Manager - Enterprise Data Intelligence

About the Job

At Inspire Brands, data and analytics are at the forefront of supporting our brands (Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and Sonic) and our team members.

We are serious about Data Governance and consider it an integral part of how we manage data as a strategic business asset.  As the Manager - Enterprise Data Intelligence, you will join the recently established Data Governance Office within the Data & Analytics organization, partnering with business, technical and data stakeholders to establish the organization, processes, and tools for a complete view of mission-critical datasets that leverage the full power of data to support an enterprise vision in a coordinated way.

RESPONSIBILTIES

• Accountable for the cross-functional data literacy from a business perspective – i.e. ensures a clear understanding of Systems of Record for specific attributes or attribute groups and drives the vision for data sharing and data flows to support a long-term shared vision
• Oversees the impact analysis for data definitions and processes across the brands / lines of business to assure business continuity and standardization
• Partners with Product team to document/deploy new datasets in data governance tools.
• Prioritizes data processes needed to support business objectives
• Documents a Process-Application-Data-Organization (PADO) view of data across the key business processes and associated systems, to drive a business view of how data is created and consumed in the organization – which ultimately drives business decisions for those processes
• Collaborates with the IT data team to provide business insight/priorities across the data flows and system landscape
• Collaborates with business or brand teams on data-related matters, escalates as appropriate to DG leadership
• Participates in Data Governance councils and subcommittees to bring data impact perspectives and proactive insight into their group’s scope, vision and feasibility
• Partners with the technical team to prioritize the approach and timing for automated data lineage
• Provides input into data standards and data usage in relevant systems, and ensures end-to-end data flows are being planned and managed
• Ensures that appropriate policies are linked to datasets that are identified as sensitive - i.e. Financial and PII)
• Hire and manage Data Governance resources as the team grows.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management Information Systems (Information Technology and Information Systems), Computer Science, or related field is required
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or Data Science is preferred

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

• 5 years of related experience in management information systems, IT or process improvement
• 5 years of experience with data management and data governance tools and processes.
• 5 years in understanding complex application data flows across multiple applications and systems
• 5 years of experience with project management and associated methodologies, including Agile
• 3 years of experience as a product manager who has helped stand up data platforms bringing together data from variety of sources for downstream use in business analysis
• 3 years of experience working directly as a Data analyst or equivalent role

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of data management frameworks and data models
• Strong understanding of data flows and the impact of data throughout the system landscape from creation to consumption into downstream business systems and data lake/data warehouse environments
• Strong knowledge of SQL (query design and execution)
• Familiarity with relevant data standards and industry trends
• Proficiency with data governance skills, approach, and associated tools (i.e., lineage, data catalog)
• Proficiency at managing relationships across business and technical stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate at the nexus between business, data, and technical visionaries and analysts
• Ability to assess and facilitate the impact of change – data processes, data design/flows, data definitions
• Familiarity with cloud-based architecture (i.e., Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform)
• Knowledge of data warehouses (i.e., SQL Server, Redshift, Snowflake, Oracle), reporting design tools (i.e., Tableau, PowerBI), and data engineering processes (i.e., ETLs, APIs)
• Understanding of analytical application development tools and frameworks
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Knowledge of restaurant management is a plus

 

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.