Data Engineering Manager

ZALORA Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a team and develop scalable data pipelines for Finance and Commercial departments. The role involves ensuring data quality and collaborating with business stakeholders to define data governance practices. The ideal candidate has a background in data engineering and experience in team management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in data engineering.
• Proficiency in designing scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data governance and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Data Engineers.
• Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for Finance and Commercial data.
• Establish data quality and governance processes.

Skills

Team Leadership

Data Pipeline Development

Data Quality Assurance

Collaboration with Business Stakeholders

Job description

Overview

ZALORA Group is looking for a Data Engineering Manager to join its Data Science Team. As a Data Engineering Manager, you will lead a small team of two Data Engineers to design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient data pipelines and systems that support the Finance and Commercial departments.

What will you do

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of two Data Engineers, providing technical guidance and career development support.
• Manage workload allocation, set priorities, and ensure timely delivery of team objectives.

Data Infrastructure & Pipeline Development

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to support Finance and Commercial data requirements.
• Ensure pipelines are reliable, efficient, and optimized for performance.
• Provide architectural oversight and ensure best practices in data engineering are applied.

Data Quality & Governance

• Establish processes to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and reliability.
• Implement monitoring, testing, and alerting mechanisms for data pipelines.

Business Support & Collaboration

• Work closely with Finance and Commercial stakeholders to define and align on data definitions, standards, and governance practices.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions that align with long-term data strategy.

What will you bring to the team

• Reliable and well-documented data pipelines supporting Finance and Commercial teams.
• Consistent, high-quality datasets for reporting and decision-making.
• Reduced downtime and faster resolution of data issues.
• Clear team processes, coding standards, and documentation.
• A motivated and high-performing data engineering team.

About ZALORA Engineering

ZALORA is the leading e-commerce company providing fashion throughout South East Asia. ZALORA Engineering has teams in Singapore and Vietnam to serve millions of users in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines. This regional diversity presents a lot of interesting challenges that you and your colleagues will face. You will learn a lot by tackling these challenges.

ZALORA's e-commerce platform is built with love by the engineering team. The Ho Chi Minh office, 12 Ton Dan, D4 (ZALORA Group) focuses completely on engineering and sets a high standard for software development in the field of e-commerce. This team creates the tech stack that powers ZALORA's stellar shopping experience. This ranges from the online shop and the mobile apps to ZALORA's complex logistics solutions.

The ZALORA Story

ZALORA exists for the millions of fashion consumers in Asia seeking a shopping experience focused on their unique styles, trends and fit. As Asia’s leading online fashion destination, ZALORA was founded in 2012 and has a presence in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia & Brunei, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. ZALORA’s localised sites offer an extensive collection of top international and local brands as well as our own in-house labels across apparel, shoes and accessories for men and women. ZALORA is part of Global Fashion Group, the world's leader in online fashion for emerging markets.

ZALORA is not obligated to accept resumes from any third parties on behalf of potential candidates for any position (advertised or otherwise) by any means, unless ZALORA has executed a written agreement with such third party and has expressly requested such third party for candidate referrals. Third parties who provide unsolicited resumes of candidate(s) shall waive and forfeit all rights to claim for any placement fees or referral fees in the event that such candidate is eventually engaged or employed by ZALORA or Global Fashion Group.