to ensure an excellent customer experience for analysts and end-users.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors and partners.

People Leadership

• Lead and mentor direct reports and other team members, guiding activities, goals and skill development.

Enterprise Standards

• Create and maintain policies, standards, training and guidelines for business processes, application solutions and data management.
• Understand and keep current on key regulations pertinent to AK business, such as the Food Safety Modernization Act, SQF, HIPAA, and PCI, and advises senior management on how to meet requirements.

It is the responsibility of all employees to uphold the mission of the Amy's Food Safety and Quality Policy. This includes following all Food Safety and Sustainability programs and participating in all required training.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position supervises analysts and technical staff, and acts in a lead capacity to other team members.

Qualifications and Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Four-year degree in related field plus 12 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates the required qualifications and skills.

Technical/Functional Skills

• Experience in a leadership role responsible for enterprise-level analytics processes and technology platforms (Power BI, Azure, and Oracle DB experience preferred), CPG industry preferred.
• Hands-on experience with security tools and technologies such as SIEM, DLP, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and cloud security solutions.
• Familiarity with industry standards and frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls, and GDPR.
• Ability to lead cross-functional process improvement and governance activities.
• In-depth understanding of common concepts, technologies, and languages in data modeling, analytics, and reporting, for example application environments, configurations, databases, SQL, computing environments, cloud services, integration & ETL technologies and strategies, and backup and HADR requirements.
• Can explain the company's high-level strategy to achieve long-term financial goals and synthesize understanding of the goals, strategies, and measures of the areas they support.
• Has a deep understanding of the general business processes and requirements that influence the software selection, configuration, architecture, design and development.
• Can explain ITIL and SDLC methodologies and can implement and lead processes in accordance with these frameworks.
• Able to manage and lead multiple projects at a senior level, and to direct the activities of supporting project managers.

Professional Skills

• Strategic Thinking - Candidate must possess clear business acumen and act with the future in mind. They need to plan and make decisions within the framework of the enterprise's strategic intent. They need to know and understand the intricacies of the business and the factors influencing strategy (e.g.. Core competence, customers, competition, and the organization's current strengths and limitations.) They should consider future impact when weighing decisions. They are constantly thinking in terms of expanding the business, challenging pre-existing conceptions, encouraging new ways of thinking, always looking for innovative ways to grow and achieve competitive advantage.
• Business Perspective - Candidate must see the organization as a series of integrated and interlocking business processes. They understand general business concepts that govern these systems and their interfaces. They create and/or realign these systems in response to changing business needs. They understand that a change in one process can have dramatic and unintended impact across the entire organization. They are adept at using these interdependencies to synergistic advantage.
• Managing Vision & Purpose - Candidate should understand and support the organization's purpose and vision - its core purpose for being. They believe in the purpose and vision, value it, and are committed to it. They communicate it to staff, stand behind it, and interpret its applications for others. They frequently refer to the purpose, vision and core values and incorporate it into daily activities.

Travel

This position requires occasional travel (<5%) for team and program activities.

Confidentiality

During the normal course of performing her/his duties, the employee is often in direct or indirect contact with confidential and/or sensitive information. The employee shall keep such contact to a minimum wherever possible, and will hold all such information in the strictest confidence and with the highest professionalism.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office environment where the physical demands require sitting for extended periods of time; frequent use of computers and standard office equipment; may work under stress of deadlines. Rarely, the employee may be exposed to risk of electrical shock, moving mechanical parts; high, precarious or enclosed places, fumes, dust or airborne particles, and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually light.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Amy's

At Amy's, we don't just accept differences-we celebrate them, support them, and thrive on them for the betterment of our employees, our culinary creations, and our communities.

Amy's takes pride in being an Equal Opportunity and Second-Chance Employer and is equally dedicated to Affirmative Action and providing fair chances in our workplace. We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion, ensuring that every individual has an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

For further details, please refer to Amy's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. Additionally, Amy's is dedicated to collaborating with candidates and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Should you require assistance, please contact us at or notify your Recruiter.

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