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Mcafee Senior Director Data Analytics Engineering Open 
Canada, Ontario, Waterloo 
210743507

25.06.2024
This is a remote position; however you may be required to be onsite at our Waterloo, Canada office on as-needed basis. We will only consider candidates who are a commutable distance to Toronto or Waterloo and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.


About the role:

  • Establish and lead a broad, cross-functional team driving data ingestion, curation, and data governance
  • Provide strategic guidance, thought leadership, and oversight to the data governance and curation functions within McAfee
  • Oversee McAfee’s Data Governance Council, facilitating key design and alignment discussions and decisions with technical and business data stewards
  • Liaise directly with Engineering, Platform, and Business leadership to ensure data meets business needs
  • Sign off on resource allocation and delivery for the business requests, and escalate funding needs
  • Manage the data and analytics project queue in partnership with program management. Monitor and ensure backlog is aligned to business demand and executive roadmap
  • Liaise with leaders from individual data domains to understand business priorities and ensure adequate resource alignment

About you:

  • Bring 12+ years of experience as a data and analytics leader, with extensive background in modern data governance structures (e.g., data lakehouse modeling, data pipelines, and data mesh)
  • Have 12+ years of experience managing complex data environments, including those employing Databricks
  • Have significant understanding and background of cloud data structures, including 5+ years of cloud data management and data modeling
  • Form relationships at all organizational levels, confidently liaising with and influencing executives and individual contributors
  • Act as an excellent team leader and are energized by growing, motivating, and leading global teams of 20+ technical managers, data stewards, and data engineers
  • Work well in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Management, Engineering, or related field preferred
  • Proven experience in data stewardship, data governance, or a related role
  • Strong understanding of data processes and data flows, SDLC, CI/CD; including cutting-edge data management strategies such as Data Mesh
  • Familiarity with a wide variety of analytics technologies and tools, from data integration such as Kafka, Fivetran, Informatica, or Boomi to reporting such as PowerBI or Tableau
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of data protection regulations and compliance
  • Effective communication, collaboration, and leadership skills

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

  • Bonus Program
  • Pension and Retirement Plans
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Support for Community Involvement