Senior Manager, Data Architect
Danone
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Job summary
Danone is seeking a Senior BI Data Architect Manager in the United States to lead analytics design and data infrastructure efforts. You will oversee data teams, integrate SAP and external sources, and deliver dashboards for critical KPIs.
This role emphasizes hybrid work patterns with regular office presence. The position requires a Master’s degree with 8+ years’ experience in data architecture, SQL development, and analytics.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of experience.
- Strong business acumen with stakeholder management and communication skills.
- 8+ years of SQL development across SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, or similar.
- Proven track record building data infrastructure and enterprise data solutions including SAP integration.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain dashboards supporting KPIs and metrics.
- Lead data architecture development to meet evolving business needs.
- Partner with cross-functional teams and IT for requirements and infrastructure.
- Ingest and transform data from multiple sources with quality checks and standardized schemas.
- Enforce data integrity and establish a single source of truth and data strategy.
- Translate data into actionable insights and root-cause analyses.
- Develop taxonomies, hierarchies, and data models for enterprise use.
- Create root-cause reporting and tooling to quantify impact of options.
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Job description
The Senior BI Data Architect Manager acts as a subject matter expert in designing analytical approaches and leads the data-analytics teams in research, development, and implementation of appropriate data systems that lead to improved business performance and achievement of overall business goals. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining key critical data infrastructure encompassing SAP and other outside data sources into an active data eco system. This function will be supporting business data needs for tactical and strategic business initiatives and root cause analysis.
The Senior BI Data Architect Manager acts as a subject matter expert in designing analytical approaches and leads the data-analytics teams in research, development, and implementation of appropriate data systems that lead to improved business performance and achievement of overall business goals. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining key critical data infrastructure encompassing SAP and other outside data sources into an active data eco system. This function will be supporting business data needs for tactical and strategic business initiatives and root cause analysis.
- Engage with functional leaders to design, develop, and maintain dashboards supporting key KPIs and metrics and anticipate needs.
- Lead data architecture development to support evolving business data needs.
- Be the data partner to cross functional teams Transportation, Warehousing, Planning, Operations, etc. work closely with IT for requirements, definitions and infrastructure development.
- Ingesting and transforming data from multiple sources, applying data quality checks, standardizing schemas, and integrating datasets at the appropriate grain to support accurate analytics and reporting
- Enforce data integrity and discipline in data policy and structure, one source of truth with one voice with wholistic and sync-ed data strategy
- Translate data into actionable insights, strategies, and root cause analysis
- Develop, maintain and enforce various taxonomies, hierarchies and structures
- Develop root cause reporting and tooling to engage the business and help deliver options while measuring the impact of those options.
- Seek to continuously raise the bar with data and impact.
The salary range for this position is $105,000.00 -$140,000.00 USD. The exact salary offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, geographic location, internal equity, and market conditions. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.
This role is considered a “hybrid” position that allows for flexible work, meaning it is a role where collaboration with key stakeholders in Danone Hubs occurs. While you may have the option to work from home on a schedule as agreed to with your supervisor, you are also expected to regularly report to your assigned office location at least 3 days per week.
- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, Information Systems, Analytics, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Business Acumen is crucial. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and technical concepts into business value.
- 8+ years of SQL development experience across SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, or similar platforms.
- Proven track record on building data infrastructure, blending data, time series, datasets and tables for consumption.
- Experience designing and building enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, and analytical data models for business consumption.
- Proven experience integrating, blending, and harmonizing SAP and external data sources into scalable data solutions.
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Python, and cloud-based data platforms preferred.
- Experience with Business Intelligence and visualization tools, including Power BI and Tableau.
- Strong knowledge of data architecture, data governance, master data management, hierarchies, taxonomies, and data quality frameworks.
- Proven ability to design flexible and scalable data structures that support evolving business requirements.
- Strong experience working with large datasets, data transformation, automation, and performance optimization.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams, establish standards, and drive adoption of enterprise data solutions.
With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., our vibrant culture and endless growth opportunities are just a couple of the reasons our employees call themselves “Proud Danoners.”
Learn more about Life at Danone
With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., our vibrant culture and endless growth opportunities are just a couple of the reasons our employees call themselves “Proud Danoners.”
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We’re committed to making a positive impact on our world. Rooted in our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we’re proud to be the world’s largest B Corp.
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Our commitment to making the world healthier starts with our employees.
- Physical Wellbeing We pay for the majority of your medical benefits – which include medical, dental and vision – with our competitive 80%/20% cost-sharing model.
- Mental Wellbeing Danoners receive fitness discounts, unlimited flexible time off and hybrid work schedules. We also have a range of programs that support mental health and substance abuse.
- Financial Support We offer a performance-based bonus, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs and voluntary perks.
- Family Care We offer caretaker benefits, 18 weeks of parental bonding, fertility, surrogacy, adoption benefits and pet insurance.
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Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law
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