Director of Data Engineering

We’re looking for a Director of Data Engineering to help us change the way the world works, by guiding the development of the new company's data strategy foundation. You will set strategic direction for data engineering by establishing best practices, designing/building best in the industry architectural frameworks and data governance principles.

The top creative and technical minds could work anywhere. So why are so many of them choosing Corel? Here are three reasons:

• This is the moment. It’s an exciting time at Corel, with new leadership, a refreshed brand, and a whole new approach to changing the way the world works. We’re at the forefront of a movement, and we want you to ride this wave with us.
• We want you to be you. Too often, companies tell you about their culture and then expect you to fit it. Our culture is built from the people who work here. We want you to feel safe to be who you are, take risks, and show us what you’ve got.
• It’s your world. We know you have a life. We want to be part of it, but not all of it. At Corel, we’re serious about empowering people to work when, how, and where they want. Couch? Sweatpants? Cool with us. We believe that happy employees mean happy customers. That’s why we hire amazing people and get out of their way.

Sound good so far? Awesome. Let’s talk more about the role and see if we’re destined to be together.

THE ROLE:

• Work to modernize our existing tech stacks and data platforms. Think outside the box and bring new ideas to the table
• Build out the best in the industry data platform for future scale and develop robust in-house Machine Learning capabilities.
• Build and own Data reliability workstream to improve data quality and reliability of data pipelines and data products.
• Establish best practices to improve data architecture, development process and data reliability.
• Embrace and incubate emerging technology and open-source products across all platforms.
• Conduct yearly and quarterly planning to establish long term and short-term goals for horizontal data teams.
• Hire top talent to grow and nurture horizontal data engineering teams.

YOU:

• Experience with cloud data warehousing solutions such as Redshift/Snowflake, understanding of the cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), understanding of real time streaming solutions (Kinesis/Kafka/etc.).
• 10 years working in Data Engineering, business intelligence, or related data functions.
• 5 years of hand-on managerial experience including leading people through change and hiring and growing the team.
• Excellent communications and leadership skills with ability to operate in a fast-moving environment.
• Curious: Hands-on, "roll up your sleeves" collaborative style of working. Ask lots of questions.
• Hands-on approach to closing gaps in data foundations and technical execution, reinforcing development standards and best practices that guarantee high quality, trustworthy data.
• Understanding and strong advocacy for data governance and security in the cloud including compliance with the local and international government regulations.

US:

• Corel is an award-winning solution that has served high-end professionals, organizations, governments, and individual users alike for nearly 40 years.
• We have millions of users and decades of innovation under our belts.
• We offer a fully remote, work-from-anywhere workspace – and we mean it. There is no pressure to work in an office whatsoever.
• We have flexible work arrangements and locations to suit your style.
• Hours are flexible, too! You’ve worked hard to build your life, and we don’t want you to give it up for work.
• Our team is growing fast, and there’s a ton of energy and a lot of really smart, motivated, fun people ready to welcome you in.

What are you waiting for? Apply now! We can’t wait to meet you.

(FYI, we’re lucky to have a lot of interest and we so appreciate your application, though please note that we’ll only contact you if you’ve been selected for an interview.)

About Corel

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