Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Who We Are: 

Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We foster a culture in which every associate feels welcomed and respected, where leaders and creatives are inspired to shape the world of tomorrow by taking bold action today.

JOB MISSION:

New Balance is actively seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Manager, Data Engineering with expertise in Snowflake to join our Global Data & Analytics organization. Our Global Data and Analytics organization drives innovation and excellence by harnessing data to deliver actionable insights across the organization.

As a Senior Manager, you will play a crucial role in leading and enhancing our data engineering processes to support our growing business needs. This is an exciting opportunity for a data enthusiast with a strong record of success in managing complex data initiatives. If you have a strong understanding of Snowflake and a passion for leading and developing a team, we want to hear from you. Join us and be a part of our innovative and collaborative environment where your contributions will make a significant impact.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead and manage a team of data engineers to ensure timely delivery of data solutions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into data engineering solutions.

• Design and implement data pipelines and processes to integrate data from various sources into our data ecosystem.

• Improve data observability and ensure the team follows the DataOps best practices.

• Ensure timely resolution for data pipeline issues implementing a monitoring and incident response strategy.

• Implement best practices for data governance, ensuring high data quality, consistency, and security across the data pipelines.

• Foster a collaborative environment, ensuring the team works cross-functionally with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver projects effectively.

• Collaborate with other D&A technology leaders to ensure the data environment is reliable and resilient, adapting over time to serve as a consistent backbone for data-driven solutions to support business objectives.

• Create documentation of the pipelines, maintain data asset documentation and data product documentation leveraging our data catalog/dictionary to ensure visibility and discoverability of our data products.

• Mentor and coach team members to enhance their technical skills and promote a culture of continuous learning and development.

• Review and weigh in on functional and technical requirements.

• Evolve developer environment with CI/CD guidelines and implement testing best practices.

• Participate in strategic planning and budgeting for data engineering activities.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or relevant field of study with minimum 15 years of progressively responsible technology experience with 3-5 years as a data engineering manager.

• Strong knowledge of data engineering technologies such as Python, SQL, Spark, real time streaming pipelines, and data warehouse solutions.

• Proven data engineering experience in cloud environments, particularly with Snowflake.

• Proven experience leading teams of engineers, fostering a high-performance culture, and managing distributed or global teams is often preferred.

• Strong people management skills, including recruitment, performance management, and fostering growth and innovation within the team.

• Experience in creating data products and/or data product environment is preferred.

Regular Associate Benefits 

Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. New Balance offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K. We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, $100 monthly student loan support and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. You’ll also enjoy a yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement, 4 weeks of vacations, 12 holidays and generous parental leave, because work-life bala