Job Title:  Director, Data Engineering

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Job Number #167243 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

Are you a passionate and experienced data leader ready to shape the future of data engineering at a global scale? Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Director of Data Engineering to lead a team dedicated to building reliable and scalable data engineering pipelines, and delivery data products. You will be a key leader within our Global IT organization, partnering closely with teams across Analytics, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Technology to ensure the data products empower data-driven decisions and enhance operational efficiency worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Technologist: Strong engineering and technology background with the ability to build, mentor, and lead a global team of talented data engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, "roll up your sleeves" engagement, and continuous learning. People leader with a technology focus, and scale the organization effectively.

• Build & Operate: Oversee the development and operation of critical data pipelines (batch and real-time), ensuring high availability, data quality, and adherence to SLAs to support global operational workflows. Champion best practices in data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data governance. Oversee development of end to end data integration capabilities, enabling data consumption and insights.

• Drive Innovation & Modernization: Stay ahead of industry trends and identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies and open-source products to enhance our data capabilities. Lead efforts to modernize existing data stacks and automate processes.

• Collaborate & Influence: Act as a key strategic partner and effective communicator with stakeholders across the company, including senior leadership. Understand diverse business needs, translate requirements into technical solutions, and drive adoption of data platforms. Bring energy and enthusiasm to the stakeholders.

• Ensure Excellence: Establish and maintain high standards for data fidelity, security, privacy, and operational stability within the data platform, conducting design and code reviews to ensure compliance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field

• 12+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, data warehousing, and/or building large-scale data platforms

• 5+ years of proven experience in people management, scaling, and developing data teams, including experience managing managers

• Deep expertise in data architecture principles and designing solutions for complex, global data ecosystems (lakes, warehouses, streaming)

• Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms and associated services

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and CI/CD practices for data pipelines within a DevOps mindset

• Proficiency with modern data stack technologies (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Kafka) and data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks)

• Strong programming skills (e.g., Python, Spark, Java) and SQL expertise

• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional technical projects and initiatives in an Agile environment

• Exceptional communication, collaboration, partnership attitude, and strategic thinking skills

• Experience operating in a global enterprise environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant technical field

• Proven track record of driving data quality and governance initiatives

• Relevant CPG experience in Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, data domains

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $151,200.00 - $189,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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