Manager, Data Engineering

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc; Snowflake (AZ); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established mid-sized agency is seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a diverse team of engineers. This role emphasizes fostering growth, mentoring, and implementing innovative data solutions for a range of clients, from major non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. As a remote-first company, they prioritize collaboration and a positive impact on both customers and communities. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and be proficient in cloud data warehousing and integration tools. Join a culture built on trust and continuous improvement, where your contributions will make a significant difference.

Qualifications

• Expertise in cloud data warehouses and data integration patterns.
• Strong mentoring and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data engineers and foster their growth.
• Implement data engineering solutions and tools for clients.
• Ensure quality and reliability of engineering deliverables.

Skills

Cloud Data Warehousing

Data Integration Patterns

Data Orchestration Platforms

Mentoring

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Tools

Snowflake

Fivetran

Azure Data Factory

Apache Airflow

Job description

Velir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, ranging from the world’s largest non-profits to Fortune 500 brands. As of 2023, Velir acquired Brooklyn Data Company, a premier data and analytics consultancy focused on leadership, process improvement, implementation, and advanced analytics.

At Velir, we believe people are our greatest asset. Our culture is built on a foundation of trust, collaboration, and continued improvement. We strive for excellence in everything we do, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth. Our success is driven by a shared passion for making a positive impact on our customers, our communities and each other. We are a remote first company that offers competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Overview

As a Manager, Data Engineering you are responsible for leading and managing a team of Data Engineers while actively contributing to the development and implementation of data engineering solutions. Your primary focus will be to address pain points related to engineering culture, provide coaching and feedback to your direct reports, and stay up to date with industry trends in a way that benefits the company. You will play a crucial role in driving employee retention, resourcing, learnings management, presales, feedback gathering, QA, and internal engineering processes.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership: You are responsible for a diverse team of data engineers, at different levels in their careers. You will foster their growth and well-being of the team and pair with them to solve interesting engineering challenges. You will work closely with data solutions managers and your director to ensure adequate and sustainable data engineering coverage across engagements.

1. Leads a team of data engineers, typically consisting of 5 to 8 direct reports.
2. Advocates for and protects team time to contribute to internal projects.
3. Pushed for sustainable technical architectural decisions in the team with a long-term approach in mind.
4. Recruit, train, supervise and support the development of team members in data engineering functions.
5. Conduct performance reviews under the guidance and in close collaboration with the functional associate director / director.

Functional Leadership: You are responsible for working with clients to build guidelines for the infrastructure to support the storing and movement of data and implement data engineering tools to support data-driven decision-making and develop strategies to ensure consistency and security with their data products.

1. Has a good balance of technical knowledge and can coach other engineers and data solutions managers on their areas of expertise.
2. Supports engineering projects on tier 1 client engagements with assistance from more senior Engineering management, translating client business questions and needs into engineering requirements.
3. Advises clients on selection of data engineering tools, systems, and approaches.
4. Selects, configures and implements engineering solutions and tools using best practices.
5. Contributes advanced engineering skills and knowledge to client engagements.
6. Contributes to internal and externally facing resources for data engineering teams (e.g. add to internal wiki, write a blog post, etc.)
7. Plans for sustainable growth of their team and builds a clear roadmap for milestones and impact; leads hiring for their team based on hiring plans provided by People Ops and Director.

Project Delivery: You are responsible for improving core data engineering deliverables by supporting internal process reviews, recommending, and implementing data engineering tools and technologies that best suit the client’s needs.

1. Directly supports day-to-day execution of work, while may need support in driving larger, strategic pieces.
2. Is accountable within their team for the availability and reliability of the systems their team builds.
3. Makes sure the team is prioritizing availability and quality vs. new feature development appropriately.
4. Work collaboratively with other data functional teams such as data analytics, analytics engineering, and data solutions to achieve client goals.
5. Guide a team in the successful and timely execution of project deliverables.
6. Be accountable for the quality of your team’s work.

Skills & Qualifications

1. Intermediate / expert proficiency with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake)
2. Knowledge of common data integration patterns (e.g., CDC, ELT, etc.)
3. Intermediate / expert proficiency with common data integration / orchestration platforms (e.g., Fivetran, Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow)
4. Experience mentoring and advising other engineers.
5. Experience with optimizing resource allocation by assessing team members' strengths and assigning tasks according to their expertise, while promoting skill growth.
6. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
7. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent sitting at a desk performing work on a computer.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range: $140,000 - $160,000 annually

Please note that compensation packages are finalized after the interview process is concluded. We use a competency-based approach to base pay, which means it is based on the competencies and skills demonstrated for this role.

Core Company Values

• Take the Long View - Ensure the company is built to last.
• Be Courageous - Make the right decisions even when they aren't the easiest decisions.
• Be Genuine - Bring honesty and authenticity to all that you do.
• Work with Focus + Passion - Display purpose and pride in your work and never stop learning.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are firmly committing to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our hiring efforts. We recognize that we need team members from all backgrounds and experiences to successfully shape a positive employee experience as well as deliver our product and service solutions. To that end, we actively seek candidates who can bring diverse experiences and backgrounds to our team. We know that complex factors and systemic bias can get in the way of us meeting strong candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply even if you're not 100% sure.

At this time, Velir does not sponsor candidates and unfortunately cannot accept those on OPT or CPT.