Full Time Job
VP, Data Engineering
Starz
- Paid
- Full Time
- Executive (10+ years) Experience
Job Description
Summary of PositionLead the Data Platforms & Engineering functions for Starz. Drive thought leadership and innovation in this domain. Partner with business and technology leadership to make sure efforts are in support of Starz business objectives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Data Platform & Engineering
• Data Architecture – Assess current Starz Data Architecture vs Business Requirements and identify gaps and key areas to improve, consolidate, and simplify in current environment
• Data Platform & Analytics – Develop and maintain key data repositories and feeds to provide the required data to support Starz Business Intelligence & Analysis capabilities. Streamline process of getting the data to the right place at the right time
• Partnering with the Digital Platforms team to enhance the data collection and analytics strategy to meet the needs of the Starz business for operational and marketing data
• Collaborating with internal marketing teams to provide the necessary data capabilities to support consumer-marketing efforts. Work closely with Google and Facebook to maximize value we can extract from their data tools
• Data Strategy – In partnership with key business stakeholders, lead and define the Starz strategy for utilizing data as a strategic asset for the company
Qualifications & Skills
• 15+ years leading the development and delivery of digital software and data products. Ability to bridge between business strategy and technology capabilities
• Experience utilizing data as a strategic asset for a business. Specifically, experience utilizing data to help grow a B2C business and a B2B2C business. Delivering value utilizing modern data analysis techniques
• Ability to partner with internal business stakeholders, outside partners and vendors, and technology development teams to define and drive a corporate data strategy
• Ability to assess and optimize the performance of engineering teams. Make sure that we have the right skills, structure, and processes to deliver on our business objectives
• Experience leading architecture and security functions in a digital online product environment
• Experience with Cloud engineering, deployments, and operations. AWS experience in particular is important
• Experience with product operations, service monitoring and management as well as incident response
• Experience with data, video streaming, mobile apps, web, and digital content technologies
• Ability to translate complex technical issues for business and executive audiences
• Background in hands-on software development in an agile environment
Work Experience Requirements
• BS degree (MS preferred)
• Experience in media driven businesses a big plus
• Prior Chief Data Officer or Chief Architect experience in a digital products company a plus
Data Products Domain Knowledge (or other/similar)
• Cloud Technologies: AWS (Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Data Warehousing: ETL/ELT
• Data Architectures: Data Lakes
• Database Systems: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Snowflake or Redshift (Aurora, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Orchestration: SSIS, Matillion, Informatica, AWS Glue (or equivalents)
• Data Modeling: Relational and Star schemas understanding
• Languages: C#, Python, JSON, XML, YAML, Typescript, Linux shell scripting
• Data Processing: Snowpipes, Spark, Spark Streaming, Kafka, Kinesis, Pandas, Airflow
About the Company
Our Benefits
• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)
Compensation
$185,900 - $246,200
EEO Statement
Nearest Major Market: Denver
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv94jm-44-223-40-255-42 in your application.
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Starz
Combining the STARZ premium global subscription platform with world-class motion picture and television studio operations, Lionsgate brings a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. Its film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by a 17,000-title library and the largest collection of film and television franchises in the independent media space.