Job Title:  Sr. Manager, Cloud Engineering

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 163286 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

Join our team as a Cloud Engineering Manager, where you'll have the great opportunity to spearhead cloud initiatives and drive strategic innovation. In this influential role, you'll collaborate with diverse, multi-functional teams, providing indirect leadership to improve our cloud engineering efforts and FinOps initiatives. You'll own the optimization of our cloud infrastructure for peak performance and cost efficiency, while mentoring application teams in harnessing cloud technologies effectively. You'll actively contribute to cloud architecture decisions and have the freedom to explore and integrate ground breaking cloud services and technologies. If you're passionate about cloud innovation and leadership, we invite you to bring your expertise to our dynamic environment!

Work visa sponsorship not available for this position

What you'll do:

Cloud Strategy Development: Collaborate with various teams to develop a comprehensive cloud strategy, defining architecture frameworks, standards, and governance for security, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
Leadership and Collaboration: Lead cloud initiatives and provide technical mentorship through indirect influence, acting as a trusted advisor to multi-functional teams without direct supervisory control.
Cost Optimization with FinOps: Partner with finance teams to supervise and optimize cloud spending, supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cost-efficient resource utilization.
Application Development Support: Guide application teams in designing scalable and secure cloud solutions, offering architectural consultation on cloud-native developments.
Innovation and Technology Adoption: Evaluate emerging cloud technologies for business growth, owning the adoption of new services to remain driven and future-ready.
Cloud Governance and Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards and policies, developing a governance framework for risk, security, and operational control.
Customer Communication and Project Leadership: Align cloud strategies with business objectives through collaboration with leadership, leading projects and facilitating training on cloud technologies and standard processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering
• Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, with strong experience in cloud cost management and optimization using FinOps practices.
• Proficient in cloud security, governance, and compliance standard processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Holds a Master’s Degree in IT, Engineering, or Business Administration with relevant certifications like AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Skilled in cloud automation and orchestration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes, with strong full stack developer experience particularly in DevOps and cloud infrastructure.
• Proficient in DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools.
• Experienced in hybrid cloud environments, cloud migration strategies, and holds a proven record in software architecture and design.
• Proven track record to lead multi-functional teams indirectly, coupled with strong problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills.
• Effective communicator with the ability to engage varied stakeholders, and capable of working independently with minimal direction.

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $115,200.00 - $163,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually
• Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually
• Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year
• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

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 contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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