Manager, Data Engineering

Unum; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 89,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan with employer a

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Unum in Portland, ME is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead a team delivering scalable data pipelines, warehouses, and governed data assets for Finance analytics and reporting.

This role partners with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into practical data solutions, drive governance, and promote AI-enabled development while upholding quality and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, business intelligence, data science, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, math, statistics, CS, data analytics or related field preferred.
• Leadership, people management, or technical team leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data engineering team to deliver scalable data pipelines and analytics workflows.
• Guide design, development, and implementation of data warehouses and analytics capable of supporting Finance analytics and reporting.
• Partner with business areas to translate needs into technical plans and practical implementation approaches.
• Oversee planning, estimation, prioritization, and on-time delivery of data engineering initiatives.
• Advance the team’s use of AI and agentic development practices to accelerate development and delivery.
• Evaluate data engineering, analytics, and AI methods to recommend improvements and strengthen capabilities.
• Recruit, coach, and retain staff, including performance management and mentoring.

Skills

Data engineering

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

DBT Core

SQL

Python

Tableau

Alteryx

PowerBI

Job description

Job Posting End Date: September 03

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: Award-winning culture Inclusion and diversity as a priority Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution Mental health support Career advancement opportunities Student loan repayment options Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments *All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team.

General Summary:

Our Finance Data Modernization team is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering. The Manager, Data Engineering leads a team responsible for designing and delivering scalable data pipelines, warehouse solutions, and governed data assets that support Finance analytics, operational reporting, and strategic business decision-making. This role partners closely with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into practical data solutions, drive consistency across a large portfolio of initiatives, and ensure smooth coordination from intake through implementation and operational support. The position provides technical leadership, advances modern data engineering practices, and champions the adoption of AI and agentic development processes to accelerate delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, governance, and business value. As a newly created leadership role, this position is critical to building consistency, scalability, and operational excellence across the Data Engineering function.

We are looking for Candidates in Chattanooga, TN or Portland, ME.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead execution of the team’s data strategy, providing direction on tools, methodologies, delivery practices, and engineering standards that support consistent and scalable outcomes.
• Oversee the planning, estimation, prioritization, and on‑time delivery of data engineering initiatives, including setting clear expectations with business and technical stakeholders.
• Guide the design, development, and implementation of data pipelines, analytical databases, and analytics workflows that support operational reporting, Finance analytics, and business performance objectives.
• Partner with business areas to translate needs into technical plans, identify required data sources, communicate findings, and develop practical implementation approaches aligned to corporate policies, procedures, controls, and compliance requirements.
• Advance the team’s use of AI and agentic development practices to accelerate developer throughput, improve delivery efficiency, and establish appropriate standards for prompt engineering, responsible usage, and team upskilling.
• Evaluate current and emerging data engineering, analytics, and AI methods to recommend continuous improvement opportunities and strengthen the team’s technical capabilities.
• Recruit, train, coach, develop, and retain staff, including performance management and mentoring to build technical depth, delivery discipline, and effective use of modern data tools.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Specifications Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience in data engineering, business intelligence, data science, or a closely related discipline, with demonstrated ability to deliver scalable data and analytics solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• Prior leadership, people management, or technical team leadership experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Experience with Data Build Tool (DBT Core or Platform) to support data transformation, modeling, testing, documentation, and governed pipeline development.
• Experience with analytics programming languages, including SQL/Python, for data extraction, transformation, analysis, automation, and pipeline development.
• Experience with modern BI toolsets, including Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI, or equivalent platforms, to support analytics, visualization, workflow automation, and business reporting needs.
• Strong understanding of data profiling, statistical analysis, data modeling, data architecture, and related infrastructure concepts across on‑premises and cloud‑based environments.
• Demonstrated ability to extract, load, integrate, and leverage data across data warehouses, transactional databases, object stores, APIs, and other enterprise data environments.
• Strong problem‑solving, programming, prioritization, and project management skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity and make thoughtful recommendations.
• Ability to interpret complex technical and analytical information, decompose problems, and translate findings into practical business solutions for stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, coaching, and mentoring skills, including the ability to develop technical talent and work effectively with business partners, technical teams, senior leaders, and external contacts.

#LI-AS3 ~IN1

Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience. $89,400.00-$183,500.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance‑based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company: Unum

At Unum Group, we’re a Fortune 500 company and leading international provider of workplace benefits and services, helping workers and their families thrive for more than 175 years. Through our Unum and Colonial Life brands, our company offers disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision insurance; leave and absence management support; and behavioral health services. Our 10,000+ employees work across operations in the US, UK and Poland, as well as our dedicated Technology Centre in Ireland.

Unum Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for any applicant with a disability. If you are disabled and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact us by submitting a request here.