Data Engineering Manager: Lead High-Impact Tech Teams

Thrivent Financial; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k and pension

Paid time off

Volunteer Time Off

Job summary

Thrivent Financial is seeking an experienced technology leader to drive design, architecture and delivery for strategic IT initiatives. You will guide solution design, participate in architecture discussions, and ensure alignment with product roadmaps.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with product management, engineering and senior stakeholders, while promoting agile practices and continuous improvement within the team. A strong track record in portfolio strategy is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in IT discipline, e.g., customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.
• 3+ years of leadership experience in all aspects of a specific IT discipline, e.g. IT/LOB customer relationship management, portfolio strategy and/or demand management.
• 3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Review technical solution design and architecture and provide guidance and direction.
• Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions.
• Review technical solution and supports the execution of the solution
• Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc.
• Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business
• Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings
• Partner with Product Manager on Initiatives/ Features/ Epics and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise.
• Collaborates with Product manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups
• Creating a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas
• Align your team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area
• Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps , objectives and alignments
• Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap
• Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area.

Skills

Leadership experience

Portfolio strategy

IT project management

Customer relationship management

Demand management

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

MBA (Preferred)

Job description

Thrivent Financial is seeking an experienced technology leader to drive design, architecture and delivery for strategic IT initiatives. You will guide solution design, participate in architecture discussions, and ensure alignment with product roadmaps.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with product management, engineering and senior stakeholders, while promoting agile practices and continuous improvement within the team. A strong track record in portfolio strategy is required.