Senior Engineering Manager - Data

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.

To start a career that is out of the ordinary, please apply...

Job Details

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

About the job

As part of our investment into Technology, Operations and Product, Kantar is looking for a talented Senior Engineering Manager - Data to lead and build our data engineering practices. This role is crucial as it will define and drive the future of our enterprise data platform, impacting how we develop and implement new data products. The person in this role will partner with software engineering, architects, product, and data science teams to ensure sustainable and governed data engineering.

This role is part of Kantar’s new incubation unit, focused on developing high-profile products and platforms. The Senior Engineering Manager will work closely with Global MD, Solution Leaders, and Finance to accelerate growth in Brand & CX, support on large scale pitches, and engage with clients on strategically important discussions and opportunities.

Job Goals

• Build and manage a team of data engineers to deliver and maintain our ambitious roadmap

• Collaborate with architects and SMEs to agree on the technology strategy, roadmap, and implementation plans, and lead the team to execute them

• Develop relationships with internal and external business partners, engineering, product, and data science teams

• Standardize data engineering practices through pipelines and frameworks

• Maintain enterprise data assets and production pipelines across our consumer ecosystem

• Champion high-quality data engineering practices and fast-feedback loops while driving secure practices

Ideal Skills & Capabilities

• Hands-on experience as a lead data engineer or data architect.

• Experience with modern data stack technologies, particularly Microsoft Fabric and Databricks or alternatives.

• Ability to coach data engineers, enabling them to solve problems through self-learning.

• Strategic thinking and goal-setting that inspire teams to innovate and remain motivated.

• Competence in analyzing complex issues and creating plans to drive improvement.

• Skill in forging constructive and supportive relationships.

• Understanding of shorter-term operating needs within a longer-term strategic context.

• Expertise in interviewing and managing the performance and development of data engineers.

• Proven track record in improving quality at all stages of development.

• Capability to understand business goals and metrics, turn data into insights, and translate requirements into actionable analysis.

What part of Kantar might I be joining?

You’ll be joining our technology team, right in the middle of our tech revolution. We’re undergoing the largest technology transformation Kantar has ever seen, investing in new AI and cloud technologies. By modernizing all our tech systems, we can respond our clients' needs faster and more efficiently – and keep Kantar as a market leader for insights.

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.  

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Privacy and Legal Statement

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

Location

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. 

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. 

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.