Manager, Engineering - Data Platform - Hybrid - Seattle

Seattle, WA, United States

Job Description The vision for Data Platform is to make Nordstrom the best data-driven fashion retailer in the world, and we win by being relevant to the customer through an application of insight and prediction to business outcomes.

The Analytics Engineering team (AE) supports this vision by being dedicated to advancing data integrity, orchestration, enablement across the company. The team owns centralized analytics resources supporting data operations within and outside of technology groups. AE also serves in a consulting capacity for many analytics and AI teams: hosting user groups, design reviews, code reviews, and to make sure we’re raising the bar for analytics at Nordstrom.

The Engineering Manager is responsible for developing the roadmap and strategy for analytics and AI development at Nordstrom. Key functions include managing shared resources, deploying low-code features for speed to insights, data operations, and coaching a skilled team of Engineers and Analysts. The ideal candidate lives the Nordstrom values with a strong focus on challenging and encouraging a technical team to grow their skills and make a difference for the company. This role has a wide scope that comes with plenty of opportunity to influence the direction of Data Science & Analytics as it pertains to BI, AI, and automation.

We are committed to building teams that reflect the diversity of our customers and active inclusion is core to how Nordstrom wins. We’re an equal opportunity employer and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. If the idea to make a difference in this vibrant intersection of fashion, data science, and technology excites you, join our world-class Data Platform team!

Responsibilities:

Drive the roadmap and technical vision for Analytics Engineering to promote analytics everywhere, collaborate with product groups and partner teams to deliver value to our customers

Lead best practices in production code, resource management, cost optimization, orchestration, and documentation

Foster data-informed decision making for the organization and the company at large

Build meaningful products that reduce automation friction to speed up the path to business outcomes

Manage organization of disparate data sets across multiple systems while ensuring data quality

Grow and develop a team of talented and motivated engineers with high expectations around individual ownership and impact

Develop and foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies both industry best practices and Nordstrom values

Intake and prioritize work using Agile methodologies

Deeply understand the analytics and data science use cases and proactively spot risks and opportunities; represent the voice of our internal customers and stakeholders

Influence key decisions on architecture and implementation of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective engineering solutions

Being the bar raiser, pushing the limit on how solutions are designed and built, how systems are operated, and how we support our engineers to deliver better experiences for our customers

Partner with Product Management, Developer Platform, Cloud Engineering, Data Engineering teams, and business stakeholders

Requirements:

BA/BS in Computer Science or closely related degree or equivalent practical experience

5+ years of development experience in on-premise and/or cloud platforms

5+ years of hands-on experience writing complex, highly-optimize production-quality code (we work mostly with Teradata, Spark, Hive, BigQuery)

3-5 years of experience hiring, developing, and promoting a team of high-performance engineers and analysts (either as a manager or a team lead)

Working familiarity with cloud platforms - AWS and GCP required - to influence designs and development of scalable analytics and AI projects

Fluency with data management, governance, and orchestration software concepts to empower non-technical, internal stakeholders to drive their own analytics and reporting

Working familiarity with at least one scripting language for production ELT/ETL (we use Python)

Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships with conflicting priorities

Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize workload and develop a roadmap and team vision

Retail/eCommerce industry experience strongly preferred

Familiarity with tools and processes aligned to Engineering standards

Solid understanding of latest technology and retail industry trends

High degree of initiative, ability to own a vision with limited direction

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Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away

Life Insurance and Disability

Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

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The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

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Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

Washington: $141,000 - $258,000 Annually This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_17-19.pdf

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