Manager, Data Platform Engineering

Assent is the leading solution for supply chain sustainability tailored for the world’s top-tier, sustainability-driven manufacturers. Hidden risks riddle supply chains, many of which weren't built with sustainability in mind. That's where we step in. With insights from experts, Assent is the tool manufacturers trust for comprehensive sustainability.

We are proud to announce that Assent has crossed the US$100M ARR milestone, granting us Centaur Status. This accomplishment, reached just 8 years following our Series A, makes us the first and only Certified B Corporation in North America's SaaS sustainability industry to celebrate this milestone.

Our journey from $5 million to US$100M ARR in just eight years has been marked by significant growth and achievements. With our $350 million US funding led by Vista Equity Partners, we're poised for even greater expansion and are on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our mission.

Hybrid Work Model

At Assent, we proudly embrace a remote-first work model, valuing the flexibility and autonomy it provides our team. We also acknowledge the intangible benefits of occasional in-person workdays. For team members situated within 50 kms/31 miles of our five global offices in Ottawa, Eldoret, Penang, Columbus, Pune and Amsterdam, you can expect to come into the office at least one day a week. Similarly, those near our co-working spaces in Nairobi and Toronto are encouraged to work onsite once a month.

At Assent, we’re solving complex technical challenges with global impact. Our multi-tenant SaaS platform
helps the world’s most influential companies gain deep visibility into their supply chains—enabling them to
manage risk, ensure compliance, and take real action on issues like forced labor, environmental sustainability,
and ethical sourcing.

The Manager, Data Platform Engineering is a leader and a coach for their team, responsible for keeping them
organized, motivated, and engaged in delivering high-quality, scalable software that addresses key business
problems. This role will be responsible for leading a team of specialists in data engineering, helping bring key
products and product features to life for Assent and its customers.

You will:

▸ Recruit, develop and retain a high-performing and engaged team of data platform engineers
▸ Coach the team to deliver high-quality, scalable features that fit Assent’s business context and solve
problems for our customers
▸ Coordinate and allocate work amongst the team of data platform engineers, and drive delivery
▸ Champion product quality in the team
▸ Establish and maintain a rapport with other teams in the product value chain (Product Management,
User Experience, Quality Assurance, Customer Success, and Infrastructure)
▸ Visualize upcoming work
▸ Manage product releases by monitoring progress to plan and proactively making necessary adjustments
to meet delivery schedule, and requirements
▸ Ensure the team is developing software that follows Assent’s Design Guidelines and Coding Standards,
Assent’s Security Guidelines, and any other guidelines that may be provided by the Architecture team
from time to time

We strongly value your talent, energy and passion. It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following
qualifications

▸ 10+ years of experience of progressive experience in a data-focused role (e.g., data engineering,
database development, architecture), with a proven track record in a similar leadership role
▸ Strong mentoring and coaching skills - you use empathy and listening to keep your team engaged and
motivated to excel
▸ Strong technical background, with experience in AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, Kafka, and in
working with large volumes of unstructured data and data warehousing technologies
▸ Strong growth mindset - you approach every challenge as an opportunity to learn and improve
▸ Highly organized with the ability to multi-task and manage both short-term projects with tight timelines
and ongoing long-term strategies to meet project, budget and quality goals
▸ Strategic and business-minded - a clear business thinker with analytical strength and a quick grasp of
the important elements
▸ Highly adaptable and flexible - you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and deal well with
ambiguity

Life at Assent

Wellness: We believe that you and your family’s well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.

Financial Benefits: It’s not all about the money – well, it’s a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.

Life at Assent: There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.

Lifelong Learning: At Assent, curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.

At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining team members from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and fostering a culture of belonging where all team members are included, treated with dignity and respect, promoted on their merits, and placed in positions to contribute to business success.

If you require assistance or accommodation throughout any part of the interview and selection process, please contact [email protected] and we will be happy to help.