Director, Data Strategy & Data Architecture

Jamf extends the legendary Apple experience people enjoy in their personal lives to the workplace. With Jamf, IT and security teams are able to confidently manage and protect Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV devices, easing the burden of updating, deploying and securing the data used by their end-users. Jamf’s purpose is to simplify work by helping organizations manage and secure an Apple experience that end users love and organizations trust.

We are a group of curious, self-starters with a passion for helping customers empower their workforce to focus on their jobs, not the hassles of managing technology – freeing nurses to care, teachers to teach and businesses to thrive. We have over 2,000 employees worldwide with offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia. To learn more visit: https://www.jamf.com/careers.

Jamf operates as a choice-based office model. Choose an assigned desk, a shared desk, or connect remote from your home office.  

What You'll Do: 

The Director of Data Strategy & Data Architecture is responsible for leading a team of data architects and their deliverables.  The Director is accountable for developing the enterprise data architecture that can be implemented across the entire organization (product and business operations). The Director works in partnership with organization stakeholders in support of quality products/services that exceed our internal and external expectations. The Director of Data Strategy & Data Architecture provides strategic and technical leadership and oversight in the development and implementation of an enterprise data hub, identify standard technologies and define a data democratization process that can be leveraged in the planning and execution of product and technology development.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains current knowledge in present areas of responsibility (i.e., self education, attends ongoing educational programs).
• Provides strategic leadership of the software development function and guides the teams by utilizing expertise, techniques, tools, languages, and practices to coach and mentor.
• Partners across strategy, product and engineering organizations to develop reference architecture for the enterprise data domains
• Implements a data democratization process across the enterprise to ensure consistent usage of data
• Provides strategic guidance to senior leadership for data movement strategies, data obfuscation (data masking), record retention strategy (Deletion and Archival), data infrastructure/security, the operational data store (ODS) and the operational reporting strategy.
• Mentors managers and junior architects in solving problems with an enterprise mindset
• Actively collaborates with the engineering leadership team and solution/application architects to solve problems and improve the function of the engineering organization.
• Prioritizes, monitors, and manages results through planning, attention to detail, and decision making.
• Ensures consistent and effective application of Lean principles and Agile development practices.
• Performs key people management responsibilities including hiring, on boarding, developing, and supervising team along with conducting performance appraisals and coaching for performance and career growth.
• Ensures the teams they interact with understand JAMF values, mission, goals and engineering priorities and can make the connection between the work they are doing and the greater organization.

Skills & Experience: 

• Minimum of 8 years professional experience in Enterprise Architecture and Software development roles demonstrating progressive knowledge and growth in responsibilities. (Required)
• Minimum of 5 years previous management experience. (Required)
• Minimum of 3 years experience in data warehousing concepts and techniques.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Master Data Management (MDM) concept, tools, and best practices.
• Minimum of 5 year leading global distributed, matrixed teams on a large scale. (Required)
• Minimum of 5 years delivering software & internal business systems to support product portfolios. (Required)
• Minimum of 5 years in development tools (including but not limited to: Java, Objective C, Swift. MySQL, Ruby, Python, Eclipse and Mobile). (Required)
• General Experience with Mac OS X and iOS platforms. (Preferred)
• Atlassian Tools (Jira, confluence, bamboo, etc.). (Preferred)
• Agile practitioner experienced in Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban and Less. (Preferred)

Education & Certifications:

• 4 year / Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field. (Required)
• Graduate / Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field. (Preferred)
• A combination of relevant experience and education may be considered.
• Preferred Certifications/Licensures: SAFe certification

How we help you reach your best potential:

• Recently named a Best Workplace in Technology, Fortune Magazine 2021.
• We know that big ideas can come from anyone, so we empower everyone to make an impact. Our
  more than 90% employee retention rate agrees! 
• You will have the opportunity to make a real and meaningful impact for more than 50,000 global
  customers with the best Apple device management solution in the world.
• We put people over profits – which is why our customers keep coming back to us.
• Our volunteer time off allows employees to support and give back to our communities.
• We encourage you to simply be you. We constantly seek and value different perspectives to ensure
  Jamf is a place where everyone feels comfortable and can be successful.
• 23 of 25 world’s most valuable brands rely on Jamf to do their best work (as ranked by Forbes).
• Over 100,000 Jamf Nation users, the largest online IT community in the world.

You are the right kind of Jamf if:
You go above and beyond for others, are willing to help, and support the team around you. You value and learn from different perspectives. You are a problem solver, curious and resourceful, self-driven and constantly improving. You roll up your sleeves and dig in. You are excited by not knowing what may lie ahead. You are willing to take risks, try new things, even fail just to do it better next time. You’re not a jerk. You are someone who just wants to do the right thing.

Why Jamf?
Our mission is simple; we help organizations succeed with Apple. At Jamf, we put people first. We strive to do what’s right – for our customers, our employees, and our communities. In the spirit of our values of selflessness and relentless self-improvement, we seek to learn, engage, and grow. We better ourselves for the betterment of others. All voices are critical to the innovative and collaborative work that we do. It is important that all of our Jamfs feel comfortable being their truest selves at work. Be your best self, and let your individuality shine at Jamf!

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