Data Engineer

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA • Kennesaw, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Yamaha has an opportunity for a Data Engineer to join our Digital Transformation
group in Kennesaw, GA (relocation not available).  This position will design,
build, and scale a Customer Data Platform (CDP) that delivers a true Customer
360. This role will be responsible for data engineering, analytics enablement,
and growth strategy, powering cross-sell, CLV measurement, and propensity
modeling across product lines.

(Note: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Visa sponsorship is not
available)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or a related field.
• 7+ years of data engineering experience, including 5+ years with enterprise CDPs and 3+ years with Salesforce Data Cloud (or equivalent).
• Strong expertise in SQL, cloud data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery), and building analytics- and activation-ready data pipelines using Python, dbt, and modern data platforms.
• Experience with digital and behavioral data (e.g., GA4), identity resolution, customer data modeling, and enterprise-scale data integration.
• Hands-on experience with APIs, ETL/ELT tools, and Salesforce Data Cloud ingestion, modeling, and governance.
• Ability to design scalable data architectures independently while balancing technical best practices with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop a Customer 360 using Salesforce Data 360 (formerly Data Cloud), integrating first-party and digital data (GA4, CRM, transactional, product usage).
• Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance (PII handling, consent, privacy).
• Translate business questions into data structures that support analytics, AI/ML, and activation.
• Develops and deploys propensity models to support customer segmentation, targeting, and personalization initiatives
• Design and maintain scalable data pipelines (batch and zero-copy) to ingest, unify, and activate customer data.
• Build identity resolution and data harmonization models to support cross-product insights and personalization.
• Partner with analytics, marketing, and product teams to enable cross-sell identification, CLV modeling, and propensity-to-buy use cases.
• Contribute to CDP roadmap decisions and evaluate emerging data technologies.

Benefits

• 401(k) and Profit Sharing
• Fertility Benefits
• 37.5 hour work-week
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Short-Term Disability Coverage (for hourly roles)
• Long-Term Disability
• Student Debt Repayment Benefits
• Ability to borrow Yamaha product

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees