Manager of Data Engineering

$140,000 - $180,000/Yr

National Funding - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Manager

San Diego, CA

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Manager of Data Engineering at National Funding is responsible for designing, building, and scaling the organization's data infrastructure to support data-driven initiatives. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data accessibility, reliability, and performance while driving innovation and continuous improvement within the data engineering department.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of talented data engineers responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our data infrastructure platform.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy aligned with business goals and objectives, collaborating with technical leads and product managers on prioritization and roadmap plans.
• Establish and enforce data governance policies and best practices, implementing processes to ensure data quality and integrity.
• Conduct data discovery activities, performing root cause analysis and making recommendations for the remediation of data quality issues.
• Understand business and technical requirements, providing subject matter expertise and implementing data engineering techniques.
• Establish and maintain performance monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting mechanisms to ensure the reliability and availability of our data infrastructure platform.
• Work cross-functionally to prioritize work items, track progress, and deliver commitments, collaborating extensively with data science and analytics teams to design data platforms that support their needs and deliverables.
• Directly contribute to the entire development cycle, from conception and design through release, reporting, and analytics.

Requirements

• Degree in computer science or related field
• 3+ years of leadership/experience managing highly technical teams
• Strong technical background in data engineering and architecture
• Demonstrated experience in project management and tools such as Jira
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision-making
• Proven track record delivering high visibility projects on time and budget

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Numerous employee events throughout the year
• Positive, energetic, passionate, business casual environment
• Management committed to employee success