Lead Data Engineer (176646)

Colgate Palmolive; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) match

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Paid holidays

PTO days

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join our Global Digital Applications Team in Piscataway, NJ. You will own the end-to-end data and marketing technology architecture, defining best practices and governance across markets, with a focus on data models, analytics, and scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in IT with Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, and Google Cloud Platform experience, plus hands-on CDP and marketing technology implementations, driving

Qualifications

• 6+ years of IT experience with minimum of 4 years of implementation and support experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud / Marketing Automation experience and Salesforce Data Cloud/Data 360.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform including Big Query, and Apache Airflow, Cloud Functions, Apigee/API gateway, and middleware development
• Hands-on platform experience on Salesforce Data Cloud, and/or other CDP ecosystem platforms
• Experience leveraging and implementing additional marketing technology including Google Analytics 4 and SAP Customer Data Cloud (Gigya)
• Experience leading large full-lifecycle implementations and/or implementing integrated solutions including other SFMC ecosystem technologies, cloud-based marketing solutions, integration services and data modeling
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as customer relationship building skills
• Strong organization skills with the ability to navigate between complex projects with many stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the expert, lead Data Cloud architect of end‑to‑end customer experience and marketing solutions. Define best practices and ensure adherence by technical and business teams
• Own the technical implementation of the global consumer and professional data models, including its implementation, expansion, and ongoing changes. Partner closely with the Global Digital team to define standards and secure approvals, ensuring consistency, scalability, and governance across all markets
• Drive business outcomes by leveraging key platforms, including Salesforce, GCP, SAP CDC, and Adobe Experience Manager across consumer and professional environments.
• Develop fully linked marketing automation capabilities to support user adoption, engagement and success, drive adoption, and define KPIs
• Perform data analysis, data modeling and ingest relevant first‑party data to further develop and identify new audience targets

Skills

Salesforce MC

Marketing Automation

Salesforce Data Cloud

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

Apache Airflow

Apigee API

Adobe Experience Manager

CDP platforms

GA4

SQL

Data Modeling

Tools

Salesforce MC

Salesforce Data Cloud

GCP

Job description

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

We are excited to invite applications for the position of Lead Data Engineer within our Global Digital Applications Team. Operating within the world’s leading oral care company, we leverage best‑in‑class, cloud‑based marketing technology to create seamless digital connections with our audiences. This role partners closely with our Digital Marketing and CRM teams to deploy advanced technologies that optimize and scale our digital engagement programs—driving more precise targeting and deeper engagement with professionals, customers, and consumers.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team and help bring our vision to life. The ideal candidate is passionate about understanding business goals and translating them into high‑quality solutions that deliver performance, maintainability, and scalability—leveraging leading cloud‑based marketing technologies to drive digital connection. In this role, you will partner closely with our Digital Marketing and Product teams (both technical and commercial) to deliver technology solutions to meet business objectives and deploy best‑in‑class technology that optimizes and scales our digital engagement programs, enabling better targeting, deeper engagement, and higher conversion among professionals, customers, and consumers. The successful candidate is highly customer‑focused and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

This position is based out of the Piscataway, NJ location. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

What you’ll do:

• Serve as the expert, lead Data Cloud architect of end‑to‑end customer experience and marketing solutions. Define best practices and ensure adherence by technical and business teams
• Own the technical implementation of the global consumer and professional data models, including its implementation, expansion, and ongoing changes. Partner closely with the Global Digital team to define standards and secure approvals, ensuring consistency, scalability, and governance across all markets
• Drive business outcomes by leveraging key platforms, including Salesforce, GCP, SAP CDC, and Adobe Experience Manager across consumer and professional environments.
• Develop fully linked marketing automation capabilities to support user adoption, engagement and success, drive adoption, and define KPIs
• Perform data analysis, data modeling and ingest relevant first‑party data to further develop and identify new audience targets

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of IT experience with minimum of 4 years of implementation and support experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud / Marketing Automation experience and Salesforce Data Cloud/Data 360

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform including Big Query, and Apache Airflow, Cloud Functions, Apigee/API gateway, and middleware development
• Hands‑on platform experience on Salesforce Data Cloud, and/or other CDP ecosystem platforms
• Experience leveraging and implementing additional marketing technology including Google Analytics 4 and SAP Customer Data Cloud (Gigya)
• Experience leading large full‑lifecycle implementations and/or implementing integrated solutions including other SFMC ecosystem technologies, cloud‑based marketing solutions, integration services and data modeling
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as customer relationship building skills
• Strong organization skills with the ability to navigate between complex projects with many stakeholders.

• Ability to apply agile methodology and sprint development to manage project implementations and backlogs

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $110,000.00 - $150,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit‑sharing, and long‑term incentives for Executive‑level roles.

• Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements.
• Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee’s hire date within the calendar year).
• Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.