IT&D Senior Manager Data Platform

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.
Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​IT & D​

In IT&D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

The Reckitt a Data and Analytics (D&A) organisation owns and delivers the data and AI platform to better equip markets to improve their decisions and optimize their actions through the use of improved data, insights and advanced analytics The D&A team consists of five (6) key areas of expertise: Platform & Architecture, Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Visualisation, Governance and Strategy & Operations.

Your responsibilities

• Taking ownership of the global Reckitt data platform aligning the roadmap with technical advancements and business requirements derived from IT&D product owners to ensure delivery of the required capabilities and latest technical standards
• Responsible for running an agile squad composed of engineers to enhance the core platform capabilities, managing the backlog of activities and driving the prioritization process
• Document the approach by developing a written vision & strategy outlining the overall approach to advancing our data capabilities aligned to key stakeholders accrss the global Reckitt organisation
• Define the objectives and KPI’s for the data platform to measure success against real world business outcomes
• Working directly with the data platform customers (e.g. product engineer squads and product owners) to understand their needs, experience and feedback to keep the platform up to date with business operations
• Working directly with the technical teams such as solution architecture to balance practical business objectives with technical excellence to ensure Reckitt is always operating the highest standard of data platform

The experience we're looking for

• A technical degree in computer science or related quantitative field with more than 12 years experience working on data platforms
• Demonstrated experience working over cloud platforms (Azure / GCP) to deliver data product capaibilities with a particular focus on using databricks
• Extensive technical experience working hands on with data platforms (e.g. running SQL queries, operating monitoring services), FinOps (e.g. cost monitoring, dashboarding), data observability (data quality, data lineage) and MLOps
• Line management experience (5 people or more) and experience in agile development methodology, ccrum in particular
• Strong communication skills, experienced in stakeholder management, conflict resolution and presenting complex topics to non-technical audiences

The skills for success

Digital Strategy, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.