Sr. Manager, Data Services

Description

About the company 

Ardmore Home Design (AHD), founded in 2008, is a privately owned, fast-paced, founder-led entrepreneurial company where we value people with strong skills to make our products and processes better every day. We design, sell, and distribute luxury home décor globally to interior designers and boutique/luxury retailers. The AHD family of wholesale brands includes Made Goods (flagship furniture made from unique materials), Pigeon & Poodle (home and bath accessories), Blue Pheasant (handcrafted tabletop products) and Burton James (seating home furnishing). 

We are looking for a Sr. Manager – Data Services to provide day to day management for the data services organization and building the capabilities needed to effectively manage and continuously improve our data processing, as well as identifying and driving targeted performance tuning and optimization opportunities. Support includes, but is not limited to, design, implement and maintain data/process models and databases including access method analysis, access methods, performance, device allocation, data organization, protection and security and statistical methods including the development and monitoring of standards and procedures affecting models, database management, design and maintenance. This individual embraces and supports our in-person/on-site work culture and embodies our company values of Ownership, Collaboration and Respect.  

This role will be the technology lead for data initiatives spanning across multiple internal departments and development partners. Our ideal candidate is a highly motivated self-starter, with strong project management ability, analytical and problem-solving skills, and a friendly, team-oriented approach to provide a high level of customer service to all internal and external users.

Responsibilities

· Progressive track record leading change through a rapid period of transformation.

· Ability to make quick decisions through a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment.

· Effective operation in matrix environments to develop alignment and maximize collaboration in a successful manner

· Excellent critical thinking, verbal, and written communication skills. Ability to communicate with senior levels of the organization.

· Leads a team responsible for services that support infrastructure, software, websites and other enterprise applications.

· Leading the delivery of scalable data and analytics solutions

· Design and build reusable components, frameworks and libraries at scale to support analytics data products

· Help to lead, inspire, coach and develop a team of engineers

· Partner with managers and analytics leaders to help prioritize and accomplish work.

· Leading discussions to scale out data architecture to process data sets, and solve various data challenges.

· Partner with other technology teams, strategizing together to drive technical roadmaps and use standards and platforms.

Requirements

· A degree in computer science, MIS, or related qualification or experience.

· Strong skills as a leader and building positive relationships across IT and the enterprise.

· 5 years’ experience leading teams around data initiatives.

· 5 years’ experience developing reporting and analytics solutions enterprise wide.

· Strong attention to detail

· 5 years’ experience with Snowflake (ideally on Azure)

· 5 years’ experience with PowerBI

· 1-2 years’ experience with Fivetran

· 1 year experience with dbt

· An analytical mind with excellent problem solving skills, with an ability to think outside the box when necessary.

· Excellent communication and organizational skills

· Fantastic time management skills with the ability to multi-task

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; as well as reach with hands and arms.

· The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

· Ability to work in open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting.

· Ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours; with frequent interruptions.

· Required to use stairwells to attend meetings and engage with employees on multiple floors throughout building.

Other Considerations:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.

Compensation

Starting base pay: $130,000 – $150,000 annual salary. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Salary : $130,000 - $150,000