IT Data Engineering Manager

Wolverine World Wide • Rockford, MI

118d

About The Position

Wolverine Worldwide is a global marketer of branded footwear, apparel, and accessories. With an established global footprint that spans approximately 200 countries and territories, as well as a rock-solid infrastructure, Wolverine Worldwide is dedicated to advancing the following brands that comprise the ever-expanding portfolio: Bates, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Harley Davidson Footwear, Merrell, Saucony, Sweaty Betty and Wolverine. Wolverine Worldwide's continued success is driven by our ability to stay true to our simple mission: we empower, engage and inspire our consumers - every step of the way. Wolverine Worldwide is a Great Place To Work® Certified™ company, underscoring its commitment to prioritizing employee experience and cultivating an amazing company culture across its U.S. operations. The Great Place To Work Certification distinguishes employers that prioritize employee experience, based on employees' survey feedback on trust, camaraderie, and appreciation in the workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years experience in IT functions such as data warehousing and analytics.
• Microsoft Azure Synapse and Azure Data Lake Storage experience preferred.
• Microsoft Fabric and Power BI experience a plus.
• SAP ERP experience preferred.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• Certificates in area of expertise or equivalent training and development.
• Proven success assignment record.
• Ability to motivate and empower associates to build a strong team.
• Good analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to operate independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop team members' technical abilities and soft skills to continuously increase the effectiveness of the team.
• Provide effective coaching/mentoring to develop team members.
• Provide input to personnel decisions including FTEs and staff augmentation.
• Leads and/or assists team members and customers with problem solving related to application performance and usage.
• Manage and maintain change management procedures to ensure system availability, accuracy and reliability meet corporate SLAs.
• Coordinate team resources to address support activities and project staffing as required to meet department and corporate objectives.
• Coordinate communication to the business with regards to system related messages.
• Partner with the business to identify technical and process related solutions to business issues.
• Effectively communicate and coordinate efforts across the IT department.
• Work with the business to identify project requirements, develop business case, build resource plans and build project plans.
• Manage small to medium size projects including task assignments, identifying testing requirements, obtaining user sign off, project budget, project status communications and implementation.
• Acts as problem coordinator for corporate problems; identifies and analyzes problems, devises solutions through cross-functional teamwork and determines corrective action.
• Continuous evaluation of technologies to identify opportunities to expand or improve the offerings to our business.
• Provides input to IT strategic roadmap and annual budget.
• Provide 24-hour on call support, including evenings and weekends.
• Performs duties consistent with the company's AAP/EEO goals and policies.
• Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager.

Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid work schedule, with three days in office and two days remote.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree