Director, Data Engineering

3 weeks ago

Toronto ON, Canada Loblaw Digital Full time

At Loblaw Digital, we know that our customers expect the best from us. Whether that means building the best, most innovative online shopping experiences, or designing an app that will impact the lives of people across the country, we’re up for the challenge. Loblaw Digital is the team responsible for building and operating the online businesses of Canada’s largest and most successful retailer. Based in downtown Toronto, we are an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and collaborative team working towards transforming the way Canadians shop by creating leading eCommerce experiences in the online grocery shopping, beauty, pharmacy, loyalty, and apparel spaces, and we’re only just getting started To achieve these goals, we are looking for talented and passionate individuals who want to collaborate and solve challenging problems and make significant and lasting impact on Canadians.

The Impact You'll Make

You’ll help accelerate our transformation as we bring a trusted Canadian brand to customers through engaging ecommerce experiences. You’ll provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the data analytics, machine learning platform and business intelligence teams, as they partner with both business and machine-learning specialists to drive business value and exceptional experiences for our customers.

We’re building a best-in-class technology platform, and that includes robust cloud-native ML Ops capabilities, with state-of-the-art ML integrated throughout the application to build the digital versions of the experiences our customers already trust in our stores.

What you'll do
  • Build and manage a high performing team of developers, analysts, M/L and data engineers
  • Lead and execute initiatives bringing best practices and state of the art thinking to our data engineering practice
  • Work closely with product teams and other tech directors to ensure the ML Ops platform we use to ship our machine-learning based services meets the highest standards of operational excellence
  • Work with the data science team to ensure we provide the tooling and support to maximize the business impact of machine-learning in our technology platform
  • Work with business and product teams to ensure the BI platform empowers reporting and data literacy across the organization
  • Lead web analytics and marketing intelligence teams to map customer behaviour and derive insights
  • Work with the SRE organization, security and privacy groups to ensure data governance and access control are implemented robustly and scalable
  • Drive a culture of engineering excellence within the Data Platform and Business Intelligence teams
  • Provide mentorship to team members, including both first-line managers and individual contributors, and act as subject matter expert
Does this sound like you?
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science)
  • Expertise in SQL and hands-on experience with software development (preferably at least either Java or python, ideally both)
  • Strong Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience with cloud, M/L and Bigdata technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, Hadoop ecosystem, Spark, Kafka, Seldon, etc.)
  • Familiarity with modern SDLC practices and agile methodologies
  • Solid intuitive understanding of data modelling fundamentals, and how they inform data sources and usability and warehouse and pipeline design
  • Ability to take initiative, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong detail orientation is essential in this role

How you’ll succeed

At Loblaw Digital, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. We’re able to keep innovating because our colleagues are passionate about their work and excited about the future of eCommerce. You will get to work with some of the best digital minds and will have the support of world class technologies to craft products our customers will love

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

  • Director, Head of Data Engineering

    2 weeks ago

    Burlington, ON, Canada TransUnion Full time

    Director, Head of Data Engineering page is loaded Director, Head of Data Engineering Apply locations Burlington, Canada time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id 19027489 TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy Notice At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter...

  • Director, Head of Data Engineering

    2 weeks ago

    Burlington, ON, Canada TransUnion Full time

    Director, Head of Data Engineering page is loaded Director, Head of Data Engineering Apply locations Burlington, Canada time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id 19027489 TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy Notice What We'll Bring: At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make...

  • Director Engineering

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada FuseMachines Full time

    We are seeking a Director of Engineering with balanced expertise in Machine Learning (ML)/ML Operations (MLOps) and core software engineering to spearhead our engineering initiatives for an innovative web application product. This role demands a leader who not only has a profound technical grounding in both ML/MLOps and software development but also...

  • Director, Data Engineering

    4 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Numerix Full time

    Job Category : Development Management Full-Time The Director, Financial Engineering in the Risk Team will work within the Product Group to help develop the next generation pricing and risk management product offerings for the financial markets industry, with a core focus on Market Risk. Understand requirements using interviews, document analysis,...

  • Engineering Director

    6 days ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Activision Blizzard Full time

    Job Description: Your Mission: Our team is seeking a dedicated and passionate Animation Technical Director to help develop animation systems. You will be driving the long term vision and detail the roadmap of the animation system, working with engineers across multiple time zones. Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this...

  • Director, Data Engineering

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Loblaw Digital Full time

    At Loblaw Digital, we know that our customers expect the best from us. Whether that means building the best, most innovative online shopping experiences, or designing an app that will impact the lives of people across the country, we’re up for the challenge. Loblaw Digital is the team responsible for building and operating the online businesses of...

