Role: Manager, Data Analytics Compensation: $130,500 - 153,600 Become a Data Analytics Leader at KFC US!

Are you ready to lead a finger-lickin’ good data analytics team that drives insights and innovation for KFC US? We're searching for a strategic thinker and true data engineer to take our data platform to the next level. If you're passionate about data engineering, analytics, and making a tangible impact, this is the role for you!

What You'll Do

Drive a World-Class Data Platform Team

Lead a dynamic hybrid team of offshore and onshore employees. Provide thought leadership to build a best-in-class advanced analytics platform, including ML techniques and delta lake approaches. Influence the analytical roadmap and align strategies with our holistic data strategy. Optimize and manage costs effectively.

Serve as Technical Thought Leader

Be the primary technical point of contact for data integrations, engineering, and visualizations. Design and influence dashboards and key metrics for decision-making. Perform advanced modeling on large datasets and provide key operational insights. Drive project execution using SDLC patterns. Establish and maintain data governance and security standards. Lead the full data engineering pipeline from storage and ingestion to visualization. Assist in complex data engineering and modeling activities. What You Bring to the Table Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field. A Master’s degree is a plus. Experience: 3+ years leading engineering and/or analyst teams (offshore management experience a plus). 4+ years with cloud-based data landscapes (Azure experience a plus). Experience with cloud-based data engineering platforms, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Databricks (Rocky platform similar to Yum Corp is a plus). Expertise in data modeling, SQL optimization, data governance, MPP Data Warehousing (Azure Synapse experience a plus), and data visualization tools (PowerBI experience a plus). Experience with large data store concepts and tools (DataBricks and delta lake experience a plus). Databricks & Azure Big Data Architecture Certification is a plus. Core Technologies You'll Work With Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Data Lake Gen2 Azure DataBricks Databricks Unity Catalog Azure Storage Azure DevOPS Terraform Azure SQL PowerBI / PowerBI Premium Python MLFlow Alation

If you're a strategic thinker, a true data engineer, and ready to lead a team that synthesizes data focused on financial, operational, and customer insights, we want you on our team!

Ready to make your mark and help us make data finger-lickin’ good? Apply today to join the KFC US family and be part of our deliciously innovative journey!

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