Sr Manager, Operational Data Enablement

$187,266 - $262,172/Yr

Blue Origin - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Sr Manager, Operational Data Enablement at Blue Origin is responsible for leading a team that enhances the use of data in decision-making across the organization. This role focuses on developing and implementing data products that connect various operational domains, ensuring safe and efficient human spaceflight. The position requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality, all aimed at supporting Blue Origin's mission of enabling millions of people to live and work in space.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an experienced team of Data Engineers and Software Developers to build, integrate and scale operational data products.
• Build and scale the operational data platform to accommodate more users and diverse applications.
• Collaborate with practitioners and customers to develop new methods for federating analysis and operational application development.
• Define and manage incident management, customer communications, and implement mitigation strategies for data products.
• Operate the enterprise data lakehouse to support business analytics, data science, and ad-hoc analysis.
• Serve as a center of excellence for data engineering and data operations practices at Blue Origin.
• Work with Data Governance and Cyber Security to ensure secure and ethical implementation of data models.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on platform performance, identifying areas for improvement.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience writing production-grade code in a modern programming language.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience building part of a modern data lakehouse stack from design to production code.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale projects.
• Experience working with product managers to collaboratively set a vision.
• Deep technical knowledge of Spark, Databricks, Palantir, ML Flow, or similar technologies.
• Experience with AWS, data engineering, data modeling, and data quality.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience hiring top talent and driving career growth for engineers.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as OKRs.
• Comfortable diving into the code with your team when necessary.
• Experience with APIs and cloud-based data platform implementations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus based on individual contributions and company results