  • Director Animation Engineering

    4 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Activision Blizzard Full time

    Job Description: Your Mission: Our team is seeking a dedicated and passionate Animation Technical Director to help develop animation systems. You will be driving the long term vision and detail the roadmap of the animation system, working with engineers across multiple time zones. Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this...

  • Director of Data Science

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Omnicom Media Group Full time

    Position: Director, Data Science About Omnicom Media Group Canada As a leading global media network, with data at the core, Omnicom Media Group (OMG) creates end-to-end solutions for clients, anywhere, swiftly and efficiently. OMG considers client business needs from the start and keeps consumer behavior at the heart of everything we do. OMG is...

  • Data Engineer SQL

    5 days ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada S I Systems Full time

    Senior Data Architect to enable a data platform for all wealth applications at a large financial bank - BNSJP00033938 Our client is looking for a Senior Data Architect to enable a data platform for all wealth applications at a large financial bank - BNSJP00033938 Contract Duration: 6 months, possibility of extension IWM Advisor & Client Solutions The...

  • Senior Data Engineer

    5 days ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Delpath Full time

    Location Address: Downtown Toronto – hybrid – onsite 2-3/week Required within GTA – Yes Contract Duration: 6 months Possibility of extension: Yes Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week Typical Day in Role: • Support the definition of the International Wealth Management data hub strategy and roadmap to drive specific...

  • Data Engineer

    4 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Opencloudco Full time

    Roles and Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure and pipelines to support data-driven initiatives. Develop and maintain ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into our data warehouse. Design and implement data models and schema for efficient data storage and retrieval. Optimize data pipelines...

  • Director, Data Analytics

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Hootsuite Full time

    We're looking for a Director, Data Analytics to help us establish and scale a high performing data-driven analyst team. As the leader of the Data Analytics team, you will work closely with key business and product stakeholders across the organization to help inform roadmaps and strategic decisions based on insights derived from data repositories and...

  • Data Engineer

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Tiger Analytics, LLC Full time

    Tiger Analytics is a fast-growing advanced analytics consulting firm. Our consultants bring deep expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning and AI. We are the trusted analytics partner for several Fortune 100 companies, enabling them to generate business value from data. Our business value and leadership has been recognized by various market research...

  • Data Analyst

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Data SEA Consulting Full time

    Data SEA Consulting – Data Analyst Company DescriptionData SEA Consulting focuses on helping mid-sized businesses harness the power of their data by leveraging the latest analytics tools and techniques. We work with Private Equity Funds and Independent Business Owners to find the unique data solutions that will drive the most value for their business....

  • Data Analyst

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Data SEA Consulting Full time

    Data SEA Consulting – Data Analyst Company DescriptionData SEA Consulting focuses on helping mid-sized businesses harness the power of their data by leveraging the latest analytics tools and techniques. We work with Private Equity Funds and Independent Business Owners to find the unique data solutions that will drive the most value for their business....

  • Data Analyst

    4 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Data SEA Consulting Full time

    Data SEA Consulting – Data Analyst Company Description Data SEA Consulting focuses on helping mid-sized businesses harness the power of their data by leveraging the latest analytics tools and techniques. We work with Private Equity Funds and Independent Business Owners to find the unique data solutions that will drive the most value for their business....

  • Data Analyst

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Data SEA Consulting Full time

    Data SEA Consulting – Data Analyst Company DescriptionData SEA Consulting focuses on helping mid-sized businesses harness the power of their data by leveraging the latest analytics tools and techniques. We work with Private Equity Funds and Independent Business Owners to find the unique data solutions that will drive the most value for their business....

  • Director of Engineering

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada FuseMachines Full time

    We are seeking a Director of Engineering with balanced expertise in Machine Learning (ML)/ML Operations (MLOps) and core software engineering to spearhead our engineering initiatives for an innovative web application product. This role demands a leader who not only has a profound technical grounding in both ML/MLOps and software development but also...

  • Lead Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada Sunwing Vacations Group Full time

    Sunwing Vacations Group is home to North America’s largest vacation brands, comprised of the leading Canadian leisure tour operators Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations, along with the growing United States based tour operator Vacation Express, together with the Group’s own travel retail businesses SellOffVacations.Under Sunwing Vacations , we are...

  • Director, Data Governance

    6 days ago

    Toronto, ON, Canada CIBC Full time

    We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients. At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they...