Sr. Director of Data Platform Engineering

Company Description

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company, unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. We are thrilled to share that FORTUNE has named Experian one of the 100 Best Companies to work for. In addition, for the last five years we’ve been named in the 100 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes Magazine.

As a leader in consumer data and identity-based marketing solutions, Experian Marketing Services is improving the business and consumer experience by offering a complete identity solution. We’re doing so through a clearer view across the digital customer buying journey and with strong acquisitions of leading AdTech and MarTech providers with the most recent being Tapad, a leading digital identity resolution provider.

This role can be worked remotely anywhere in the US.

Job Description

• End-to-end responsibility for the data collection, transformation, architecture, storage, governance and usage
• Set the path to the future of a mature, scalable data environment
• Build and govern standards for data and development
• Lead the architecture of the data warehouse, data models, data marts, and data fabric including the selection of the tools and support partners
• Work with Data Management, Product, Service Delivery, Solutions Engineers, and Infrastructure resources to define a scalable, fault tolerant, and near real-time set of data assets that will supply our business users with reliable and available data
• Manage the process of external and internal data integrations into the data warehouse and BI platforms
• Influence analytics super-users, BI developers, data engineers and eventually data scientists to be great data citizens
• Improve data and analytics navigation – allowing the business to easily find the insights they need
• Manage the vendors and negotiate renewal contracts
• Participate in developing department business processes, roles and responsibilities, and overall team strategy
• Manage resource loading of your team members, set priorities, and communicate possible resource constraints early
• Recruit, train, develop and retain excellent talent
• Establish the pace of urgency and quality across your team
• Identify risks, develop mitigations and be transparent about good and bad news

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience and deep knowledge in data engineering, cloud data warehousing, data architecture, and business intelligence (Snowflake, SQL, Ayla, AWS, Azure, GCP, Tableau, Oracle, QlikView, Domo, BI Publisher)
• 5+ years of team management experience
• Proficient in coordinating timelines, resources and priorities to deliver programs on time
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once, last minute requests and quick turnarounds
• Strong detail orientation with proven ability to work quickly and accurately
• Willingness to question the way things have been done in the past
• Must thrive in a fluid and changing environment
• Must work collaboratively

Additional Information

Culture at Experian

Our uniqueness is that we truly value yours.

Experian's culture, people and environments are key differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously. We focus on what truly matters; diversity and inclusion, work/life balance, flexible working, development, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on

We’re an award-winning organization due to our strong people focus

Experian isn't just growing, we're leveraging cutting edge data science, design thinking and passion to build tomorrow's credit solutions. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and culture

#LI-REMOTE

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Our goal is to create a thriving, inclusive and diverse team where people love their work and love working together. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion is essential to our purpose of creating a better tomorrow. We value the uniqueness of every individual and want you to bring your whole, authentic self to work. For us, this is The Power of YOU and and it reflects what we believe.  See our DEI work in action!

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