Manager, Data Engineering

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineering Manager to drive our Data Engineering efforts.  You will support a strong technical team of data engineers focused on data acquisition and our data warehouse pipelines.

You will design and implement the team’s workflow strategy, ensuring transparent and smooth flow of work from intake through delivery.

You will work with data engineering technical leads to ensure a clear tie between company goals and strategies and team OKRs.

This role sits within our Engineering department and will report directly to our Director of Data Management and Information Security.

At Omnidian we believe in trust and autonomy. How you create an impact is ultimately up to you. Here is an outline of some of the things you’ll be doing:

Are you an experienced Data Engineering Manager?  Are you enthusiastic about providing mentoring and coaching to a talented team of Data Engineers?   Do you love setting up the right workload management processes and structures so that the team can focus on the technical vision and solving technical problems?  Do you have the hands on experience in:

Leadership Abilities: You possess strong leadership skills; you take satisfaction in supporting a team to achieve great things.   You are able to keep a team focused on the most important things.

Project Management Expertise:  You are skilled at breaking down large, sometimes ambiguous projects into milestones, keeping the team on track, and providing visibility into progress to stakeholders

Data Engineering Expertise: You have hands-on experience designing, building and testing data pipelines.  You are familiar with Data Engineering best practices, processes and standards. 

Data Architecture Experience:  You are comfortable with data architecture and patterns for  both structured and unstructured data.

Communication: You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  You excel at cross functional coordination and are able to build consensus. You would describe yourself as a good listener and are enthusiastic to learn from others.

Value Creation: You understand business needs, users, technology, and data, and collaborate with stakeholders to design and deliver data solutions that provide business value.

Problem-Solving: You demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying issues and implementing effective solutions.