Unilever is hiring a Data Engineering Manager

Background & Purpose of the Job

The North America Data Engineering Manager – will lead the team of data engineers/managers to develop data solutions to support product analytics managers and data scientists. This role will be partnering with internal data scientists, product managers and external stakeholders across the business to deliver advanced analytics. The ideal candidate is an… experienced data engineer with vast hands-on experience and leadership experience in leading projects and teams from the ground up.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

Facilitate team’s delivery of scalable, maintainable, performant data engineering solutions. Work through your teams to define/design solution options, evaluate technical feasibility, and provide estimates on effort and risk. Drive the design and implementation of new data projects and the optimization of existing solutions. Collaborate across teams - business partners, product, engineering, architecture, platforms - to facilitate solution delivery. Work with architecture and engineers to ensure quality solutions are implemented, and engineering best practices are defined and followed. Drive collaborative reviews of designs, code, and test plans. Define the team’s technical roadmap and influence its adoption. Anticipate, identify and solve issues concerning data management to improve data quality. Work across teams to resolve operational & performance issues. Identify and remove technical bottlenecks for your engineering teams. Manage, mentor, and inspire the team; manage performance, goals, and development potential. Provide guidance to team members on work items or technical scenarios

In this role you’ll be working closely with passionate and driven Product Management team, Architects, Engineers, Data Analysts, Internal partners, and other departments. They will span across various functional groups across the enterprise. You will be in contact with a wide range of great people. In all interactions, you will find success in teamwork, a positive attitude, and hard work.

You’re a dot connector and storyteller: You like to unravel complex data, - building analytical tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights, operational efficiency, and other key metrics.

You’re a changemaker: You are a self-starter you can work independently to identify, design and implement internal process improvement; driving change with new innovative solutions, optimizing data delivery, re-designing for greater scalability.

You’re a paradox navigator: Enable data driven decision-making across customer development, supply chain, consumer marketing insights, and disrupting data silos.

You’re a culture & change champion: Be an advocate and set an example of digital cultural.

You love to win and have fun doing it: Transform the way Unilever operates with a proactive, informed risk-taking, winning attitude!

Who You Will Work With

As a Data Engineering Manager, in partnership with diverse team of smart, intelligent and creative people. This allows us to be a driving force for building first-class solutions for North America Data & Analytics team and its business partners, working on development projects related to customer development, supply chain, commerce, consumer behavior and web analytics among others.

What You Will Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
3-5 years proven experience in large-scale software development.
Minimum 5 years CPG/Retail Experience (preferred)
3 to 5 years of people management or team lead experience
Experience working with data sources such as IRI, Nielsen, Retailer POS systems, Panel data such as Numerator and Nielsen/IRI Panel.
Retail data experience – working with Walmart, Target, Amazon, Dollar General, Kroger…etc.
Understand the concepts of ML/AI…etc.
Ability to define/design solution options, evaluate technical feasibility, and provide estimates on effort and risk.
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and architecture patterns
Experience in Agile/Scrum application development
Familiarity with the principles of Domain Driven Design
Comfortability with a fast-paced, results oriented environment.

The following skills and experience are also relevant to our overall environment, and nice to have:

Experience programming in Python, Spark, & SQL
Experience working in a public cloud environment, particularly Microsoft Azure
Experience building RESTful API’s to enable data consumption
Experience in developing Power BI dashboards using DAX, Power Automate flows, Web Applications
Experience with practices like Continuous Development, Continuous Integration and Automated Testing

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What We Can Offer You

Pay: The pay range for this position is $96,000 - $143,900. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible. Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation, and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses

Unilever is looking for a Data Engineering Manager