Director, Enterprise Data Platform

Molex
$200,000.00 - $250,000.00 / yr
life insurance, parental leave, remote work
United States, Illinois, Lisle
2222 Wellington Court (Show on map)
Apr 02, 2025
Your Job Molex LLC is a leading supplier of interconnect solutions for the automotive, medical, consumer electronics, aerospace, and datacom industries that link today's world and solve tomorrow's challenges. Molex is seeking a Director of Enterprise Data Platform to drive the adoption and enhancement of our Enterprise Data capability. This role is a part of the Data leadership team responsible for defining, developing, and executing on Enterprise Data Vision aligning with the One Molex Vision and core business strategies. As such, this person will be responsible for establishing internal service models, long-term roadmaps, and providing measurements of business value achievement along with operating efficiency for Enterprise Data Platform. This role would have work from home flexibility from the following locations: Lisle, IL or Wichita, KS. What You Will Do * Enterprise Data Platform Leadership: Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for the enterprise data platform, ensuring alignment with the organization's overall vision, strategy, and technological advancements. * Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a global team of data product managers and data engineers. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and execution excellence by providing guidance and support to ensure team growth and success. * Data Product Development & Data Modeling: Oversee the creation of data products that are modeled, abstracted, and harmonized from source datasets. Ensure these products are democratized across Molex as single sources of truth for trusted analytics. * Data Ingestion and Enrichment: Manage the design and operation of complex data pipelines to ensure efficient data ingestion, transformation, and storage, supporting both near real-time and batch processing. * Cloud Data Platforms: Utilize modern cloud-based technologies (e.g., Snowflake, AWS) to ensure optimal data storage and accessibility, focusing on performance and cost-effectiveness. * Data Governance: Implement and uphold best practices in data governance, quality, security, and compliance to meet both internal standards and external regulatory requirements. Support efforts in Master Data Management and system integrations. * Platform Optimization & Integration: Ensure the data platform is robust, optimized, and seamlessly integrated. Lead initiatives to enhance system performance, drive innovation, and implement scalable solutions that align with strategic company objectives. * Technical Leadership: Use your strong background in data platforms, data engineering, and cloud technologies to guide the technical direction of the data infrastructure. Promote the adoption of best practices in data processing, cloud-native delivery, and automation. * Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Data Product, Data Engineering, and Business teams to align engineering efforts with business goals. Translate complex technical concepts into actionable business strategies to drive impactful change. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field * Experience in data engineering with deep experience in data platform management, data product management, analytics engineering, and data modeling * Strong leadership skills with experience managing and mentoring engineering teams * Deep understanding of cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Snowflake) and related technologies, including data processing frameworks and messaging platforms * Experience with data architecture across highly scalable, distributed systems * Solid understanding of software development methodologies, Agile practices, and DevOps principles * Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization What Will Put You Ahead * Demonstrable history in a global corporate environment, driving results across multiple business elements with different priorities and governance * A proven track record of evolving and transforming solutions to support the organizations strategy * A drive for improvement and an inclination to thoughtfully challenge the status quo For this role, we anticipate paying $200,000 - $250,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. 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