Manager of Data and Analytics (Hybrid Work Schedule) at Kinder Morgan, Inc. in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

Position Description

The Manager of Data and Analytics will oversee a team dedicated to developing, improving, integrating, and maintaining IT platforms for Business Intelligence (BI), Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), and reporting, all utilizing the Palantir Foundry platform. This role also involves managing rapid Proofs of Concept (PoCs) for business intelligence using Palantir Foundry.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Team Leadership: Leading and mentoring a team of data analysts, application developers, and IT professionals.


• Platform Development: Overseeing the development and enhancement of IT platforms for BI, AI/ML, application development and reporting using the Palantir Foundry Platform.


• Integration: Ensuring seamless integration of data platforms across various business units.


• Support and Maintenance: Providing ongoing support and maintenance for data and analytics platforms.


• Proofs of Concept: Managing fast-paced PoCs using the Palantir Foundry to demonstrate business intelligence capabilities.


• System Resiliency: Working with all respective Technical IT counterparts to identify needs and address system resiliency.


• Collaboration: Working with respective business units and business-facing IT teams to identify needs and design short-term and long-term solutions and roadmaps for the BI and AI platforms and services.


• Team Culture: Demonstrating and promoting a team culture that values technical expertise, a strong work ethic, recognition of responsibility and accountability, teamwork, and approachability.


• Platform Availability: Ensuring the BI and AI platforms are always available with accurate data.


• Project Execution: Responsible for the timely and successful execution of projects required to achieve goals while aligning with Kinder Morgan's technology strategies.


• Core Data Sets: Identifying core data sets and incorporating them into our BI and AI frameworks to support analytics.


• Monitoring and Automation: Building internal reporting and automation to monitor the platform's health and proactively resolve issues before users are impacted.

Position Requirements

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Platform Maintenance: Building and maintaining IT platforms and services supporting BI and AI functions for all business units and ensuring data and services are always available to analytics users across the company.


• Business Understanding: Developing a strong understanding of our business and data structure, including the creation and utilization dashboards, workflows, LLMs and other tools to be used in reporting, ad-hoc analytics, and data mining.


• Communication: Excellent written and oral communication skills are necessary to support interaction with employees, business users and all levels of management.


• Business Requirements: Partnering with subject matter experts to understand business requirements, assess data availability, conduct analysis and testing, and make recommendations for improvement.


• Project Management: Leading, managing, and executing data and analytics projects for business users.


• Governance and Self-Service: Driving the adoption of governance for key business metrics and the vision of self-service analytic capabilities that drive business value.


• Insight Creation: Creating actionable insight and understanding through quantitative and qualitative data analysis, building recommendations that directly address business objectives.


• Customer Experience: Identify possible customer or user experience obstacles and review potential solutions through analysis and automation.


• Team Management: Managing the Data and Analytics team, including but not limited to hiring, training, rewarding, coaching, resource management, performance management, and annual appraisal.


• Partnership Development: Developing and maintaining relationships with partners who can provide resources to scale data and analytics projects as needed.


• Operational Excellence: Creating a culture of operational excellence regarding software system availability, performance, and operations.


• Problem Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in solving business challenges.


• Attention to Detail: Pay close attention to detail and produce an accurate, high-quality work product in a timely fashion for both self and team.


• Risk Management: Exercising sound judgment and accepting prudent risk in decisions that have a broader impact across the organization.


• Resource Allocation: Effectively allocating resources across support and project assignments. Able to swing resources to meet demand as needed.


• Safety: Maintaining high regard for personal safety, the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.


• Availability: Carrying a company-provided cell phone and being available to respond during working and non-working hours as required.


• Flexibility: Being available to work non-traditional hours as needed.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, or Mathematics

Technical Knowledge:

• 5+ years of applicable technology experience including direct work experience in managing a large team.


• Expertise in both front-end data visualization tools (Visual Studio C#, Power BI, Palantir Foundry) and backend data ETL pipeline and automation (SQL, SSIS, SSAS, Palantir Foundry, Python, PySpark)


• Software development lifecycles and effective management of source code and software releases


• Intermediate to Advanced proficiency level with Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.


• Experience building and scaling BI platforms using Microsoft technologies including SQL Server, SSRS, SSAS, SSIS, and Power BI.


• Experience or understanding of LLM/AI/ML programming languages such as Python, PySpark, or R.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with Palantir Foundry


• Data science experience/background

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Competitive Salary


• Attractive annual bonus


• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits


• 401K & Pension


• Generous PTO/vacation package


• Hybrid work schedules

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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