About the company
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the worldās best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. itās about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. NIKE, Inc.'s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tell Nikeās stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Nike innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.
Job Summary
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
šDevelop and implement hiring strategies to attract top engineering talent šBuild, lead, and mentor a team of engineers with expertise in Data Engineering, Integrations and Data warehousing technologies šOwn end-to-end Engineering Delivery of your platforms. Manage specific team budget & develop annual operating plans in alignment with roadmap and platform strategy. šPartner and engage with multiple data engineering squads and their leadership to align on platform-centric roadmap & requirements that will support thousands of data engineers and data scientists. šPartner with Principle Engineers & Principle Architects to develop tools and frameworks for improving security, reliability, maintainability, availability, scalability, self-serviceability and performance of your platformās foundation. šWork with a global customer base to understand their needs and build solutions that meet those needs šManage and prioritize engineering projects to ensure timely delivery šStay current with industry trends and technologies to continuously improve our engineering practices šCollaborate with other departments to ensure smooth integration of engineering solutions šCommunicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
WHAT YOU BRING
šBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field š10+ years of experience in software engineering; preferably in the cloud or infrastructure space š5+ years of experience in a leadership role šExpertise in at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP šBackground in leading/managing platforms/products in the Data Engineering & Orchestration Space. šExperience with modern data platforms such as Kafka, Airflow, NiFi, Spark etc. šExprience with at-least one Datawarehouse platforms šDeep foundational knowledge of software engineering practices, particularly on distributed systems and cloud native architectures. šStrong communication, ability to influence, solve complex problems, and leadership ability while being a team player are a must. šAbility to articulate a vision and strategy in a way that inspires and motivates a team and focuses their energy on achieving business goals. šHigh emotional intelligence with the ability to bring diverse groups together to solve common goals. šFocused leader of people and teams dedicated to empowering and growing team members rooted in trust and aligned to Nike's Maxims. šSkilled in providing analysis and estimation of the strategic and financial value of new products / features. šPragmatic mindset, highly focused on delivery and customer value rooted in continuous delivery of world class resilient, scalable systems.
