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Job Summary:
Creighton University is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory educational and employment environment. The Manager of Data Management is responsible for leading the day-to-day delivery and operational execution of the University’s enterprise data initiatives, managing a team of data professionals, and serving as Scrum Master to ensure agile delivery of data products.
Responsibilities:
• Provide direct supervision and mentorship to data engineers and developers.
• Support career development and skill growth aligned with modern data practices.
• Encourage collaboration, accountability, and agile best practices.
• Assist in hiring, onboarding, and performance management processes.
• Serve as Scrum Master for the data management team, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Partner with the Director to translate strategic priorities into deliverable work items and sprint goals.
• Remove blockers and ensure smooth workflow across the team.
• Track delivery metrics and team performance using agile practices.
• Promote continuous improvement and agile maturity within the team.
• Oversee day-to-day health of data platforms, pipelines, and tools.
• Monitor performance and recommend improvements in collaboration with architecture leadership.
• Coordinate with support, organizing bug fixes and incidents for engineers and admins
• Coordinate with Infrastructure & Operations for platform stability and recovery readiness.
• Lead the implementation of data pipelines, integrations, and platform capabilities.
• Coordinate development of ETL/ELT workflows supporting analytics and operational systems.
• Working with architect, align with enterprise data architecture and governance standards.
• Support deployment, testing, and release management processes.
• Manage development and maintenance of system integrations and API implementations.
• Maintain alignment with the University API catalog and integration strategy.
• Ensure data consistency and alignment with governance definitions and business rules.
• Operationalize data governance standards through implementation practices.
• Monitor data quality processes including validation, cleansing, and monitoring.
• Ensure access provisioning aligns with approved governance workflows.
• Support audit readiness and compliance activities.
• Collaborate with the University’s Analytics and Institutional Reporting (AIR) unit and other applicable groups, to develop and implement data governance policies and procedures that ensure data quality, compliance, and security.
• Monitor compliance with data governance policies and regulatory requirements, addressing any issues or gaps as needed.
• Evaluate and select data management platforms that meet the organization's needs for scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Continuously optimize data management platforms to ensure they support evolving business requirements and technological advancements.
• Manage relationships with platform vendors and service providers, ensuring they deliver high-quality products and services.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of data professionals, providing mentorship, training, and career development opportunities.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture that encourages knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Set performance goals and conduct regular performance reviews to ensure team members meet or exceed expectations.
• Work closely with campus leaders to understand their data needs and ensure data initiatives align with university objectives.
• Collaborate with IT, AIR, and other departments to deliver integrated data solutions.
• Communicate data management strategies, progress, and outcomes to partners at all levels of the university.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field;
• 5-7+ years of experience in data management, with a focus on data architecture, data integration, and database administration.
• Proven experience leading people and creating great work environments
• Proven experience in leading data initiatives and managing enterprise data lakes.
• Strong experience with API first data strategies
• Agile methodology and utilization of PPM tools to manage processes
• Ability to professionally articulate the IT vision, goals, and strategy while implementing proactive change in support of strategic goals.
• Experience facilitating operational planning exercises both internal and external to IT.
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to cultivate trust and credibility with colleagues, including external constituents.
• Good understanding of advanced technical components and system interactions
• Expert proficiency in Business case, functional and technical requirement documentation
• Ability to resource plan & manage in a direct reporting and matrixed environment
• Strong customer relationship management
• Strong commitment to the mission of Creighton University
• Skilled at giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Ability to communicate effectively and frequently both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to manage and resolve conflicts.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
• Business acumen coupled with technical knowledge.
• Strong research skills with attention to detail
• Ability to conduct cost/benefit analysis and business case development.
• Must be able to work independently and proactively.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and independent problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated understanding of client relationship management, process mapping and improvement, project management, and production support
• Proven ability to provide business analysis for large scope project teams to meet customer expectations.
• Demonstrated understanding of business analyst tools and techniques; demonstrated proficiency using MS Office and Visio tools
Preferred:
• Masters degree preferred.
• Proven experience and understanding of agile methodologies with certification preferred.
Company:
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1878, the company is headquartered in Omaha, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.