Sr Manager, Data Engineering

Job Description

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• Impactful Work: You'll have the opportunity to shape and drive data strategies that can significantly impact business decisions and outcomes. Your work will help the Operations at American leverage data to gain insights and improve efficiency.
• Innovation and Problem-Solving: This role often involves tackling complex challenges and finding innovative solutions. If you enjoy problem-solving and staying at the forefront of technology, this job will be very fulfilling.
• Collaboration and Leadership: You'll lead and collaborate with diverse teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning. It's a great role for those who enjoy mentoring others and driving team success.
  

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Lead the Data Engineering Delivery team focused on providing data solutions for our Operations business units.
• Oversee the planning, execution and delivery – all aspects of delivering a data solution. Ensure team is focused on delivering top priority initiatives
• Partner closely with the Operations business leaders to understand their needs and ensure solutions meet their requirements
• Enforce technical data governance policies and standards on pipelines and solutions developed by the team
• Develop and implement data strategies for the organization in conjunction with other Leaders
• Develop and coach future Leaders and Engineers
• Measure and improve team performance through the use of Agile and Devops
• Ensure Data Engineering pipelines and products are scalable, available to meet the demand of an international airline
• Attract, recruit and develop top level talent

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 5 years of Data Engineering or Analytics experience
• 3 years’ experience leading teams using Agile
• 3 years of leading technology teams working in the Data space
• 2 years of experience working with Cloud based data products

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• 7 years of experience Data Engineering or Analytics
• 3 years of experience with Cloud based data products
• Airline/Aviation experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Technical proficiency: Strong Understanding of Data Engineering Principles and familiarity with Azure or other Cloud platforms and products
• Leadership: Ability to mentor and lead a team of Leaders to ensure timely deliverables of data solutions.
• Communication and Collaboration: Clear written and concise communication to multiple levels of leadership. Collaborate effectively with Business and IT teams.
• Data Strategy: Ability to develop and implement modern data strategies to drive business value while optimizing resource usage
• Problem Solving: Approach problem-solving holistically and consider solutions through a combination of technology and processes

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20 Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

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