Director of Data Engineering

Company Description

At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60 retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things, and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Director of Data Engineering to transform the way that Lakeshore uses its data to make decisions. Reporting to the Vice President of IT, you will be the lead technical resource of the team. In this role, you will establish a solid foundation of data that will result in improved business efficiency and provide executives with situational awareness. The position also requires you to be the front line of contact with internal customers, therefore executive presence and a customer-first approach is critical. Your team will be a mix of local and offshore resources that work on large enterprise applications and small ad-hoc requests. Applicants should be highly skilled at coordinating timelines, cross-functional resources and priorities to ensure programs are delivered on time. The ideal candidate also possesses extensive experience in data engineering, cloud data warehousing, data architecture and business intelligence.

A day on the job looks like this:

• End-to-end responsibility for the data collection, transformation, architecture, storage, governance and usage of Lakeshore data
• Set the path to the future of a mature, scalable data environment
• Build and govern standards for data and development
• Lead the architecture of the data lake, data warehouse, data models, data marts and data fabric, including the selection of the tools and support partners
• Work with ETL/ELT, Solutions Architecture and Infrastructure resources to define a scalable, fault-tolerant and near real-time set of data assets that will supply our business users with trustworthy and available data
• Manage the process of external and internal data integrations into the data warehouse and BI platforms
• Influence analytics super-users, BI developers, data engineers and eventually data scientists to be great data citizens
• Improve data and analytics navigation—allowing the business to easily find the insights they need
• Support the data environment and drive innovation efforts with creative data science solutions
• Manage the vendors and negotiate renewal contracts
• Participate in developing department business processes, roles and responsibilities, and overall team strategy
• Recruit, train, develop and retain excellent talent

Qualifications

Got the skills and experience? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• 8–10+ years of work experience with an advanced degree in an engineering/quantitative field such as mathematics, computer science or statistics
• 5+ years of team management experience
• Deep subject matter experience in data engineering, cloud data warehousing, data architecture and business intelligence (Snowflake, Redshift, SQL, AWS, Azure, Oracle, QlikView, Domo, BI Publisher, Tableau, GoodData)
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) disciplines such as machine learning, natural language processing, text analytics and associated development lifecycles
• Highly skilled at coordinating timelines, cross-functional resources and priorities to deliver programs on time
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once and complete last-minute requests and quick turnarounds
• Strong attention-to-detail skills with a proven ability to work quickly and accurately
• Willingness to challenge the way things have been done in the past
• Must be able to thrive in a fluid and changing environment

Additional Information

And here’s our end of the bargain!

At Lakeshore, we pay local market wages for employees that reside within Los Angeles and Orange Counties. For employees residing outside of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, pay is based on national market.

For this position, new employees joining Lakeshore are typically brought into the organization at a salary rate between $147,500 - $206,500 depending on relevant experience & skillset.

This range is indicative of projected hiring range. The annual base compensation will take into account each candidate's relevant experience, location, and skillset.

• Bonus eligible
• Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage—EPO, PPO and HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefits—choose what you like, ignore the rest
• On-site preschool for our employees’ children
• On-site employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
• Generous employee discount
• Casual dress…and we really mean it

At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.

We know we couldn’t do the extraordinary things we’re doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we’ve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success, we’re constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if you’re a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

To learn more about Lakeshore, visit www.lakeshorelearning.com/careers

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
People are selected to become members of the Lakeshore family based on skill, merit and mind-boggling talent—not based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, military status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, AIDS or AIDS-related complex status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim of domestic violence, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If things aren’t equal, we all lose.

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