Director, Data Engineering & Development

Location: Shawnee Mission

T-Mobile is in pursuit of exceptional talent to join our executive team. We’re committed to excellence and innovation, and we are on the lookout for a leader who can steer our company towards new heights of success. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and leading a talented team of professionals. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of success, demonstrating a keen ability to navigate complex challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities.

As a key member of our executive team, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing our organizational strategy and contributing to our continued growth and market leadership. Join us in our commitment to driving innovation, inspiring collaboration, fostering a positive company culture, and achieving unparalleled success. The Director, Data Engineering & Development will partner with Senior Business and Digital Technology & Development leaders and numerous other functions to drive the creation, endorsement, and delivery of big data platforms, data integrations and data products.

The Director will guide the acquisition and implementation of enabling technology within a cohesive ecosystem, creating efficient and innovative platforms for internal and external customers. The Director, Data Engineering & Development is responsible for establishing and defining the technology strategy and capabilities with respect to big data and analytics across T-Mobile, MetroPCS and partnership brands. The Director will drive the transformation of both the delivery methodology and data platforms with respect to performance, quality, availability and information security, while shifting the emphasis towards a solution which focuses on data science to address future Un-carrier initiatives and support the transformation towards a data-driven digital enterprise.

This inspirational leader will ignite an internal team transformation focused on delivering new and innovative technology solutions to support the broader data goals of the business and T-Mobile. Significant emphasis will be placed on identifying talent and opportunities for innovation to ensure T-Mobile success in an increasingly competitive and fast-moving industry landscape.

Job Responsibilities:

Define and develop the strategy for big data platforms and cloud development while executing along a variety of SDLC methods, with emphasis on moving the organization towards an Agile methodology. Provide leadership and oversight for the strategic direction, lifecycle planning and alignment with the capabilities roadmap for all aspects of data movement frameworks. Understand, consult and translate business needs into achievable, sustainable and innovative technical solutions and capability roadmaps.

Build and lead a team transformation of full time employees and contractor resources with significant focus on reducing the reliance and dependency of external resources. Consult with analytics and data science community leaders within the enterprise to evangelize and align the analytics strategy across all functions and levels within the organization. Continually assess and evaluate the impact of emerging technologies against the strategic business needs and interpret business value for the leadership team in a consultative capacity.

Develop and motivate a high caliber, team-oriented engineering and operations organization that promotes excellence and rewards results Mature an advanced analytics technical Center of Excellence Lead efforts to ensure the workplace environment supports a highly motivated and effective workforce focused on continuous improvement and best practices. Education and

Work Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent work or educational experience. (Required)
Master's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent work or educational experience. (Preferred)10+ years of experience in enterprise data management, with a minimum of 10 years in business intelligence, analytics, and applied insights using advanced methodologies.  Demonstrated experience driving business outcomes required.
7-10 years of management experience required.
7-10 years of experience leveraging data and analytics tools, platforms, and technologies.

Skills:

Deep experience in leading software development, large scale implementation and operational responsibility of business intelligence…