Sr. IT Manager - Data Reporting & Analytics - Remote Opportunity

Company Description

Comprised of a market-leading portfolio of best-in-class brands, the businesses of ITW Welding work together to provide premium performance delivered through a breadth of solutions encompassing welding, cutting, consumables, and accessories.  ITW Welding North America represents Miller Electric Welding Equipment, Safety & Accessories, Hobart Filler Metals, and Bernard / Tregaskiss MIG Guns.

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and wholly owned by Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW). The company maintains its industry leadership by setting the standard for reliability, quality and responsiveness. Our tagline, “The Power of Blue®,” is inspired by the blue color of Miller equipment.

The company began with an innovation that responded to customer needs, growing from a one-man operation in 1929, to the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding products. Miller keeps the tradition alive by focusing on its top priority: people.

Job Description

As the Sr IT Manager – Data, Reporting & Analytics, you will have a tremendous opportunity to impact the ITW Welding companies’ vision and roadmap around Master Data Management, data architecture, governance, reporting and Advanced Analytics. The Sr IT Manager – Data, Reporting & Analytics is also responsible for aligning with business partners to scale our BI skillset and practice. As the leader of our Data team, you must demonstrate strong operational skills to drive efficiency and speed, solid project leadership, and a strong vision to proactively improve decision making.

This team is highly visible within the organization and is responsible for our Master Data Management strategy including solutions and processes, ensuring customer facing data is accessible, optimized, and accurate.  This individual will lead with the planning and implementation of data and reporting strategies ensuring policies and procedures are consistent with company goals, best practices, software compliance, and regulatory requirements.

We are looking for a driven individual that is motivated to succeed with excellent team and project leadership skills.   A qualified candidate will understand data as it relates to manufacturing systems and how simplified processes drive employee ownership at all levels in the organization.

Essential Functions: 

• Management of the IT applications within the Data and BI portfolio, which includes Master Data Management strategy (MDM), Azure Data Lake, integrations to Dynamics 365, Product Information Management (PIM) and Analytics Reporting
• Keen of industry best practices and standards associated with modern data architecture and topology; with specific experience within the Microsoft reporting and analytics landscape
• Partner with the Data Analytics and Data Lake business partners to ensure accurate, accessible data and reporting to drive business decisions
• Assess and grow talent and skillset of the Data and Reporting team to establish standards, roadmap, and governance
• Train and develop staff members and participate in professional development plan
• Lead the team to deliver and maintain high impact dashboards and data visualizations
• Work closely with our user community and IT professionals to build consensus and standards that are scalable, adaptable, and flexible to meet the needs of a changing business landscape
• Comply with SOX audit requirements and execute change management best practices
• Ensures compliance with software licensing
• Ability to deliver solutions with industry leading security and efficiencies that aligns with the Enterprise Agenda
• Experience with managing Microsoft cloud systems, workloads, and environments for Dynamics 365
• Ensure data systems as well as other related business applications are highly available and maintained using best practices and robust security standards
• Determine project schedules and effectively manage the allocation of resources to achieve project objectives
• Create and manage project and Data team budgets
• Ensure that ITW Welding companies engaged in electronic transacting are viewed as excellent trading partners by our customers and vendors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT technical, or related field
• 5-7 years of experience with IT Data Architecture, Reporting, BI, Advanced Analytics or related skills
• 3-5 years of direct report leadership experience managing a team of 3 or more
• Experience in crafting and developing enterprise data warehouse and business analytics capabilities
• Lead direction for ongoing end-to-end infrastructure and integrations to support business systems
• Experience preferred with Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Power BI, or relevant systems
• Experience implementing cloud infrastructure and implementations
• Background working with team members in an Agile or Scrum environment
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong customer support orientation
• Exhibits a strong ability to handle multiple demands with a sense of urgency, drive, and energy
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Basic understanding of sales and distribution, manufacturing, and accounting

Additional Information

ITW Welding is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.