Manager, Data Development

As a company that values inclusion and diversity, Thrive seeks individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply for this position. We encourage anybody who is interested in this position to please apply!

We’re one of North America’s top digital marketing firms. At Thrive, we evolve our services by continually building and growing as we learn and adapt to our clients needs and the world around us. We prioritize taking frequent steps back to examine our methods, to see what’s working and what’s not, so that we can continue to hone our expertise.

Our mission is to grow your favourite companies in a sustainable way, and as a result, we have developed a deep expertise in performance marketing, brand marketing, digital design, and data and measurement – having managed over $2 Billion USD in advertising spend over the past decade. You may not realize it, but you’ve probably seen some of our work with startups, Fortune 500 companies, and companies of all sizes in between (Uber, Asana, Masterclass, Snapchat, Change.org, lululemon – to name a few!).

Our culture is centered around creativity, innovation, problem solving, empathetic understanding and continual learning. People are challenged in a way that helps them continue to achieve career growth and goals, and that also lives in harmony with being respectful of each person’s boundaries. It’s an environment where we encourage each team member to experiment, and know that this doesn’t always have to lead to a successful output – but the journey there helps develop critical skills, experiences and lenses to implement in our work now and in the future. We curate playfulness in our work, and create an environment where each person knows they can be their uniquely awesome selves at Thrive.

Joining the Data & Measurement Department as our Manager, Data Development you will own the day-to-day operations and long-term planning for the data pipeline program, encompassing the collaboration between Pipeline and Marketing team members, infrastructure costs, resourcing, and project scoping, while contributing to our most complex data pipelining projects.

Your focus will of responsibilities will be:

• Domain: Own the operations and success of the data pipeline program that delivers scalable and automated data warehouses to every project at Thrive, and collaborate with the Principal Data Architect to ensure standards are being met.
  
• Client: Ensure the pipeline team has the resources, learning opportunities, and skill set to deliver high-quality work that drives better decision-making through the delivery of data warehouses to internal and external teams.
• People: Grow and develop Pipeline team members fostering their career growth and creating opportunities for innovation. You’ll ensure the team has the structure and capacity to excel in both delivery and strategic roadmapping work.
• Company: You own the Pipeline team roadmap, including long-term project planning, infrastructure costs, appropriate testing of new technologies, and contributing to innovation.

We’re committed to delivering an exceptional onboarding experience that will create a strong foundation for your launch in this role:

• In your first 30 days you’ll immerse yourself in the day to day operations of our data development team to understand the data pipelining and warehousing architecture that drives reportings across all of our clients. By the end of the first 30 days, you will be familiar with the tools and processes we use to deliver reliable, automated and scalable data.
• In your first 60 days you’ll have the opportunity to build templated and custom data pipelines for our clients using our internal ETL software (Thrivestack). You’ll also collaborate with leaders in the Data & Measurement department to deepen your understanding of how the team operates and contribute to the frameworks we use to manage tickets, onboardings, and client engagements.
• In your first 90 days you’ll be familiar with your team’s goals and growth opportunities, collaborating closely to set objectives and plan new projects. You’ll also partner with senior leaders across the organization to ensure our data infrastructure is delivering high-quality results, while beginning to take ownership of the data development roadmap at Thrive.

• You’ve led a data engineering team, ensuring scalable and automated data warehouses support multiple projects across an organization.
• You have experience managing data infrastructure performance and costs, optimizing resource allocation to meet business needs.
• You’ve collaborated cross-functionally with marketing, business development, and technical teams to develop high-quality data solutions.
• You have the skills to dive into a project, solve problems in multiple flavours of SQL, and are familiar with writing custom pipelines in python.
• You’ve provided mentorship and career development support to team members, helping them grow their technical expertise and leadership skills.
• You stay current with evolving data technologies and have a proven track record of identifying and implementing the right tools to drive business success.

At Thrive we aim to have base compensation for team members be above market place at the 75% percentile based on the average of the locals of Toronto, ON and Vancouver, BC, Canada, while also offering a competitive benefits package which includes: remote-first and flexible work, 3 weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick and personal days, quarterly paid wellbeing days,  internal career coaches, short / long-term disability, over $40k CAD in medical, dental & paramedical coverage, and so much more!

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We are an equal opportunity employer that deeply values a diverse community. 

Thrive has a zero tolerance policy on bullying, discrimination and harassment of any kind against race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, ability status, family or parental status, age, or anything else that makes you uniquely you. We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of this. 

We translate this policy to all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, performance management, training and development, compensation, benefits, and terminations.

We encourage those with disabilities to apply. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates and include all aspects of the selection process.

The innovation, creation and execution of the work of Thrive Digital takes place on stolen, unceded, and occupied Indigenous land across Canada – on the traditional territory of First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples from coast to coast.

Please note that while all of our roles are remote, we are a Canadian company and will not be sponsoring visas for this position. You must be eligible to work in Canada and reside in Canada upon start date to be selected. 

Please be aware of hiring scams. At Thrive Digital we would never offer a job or an interview without someone going through our application and interview process first. While we do reach out to people on social channels, most commonly LinkedIn, with information about our active job posts, we always include a detailed recruitment package and a link to our careers page to apply. We do not reach out to candidates via text, WhatsApp or telegram or request any personal information. All recruiting-related emails would come from a @thrivedigital.com email address or Greenhouse (applicant tracking system).