Sr Manager, Data Platform Engineering

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific (GP) is offering an exciting opportunity for Leader, Data Platform Engineering - Data & Analytics who will lead a team of talented data and software engineers, responsible for the engineering, implementation, operations, and maintenance of the GP Data Platform.

This Leader plays a pivotal role in shaping core components of our data strategy, ensuring the robustness, configurability, automation, scalability, and cost effectiveness of our data systems which enable data-driven decision-making at scale across the organization.

Our Team

The GP Data & Analytics team is focused on transforming how our business works by enabling more informed decisions faster across all our businesses and capabilities.

Join our team and help us drive the transformation!

LOCATION: ATLANTA, GA (HYBRID)

What You Will Do



* Leadership and Principle Based Management : Provide leadership and guidance in our Principle Based Management culture .

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software data engineers.

Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.


* Strategic Thinking: Develop and execute the data engineering platform strategy in alignment with data and analytics strategic goals.

Design and implement scalable data pipelines, data warehousing solutions, and data frameworks.


* Risk Management and FinOps: Identify potential operational and financial risks.

Oversee stability and reliability of the data platform.

Use Economic Thinking to refine our FinOps point-of-view and reporting metrics to ensure constant analysis and response to cost drivers and efficiency.


* Project Management: Oversee multiple data engineering projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver data solutions.


* Software Engineering: Our teams quickly deploy code changes in a streamlined DevSecOps environment.

Oversee and ensure best practices, coding standards, and quality processes.


* Data Governance and Quality: Partner in establishing and enforcing data governance policies and best practices.

Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security.


* Technology and Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends.

Implement innovative solutions to enhance data processing capabilities and performance.


* Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent communication skills, with ability to work closely with business and technology partners, portfolio and demand management, data architecture, and across data and analytics teams to understand their data needs.

Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.


* Communication: Understand and represent the data and analytics strategy in meetings.

Socialize key concepts enabling broader understanding and adoption of data platform technology.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Experience in data and analytics roles with a proven track reco...