Analytics Engineering Manager: Data Platform Lead

Justworks; New York (NY); On-site; USD 166,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Justworks in New York City seeks a Manager of Analytics Engineering to lead a team of analytics engineers, designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and robust data models. You will enable data-informed decisions by delivering reliable data foundations and collaborating with cross-functional partners.

This player-coach role requires hands-on development, strong SQL and Python, and a passion for mentoring teams while shaping data strategy and ensuring high data quality.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data roles with analytics engineering or data warehousing.
• 2+ years in people management and leading teams.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Deep expertise in data warehouse architecture and dimensional modeling.
• Experience with Snowflake, Airflow, and dbt is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics engineers and foster professional growth.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable data models and ELT pipelines.
• Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into data projects.
• Contribute to data strategy and roadmap and promote self-service data tools.
• Uphold data quality, integrity, and documentation standards.

Skills

Data leadership

People management

Data modeling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Communication

Tools

Snowflake

Airflow

dbt

SQL

Python

Job description

Justworks in New York City seeks a Manager of Analytics Engineering to lead a team of analytics engineers, designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and robust data models. You will enable data-informed decisions by delivering reliable data foundations and collaborating with cross-functional partners.

This player-coach role requires hands-on development, strong SQL and Python, and a passion for mentoring teams while shaping data strategy and ensuring high data quality.