Senior Manager, Data Architecture and Engineering

About Sony Pictures Entertainment :

Sony Pictures Entertainment is seeking a seasoned data engineer to join the Insights Strategy and Analytics data analytics organization as Senior Manager of Data Architecture and Engineering. The ISA team focuses on enhancing analytical capabilities and infrastructure for internal stakeholders across television production distribution and marketing. As the worlds largest independent studio Sony Pictures Television produces original content for streaming and linear networks globally including popular series across various genres. Our series from dramas like THE NIGHT AGENT THE LAST OF US and THE BOYS to comedies like TWISTED METAL and COBRA KAI to unscripted series like JEOPARDY! WHEEL OF FORTUNE and AMERICAN IDOL are beloved by our fans and customers worldwide.

Role Summary :

The Senior Manager defines and leads the technical strategy and developer experience of Sony Pictures Televisions data management team. This role will oversee our existing and new data pipelines mentor a team of data engineers and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver actionable insights and data products that enable SPEs businesses to maintain a competitive edge. The senior manager will also lead complex business-facing projects working closely with business and operational teams to enable ISA to deliver more sophisticated and impactful analytics products and tools. You will partner with data visualization and data science teams to deliver advanced data analytics including AI and machine learning applications to drive innovation within the business.

Key Responsibilities :

Technical Leadership : Oversee the development and optimization of scalable data pipelines and infrastructure.

Team Management : A high-performance culture in the data engineering team emphasizing standards automation and reusability.

Team Development : Create a safe fail-fast environment that values technical innovation and skills development within the data engineering team to embrace new and emerging technologies.

Architecture : Translate complex business requirements into the design of robust ELT pipelines data models and operational processes. Establish tools and processes to ensure data quality and accuracy.

Technical Planning : Ensure ISAs data engineering team can deliver on multiple concurrent fast-paced project timelines. Partner with ISA leaders and PMs to size & prioritize data engineering workstreams identify technical risks and resource gaps and increase team velocity. Breakdown work into clear actionable technical tasks.

Cross-Functional Collaboration : Create a strong developer culture both within data engineering and across ISA tech teams. Coach and mentor more junior team members work across teams to reduce siloing and identify opportunities to make all teams more effective.

Project Delivery : Contribute as a senior data engineer to projects on an as-needed basis modeling standards and best practices. Delegate and mentor other team members to maximize overall team output.

Qualifications :

Education : Bachelors or Masters degree in Data Science Computer Science Business Analytics or related fields; advanced degrees are a plus. Experience : 10 years in data engineering or related technical leadership roles preferably in media and entertainment or related industries. Technical Acumen : Proficiency in data engineering analytics tools and methodologies.

• Expert-level SQL & Python skills.
• Deep knowledge of cloud warehouse design configuration and management (Snowflake preferred)
• Hands-on experience with modern orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices (e.g. source control code reviews unit testing)
• Skilled at creating ERDs architectural diagrams and technical specs

Leadership : Proven track record of developing successful data products and leading diverse technical teams.

AI Literacy : Broad knowledge of transformational trends the data engineering industry especially agentic AI tools and processes.

Preferred Qualifications :

The anticipated base salary for this position is $167K-200K. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and / or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors including without limitation the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and if applicable the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status age sexual orientation gender identity or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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Required Experience :

Senior Manager

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 167 - 200