Manager, Data Platform - Toronto, Canada - Porter Airlines Inc.

Porter Airlines Inc.

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Summary:
The Manager, Data Platform is an essential technology leadership role for Porter organization.

The role requires a unique blend of technical expertise and leadership skills, and involves responsibilities for data platform architecture, release planning and development and operations.

Having a strong technical role accountable for both the data platform architecture and management ensures that there is a clear understanding of what needs to be implemented and how it is implemented.

This hybrid role will design, develop, and deliver a modular next gen data and analytics platform fueled by trusted data at the heart of the organization.

The Data and Analytics platform will enable AI-powered insights so business teams can innovate products and design better processes, which drives competitive advantage and top line revenue growth.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Define and maintain the target state architecture and data platform roadmap / solution components (data storage, data analytics, data processing, data integration, data security and data governance)
Manage, grow talent and motivate a team of 8 data developers and analysts providing them with direction, guidance and knowledge to be selfsufficient and make independent decisions.
Engage and guide data analysts, data scientists, business data owners, development teams and third party data professionals, providing solution and integration direction, balancing short term benefits and long term responsibilities.
Communicate data design consideration and solution concepts to all levels of the organizations
Architect and design data solutions that leverage both cloud data management capabilities, bespoke and 3 party data solutions to meet business needs.
Manage the development, deployment, and operation of a data platform that includes databases, Data APIs, data processing jobs, data integration tools, and other components that enable data processing and analysis.
Ensure all solutions adhere to data quality by design practices and implement data quality controls to ensure that the data stored and processed by the data platform is accurate, reliable, organized, protected, trusted, and easily accessible.
Implement a technology enabled approach to support uniformity, stewardship, accuracy and consistency of data.
Collaborate actively with project managers, on feature prioritization, platform release planning, roadmap and schedule management.
Assign the work to data teams based on Intake Process and balance the workload to ensure critical milestones are met.
Collaborate with other technology and solution delivery leads to evolve use for Agile/SCRUM methodologies ensuring we implement best practices across the organization.
Conduct backlog grooming sessions or refinement meetings to review and update the backlog with the development team. This ensures a shared understanding of the items and their priorities. Adjust the order as necessary to reflect changing priorities.
Manage Third-Party Relationships with thirdparty vendors, including cloud service providers and software vendors, to ensure they meet service level agreements and data management requirements.
Ensure Data Platform is secure, compliant with relevant laws and regulations, and managed according to company policies and standards.
Actively participates in Porter's Safety Management System (SMS) including reporting hazards and incidents encountered in daily operations; understand, comply with and promote the Company Safety Policy

Behavioural Competencies:

Concern for Safety:
Identifying hazardous or potentially hazardous situations and taking appropriate action to maintain a safe environment for self and others

Teamwork:

Working collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals

Passenger/Customer Service:

Providing service excellence to internal and/or external customers (passengers)

Initiative:

Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise

Results Focus:

Focusing efforts on achieving high quality results consistent with the organization's standards

Fostering Communication:

Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus

Exemplifying Integrity:

Treating others fairly, honestly, and respectfully, furthering the integrity of the organization and its relationships of trust with team members and the broader community

Inspiring Others:

Energizing and inspiring others to strive for excellence and commit to common goals and purposes, creating a sense of self-efficacy, resilience, and persistence in followers

People Leadership:

Assuming a leadership role in helping others achieve excellent results

Leading Change:

Recognizing the need for change, being open to new ideas and methods, and championing transformational change within the organization and beyond.

Qualifications: