The Home Depot · 2 months ago
Online Data Engineer Manager
Weehawken, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $220K/yr
6+ years expThe Home Depot is a leading home improvement retailer, and they are seeking an Online Data Engineer Manager to oversee a team focused on developing advanced analytics that support the company's strategic objectives. This role involves managing team performance, prioritizing projects, and ensuring effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
E-CommerceHome and GardenHome DecorHome ImprovementRetail
Responsibilities
40% - People Management & Team Leadership - Provide leadership, mentorship and coaching to Data Engineers (individual contributors) and evaluate performance, execution, and contribution; Attract, retain and develop top talent to build an effective and high performing team; Support team in development of business knowledge and technical skills with clear plans and regular assessment of progress; Ensure appropriate processes and job-specific requirements are properly documented; Develop onboarding and training plan for both technical and soft skills that will ensure high level of capabilities within the team; Manage resources effectively to align with strategic initiatives and business needs; Foster collaboration with team members to develop a supportive and engaged team; Support team in the design and development of algorithms and models to use against large datasets to create business insights; Drive team’s results and celebrate accomplishments
25% - Project Management & Team Support - Prioritize and assign projects by striking a balance between a variety of factors, like funding, return on investment, innovative or challenging work, among others; Manage programs for the team to ensure consistency of execution, balance of resources and quality solutions; Collaborate with program managers and business partners to align on objectives and expectations and ensure project teams deliver against them; Serve as escalation point for any issues or difficulties with specific projects; Provide executive updates to leaders at all levels of the organization on program effectiveness, team accomplishments, summary of findings and recommended solution, and explain internal and external impacts
15% - Strategy & Business Development - Leverage extensive business knowledge and relationships to seek out new business opportunities to leverage and advocate for team’s skills; Effectively develop trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams; Ensure alignment with IT support model, collaboration, tools and governance to enable the team to be most effective in executing their roles; Collaborate with other data team managers across the organization to establish high level strategy and optimize talent management
20% - Technical Exploration & Development - Guide and direct project teams in the requirements gathering, design, and development of complex applications/programs; Drive analytics teams to get matured in predictive and prescriptive analytics; Network with both academic and industry experts to further the application of advanced analytics to business problem
Qualification
Required
Must be 18 years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Experience managing and growing team members in a professional setting
Demonstrated proficiency in guiding more junior team members through data modeling, mining, and data analysis
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job
6 years of work experience
No previous leadership experience
None certifications
Decision Quality
Collaborates
Drives Engagement
Ensures Accountability
Plans and Aligns
Communicates Effectively
Customer Focus
Develops Talent
Drives Results
Manages Conflict
Preferred
Masters in a quantitative field (Analytics, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Statistics, etc.) or relevant work experience
Previous people or project team management experience
Mastery of writing SQL queries against a relational/column-based database
Proficient building ETL/data pipelines
Mastery of a modern scripting language (preferably Python)
Proficient stitching and maintaining data from multiple sources using tools like Google BigQuery and Python
Experience with JavaScript, Front-end development frameworks (React, Nucleus), and QA apps (Retina, KPI Shield, Alert Goose) [John's Team]
Ability to produce tags for site data [John's Team]
Experience engineer and automate data flows pipelines (using tools like PySpark, AirFlow, or DataProc)
Knowledge of optimizing pipeline run time and lowering the cost on slots/storage consumption
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a master's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job
6 years of work experience
1+ year of previous leadership experience
Company
The Home Depot
The Home Depot is a retailer of hardware, consumer goods, and DIY supplies both online and offline while providing home delivery services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2007-07-31Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Ted Decker
Chair, President and CEO
Chip Devine
Senior Vice President
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