Dotdash Meredith

Manager, Data Operations

Dotdash Meredith$167K — $175K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Information Systems Engineering, or equivalent
  • 7 years of experience in data analytics, or 5 years with a Master's degree
  • 5 years building data pipelines using Python, including scripting and automation
  • 5 years of advanced SQL experience with relational/distributed data systems like Hive or BigQuery
  • 5 years of data visualization experience, particularly with Looker or Looker Studio
  • 3 years leading or mentoring data/analytics engineers in delivering large-scale data products
  • Demonstrated understanding of data governance, quality, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale the Data Operations team
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver data solutions
  • Conduct ad-hoc data analyses and provide recommendations
  • Champion engineering best practices in analytics workflows
  • Stay updated on industry trends to improve data architecture
  • Manage and mentor a team of data engineers
  • Design, implement, and optimize data models for self-service analytics.

Benefits

  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • Generous 401K savings plan with company match
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Adoption assistance and family care benefits
  • Paid parental leave for all parents.
Full Job Description
Job Title
Manager, Data Operations

Job Description

Meredith Operations Corporation has an opening for a Manager, Data Operations in New York, NY.

The position duties are as follows: Responsible for leading and scaling the Data Operations team. Collaborate across business, analytics, and data science teams to design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that power reporting, analytics, and business insights. Daily duties include: Design, implement, and optimize performant, well-documented data models that enable self-service analytics and strategic initiatives (10%). Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, gather requirements, and deliver high-quality data solutions that support reporting and decision-making (30%). Conduct ad-hoc data analyses to address ongoing business and customer questions, and translate emerging insights into recommendations for the data and technology roadmap (20%). Define and champion engineering best practices around code quality, documentation, version control, and testing within analytics workflows (10%). Stay up to date on industry trends and new technologies to continuously improve our data architecture, tooling, and processes (10%). Manage and mentor a team of data engineers responsible for building and maintaining core data models, dashboards, and scalable data products (20%). Hybrid position, permits telecommuting - Must live within normal commuting distance of New York, NY office to facilitate office visits 2 times per week. Role will supervise approx. 2 subordinates with the title of Senior Data Engineer (Database Architects 15-1243.00 occupation code), subject to business needs.

The position requires at minimum a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Information Systems Engineering, a related field or foreign equivalent, plus 7 years of experience in any occupation where data analytics experience was gained. Alternatively, employer will accept a Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Information Systems Engineering, a related field or foreign equivalent, and 5 years of experience in any occupation where data analytics experience was gained. Experience must include: 5 years of experience building and optimizing data pipelines using Python (must include experience with data scripting, automation, and building data tooling). 5 years of advanced SQL experience working with relational and distributed data systems (e.g., Hive, BigQuery). Must include 5 years of experience developing complex queries with multiple datasets, and optimizing queries for best performance. 5 years of experience with data visualization, including Looker or Looker Studio. 5 years of experience with cloud data platforms to include at least BigQuery or GCP. 5 years of experience working in a Linux/Unix environment. 3 years of experience with dbt for data transformation and pipeline management, to include design for complex data modeling for large scale data sources. 3 years of experience with core data engineering concepts, including data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes. 2 years of experience leading or mentoring a team of data or analytics engineers, or owning end-to-end delivery of large-scale (with TB data processing) data products. 2 years of experience managing and influencing stakeholder requests, expectations, and relationships across a variety of complex business domains at a strategic level. 2 years of experience translating complex technical concepts into clear business insights for diverse audiences, working cross-functionally with analysts, product managers, and executives. Demonstrated understanding of data governance, data quality, and data security best practices.

Pay Range
Salary: New York: $167,835 - $175,000

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.

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