Manager - Software Engineering
As a manager software Engineering, we are seeking an experienced Manager to oversee the development and utilization of data systems. You will be reporting to the Director – Data Engineering, to join our dynamic team in the Foreign Exchange payments processing industry. The ideal candidate is responsible for defining and implementing the enterprise data architecture strategy and ensuring robust data governance across the organization. You will play a critical role in enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization by ensuring timely and reliable access to data. Collaborating with Product Management, Solutions Engineering, and technology associates, you will design and implement critical applications using various technology platforms. With an agile mindset, you will oversee the architecture, storage, and data pipelines, optimizing performance on cloud platforms. You will coach and develop Data Engineers while driving superior investment results through modern engineering and data management methods.
You will be responsible for:
- Management and mentorship of team members with diverse skill sets, varying levels of expertise, and different technical areas of focus.
- Ensure clear, concise, and consistent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Oversee the design and execution of the Business Intelligence data infrastructure, which includes identifying opportunities for data acquisition and exploring ways to enhance data quality and reliability.
- Lead the daily operations of the team and ensure the regular delivery of data engineering initiatives and projects.
- Continuously seek to improve efficiencies, which may involve challenging existing processes and having difficult conversations. drive the team forward.
- Leading strategic conversations with BI, engineering, and product leadership in order to gather, interpret, and document business requirements and translate them into engineering roadmap items.
- Creating detailed documents using Atlassian tools to describe the solution and build architecture diagrams that adhere to standards to socialize the solution to leadership.
- Overseeing and contributing to the development of software systems that enable advanced data analytics capabilities, for example, complex data visualization and advanced algorithm.
- Facilitating team partnership with backend product engineers to optimize production database schemas with data use cases in mind.
- Facilitating inter-departmental partnerships with stakeholder teams to improve their data infrastructure through automation support, data education, and strategic support.
- Facilitating cross-team communication to minimize redundancies and keep teammates moving in step.
- Mentoring and developing junior teammates through pairing, architecture discussions, PR reviews, and big picture/strategic support.
- Partner with Product, business users, Architecture, Enterprise Data Office, and other technology teams.
- Continues learner who seeks out stretch opportunities to build new technical skills and expand business acumen.
- Led a team of at least 5+ direct reports to deliver high-quality data and analytics solutions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with proven experience in designing, deploying, and managing cloud-based infrastructure, preferably for data platforms.
- Minimum of 10-15 years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data management and data governance, or a related field.
- Strong proficiency in cloud-based data technologies (e.g., Snowflake, AWS), database relational modeling, version control systems (Git preferred), and modern data ingestion/transformation tools (e.g., Fivetran, dbt).
- Demonstrated ability to build end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestrate workflow (e.g., Prefect, Airflow), and automate tasks for efficiency.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of empathetic interactions and clear, concise dialogue with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience in strategic planning, with a preference for skills in whiteboarding tools, presentations, and project management (JIRA).
- Adaptability to change, resilience in ambiguous situations, and dependability in balancing various priorities alongside a strong, technical capability.
- Comfort in providing constructive feedback to all levels of the organization with tact and a strong sense of empathy, including the ability to effectively gauge the mood of virtual meetings.
- Skilled in developing and implementing data security policies and procedures, pairing with Information Security & Legal team partners, aligning with industry standards and regulations to safeguard information and comply with data protection laws.
- Experience and understand the importance of implementing end-to-end monitoring & alerting solutions, and utilization of data processing technologies (i.e., Hadoop, Apache Spark, AWS Glue, and Kafka)
- Strong background in Cloud Data Platforms using any one of the leading cloud platforms -AWS
- Extensive prior experience as a data engineer, with a solid understanding of engineering best practices (e.g. Agile software development, test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, etc.)
- Passionate about management, leadership, and developing others.
- Possess the business acumen and the ability to communicate effectively with your team, distributed teams, and with the leadership team.
About Convera
Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs.
Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment.
As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.
We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to earn an annual bonus.
- Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
- A flexible approach to work
There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.
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