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Job Number #176464 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
As a Platform Owner, you will focus on optimizing the team's capabilities and output through implementing governance and processes while maximizing the value of the data platform and its capabilities and serve as the catalyst for data-driven culture within Colgate.
The Platform Owner will be responsible for driving product vision and platform goals, developing and owning product roadmap, and managing the platform backlog. You will work closely with Platform leadership, the development team, key stakeholders, and users to identify and prioritize features based on customer needs, business value and technical feasibility. You will derive requirements, groom associated issues, drive design, define acceptance criteria and communications strategy for platform enhancements, features and initiatives.
The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, with high attention to detail and can work well both independently and as team leader. You need excellent communication skills, leadership qualities, product sense, the ability to multitask and a solid understanding of data and technology.
Responsibilities:
- Own the development and delivery of high complexity data platform components in line with technical or business needs.
- Establish a shared platform/product vision and strategy for the Data Platform and its users.
- Serve as the primary point of contact on stakeholder engagements.
- Maximize the value of the platform: reduce development timelines and costs, drive how we use and integrate new vendor features and offerings and narrow overall platform the time-to-value.
- Assess existing product capabilities and identify opportunities to improve our utilization, user/developer experience, platform stability and performance.
- Identify customer and user needs, developing a strategic plan/roadmap that aligns to business goals, and planning and executing to that vision
- Create and maintain the backlog with inputs from stakeholders and the team.
- Weigh risks, issues, and impediments being experienced by Platform team(s) and actively assists with issue resolution.
- Provide mentorship to business associates through community of practice and other informal forums
- Closely partners with Engineering to solve complex business and client problems.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering or similar degree.- 3 years of working experience utilizing Data Warehousing methodologies and tooling, as well as data engineering and data ingestion methodologies and tooling.
- Hands on experience with SDLC, Agile, Scrum Methodologies.
Compensation and BenefitsSalary Range $121,000.00 - $147,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.
Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
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