Sr. Director, IT Data Technologies

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Sr. Director, IT Data Technologies.

Job Description:

Job Title: Sr. Director, IT Data Technologies

Job Type: Fulltime

Job Location: Dublin, CA

Work Schedule: 3 days in office mandatory (Tue, Wed and Thursday) 

Salary: $152,200 - $286,450 ( bonus and stocks), Based on experience.

Responsibilities:

This candidate will lead our data technology portfolio, inclusive of business intelligence and analytics platform management.

The ideal candidate will be a thought leader for the direction of client' data & analytics solution strategy & roadmap. The candidate should have a proven track record in selecting & implementing modern cloud analytics capabilities with a focus on business value & efficiency. They will bring a well-rounded leadership perspective, capable of building, guiding, and inspiring a growing team of data platform engineering & analytics professionals. They will have experience in migrating from on-premises EDW appliances and platforms to cloud-based lake-house architectures & platforms. They will have a strategic mind and operate as a leader who influences IT and business strategy.

The resource will own all data & analytics platforms & tools, including Snowflake, Power BI, MicroStrategy, Alation, and other front-end tools. They will be responsible for the entire data estate, including the data lake, data warehouse, and data platforms. 

The right resource will lead the team in exploring new solutions, including data science & ML, solving complex technical issues, identifying efficiencies, and building proof of concepts as required.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Sets the mission and vision of the Data Technologies organization to foster a customer-centric culture and mindset driven by a future state data vision for the company and adding business value.
• Be a trusted advisor, that builds and maintains relationships with other technical leaders and business executives to develop a keen understanding of business needs; ensures efficient delivery of IT services to meet those needs.
• Build & manage a multi-year roadmap to modernize data & analytics platforms and enable new, strategic business capabilities.
• Help evolve the data technology organization to adopt Agile methods & DevOps 
• Determine the future skills needed in the data technologies space and build a team to realize that future. Resources will need to have the appropriate mix of strong technical knowledge, business knowledge and competencies that balance between growing agility and ensuring that core IT functions are reliable, stable and efficient.
• Foster a culture of trusted partnership, service, and continuous improvement. 
• Build a deep bench of team leadership and technical talent to deliver results and support future growth and mentor the team to their full potential.

COMPETENCIES:

People

• Building Effect Teams
• Developing Talent
• Collaboration 

Self

• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict 

Business

• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility

With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies:

• Motivating Others 
• Decision Quality
• Technical Acumen 
• Building Relationships

QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• At least 15 years of relevant technical experience, including 10+ years in a leadership role, 5-10 years working in IT Data & Analytics progressive gaining leadership responsibilities, building diverse teams with collaborative and innovative cultures with deep familiarity in data engineering and analytics, delivering analytics solutions.
• 2+ years of implementation & production experience with cloud-native data & analytics platforms (Snowflake or equivalent).
• Knowledge and expertise with selecting, implementing, modernizing & scaling all aspects of a data & analytics technology ecosystem: BI Analytics & Data Science/ML, Data Governance & self-service catalog, Data Pipelines and Data Lake-House & ETL.
• Experience working with Enterprise Architecture to ensure that the Data Technologies portfolio strategy and vision is consistent with the overall strategy and vision for IT.
• Knowledge of data modeling & curation for a variety of analytics use cases ranging from historical analysis to intra-day operational, predictive, statistical analysis across the lifecycle (ad-hoc, prototyping, departmental, industrialized)
• Track record for leading multi-year, cross-functional & transformational IT initiatives including moving platforms to the cloud, implementing analytics tooling.
• Track record for leading, growing & maturing a team of data & analytics professionals. Experience with org
• Success in using standard delivery methodologies, such as Waterfall and Agile. 
• Ability to adapt to a fast-moving technology landscape and keep pace with the latest thinking and new technologies. 
• Demonstrable ability to formulate a high-level strategy, then convert it into a tactical plan and execute on that plan.
• "Hands-on" operating style and approach but a view towards the future and willingness to invest in people development and in developing an organization that will support a large company.
• Superb communication skills, the ability to foster a supportive and inclusive team culture.
• Bachelor's degree, with a major in computer science, information systems management, mathematics, or a closely related field.
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization and capability to work independently with minimal guidance. Strong organization and prioritization skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present technical topics to wide ranging groups (engineering/architecture to sr. executive

About Maxonic:

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Interested in Applying?

Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Lavanya Dommeti (/) for more details.