Company Introduction
WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning. The company was founded in 1967 to provide middle school travel programs to Washington, D.C., and has grown to provide a wide range of programs for more than half a million students annually to over 100 countries around the world. WorldStrides offers experiential learning programs in educational travel, performing arts, language immersion, career exploration, service-learning, study abroad, and sports. Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world – and themselves – in new ways.
VP of IT Data Warehouse Job Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the VP of IT Data Warehouse manages the day-to-day support of the IT Data Warehouse Infrastructure which sources data from operational systems, transforms it and surfaces it in Data marts for consumption by business data analysts and end users. The VP of IT Data Warehouse lead the evaluation, selection and implementation of data warehouse technologies that meet the needs of the business. This role will build and lead the team of IT professionals who get data from source to data mart where it can be consumed by reporting analysts and users.
VP of IT Data Warehouse Job Duties:
- Team management and hiring
- Hire and retain talent internally and from 3rd party vendors who can support and maintain data sourcing, ingestion, ETL, architecture, and quality assurance functions
- Data sourcing and warehousing
- Understand the business use cases that will drive the ingestion of data from source systems and 3rd party sources into data warehouses.
- Design the solution for data warehousing and select platforms/products that will most effectively support data warehousing use cases. Manage relationships with application vendors and implementation partners.
- Oversee the development of a data architecture and ETL processes that will ingest data into data warehouses.
- Works with business and application owners upstream to ensure quality of data brought into data warehouses
- Creation of data marts
- Understands the business use cases for consumable data stores that will support BI and analytics.
- Designs the solution for consumable data marts and selects the platforms/products that will deliver data to users.
- Oversees the team that architects, develops, and maintains ETL processes into consumable data marts.
- Selects BI platforms for enterprise use and manages the relationship with platform vendors.
- Works with business and analysts downstream to ensure the quality and accessibility of data published for use.
- Marketing campaign list creation
- Oversees the team that delivers data for the purposes of fulfilling marketing tactics
- Data Science
- Oversees the team that supports multivariate analysis across multiple lines of business, data science, predictive/prescriptive analytics, AI/ML applications
- Collaboration
- Delivers consumable data stores as prioritized by TMO
- Works with IT Engineering to ensure efficient ingestion of data from source systems
- Delivers marketing campaign data as prioritized by the heads of marketing
Work Perks
- Fun & driven environment.
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, accidental death and dismemberment, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance, FSA healthcare, FSA dependent care, HAS with employer contribution, and generous 401k match.
- 10 paid floating corporate holidays, 1 paid volunteer day & 25 PTO days to start – accrue up to 28 over 3 years, 4 mental health days, and 5 bereavement days.
- Tuition reimbursement up to five thousand, two hundred fifty dollars annually or one thousand dollars towards professional certification annually.
- Opportunities for paid and discounted travel.
- Flexible work schedule providing on-site, remote, and virtual office opportunities.
- Encouraged participation in our Employee Resource Groups and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion council.
- Fitness Center and café onsite at select locations.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Parental, Caregiver, and Disability leave.
- Team Member Discount Program
WorldStrides, a global organization, is committed to educate and serve communities worldwide. Our commitment is fueled by the passion of our team members and partners to make experiential learning accessible, while also being socially, environmentally, and ethically responsible. Together, we accomplish this by investing in initiatives to promote inclusion, diversity, and sustainability.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WorldStrides` is committed to building a diverse workforce, supported by an environment that promotes inclusion and belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
WorldStrides will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Requirements:
VP of IT Data Warehouse Skills and Qualifications:
- Expert knowledge of Data Warehouse, reporting and analytics technology solutions and architectures
- Ability to recruit, form and lead a technical team
- Technical project management and delivery skills
- Strong organization and communication skills
- Ability to define and ‘sell' a technical vision and direction
- Ability to partner well with other project stakeholders
- Vendor and budget management skills
Education, Experience, and Training:
- BS or BA degree preferably in the field of computer science, business, or sciences
- MIS or MBA degree optional but, preferred
- 5+ Years of managing teams involved in data management, data science, IT or business analytics
Physical Conditions and Nature of Work:
Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions. Nature of work is primarily sedentary: walking (1-2 hours daily), standing (1 hour daily), and light lifting (0 – 15lbs); no environmental hazards indicated for this classification.
Expected Hours of Work:
The employee must be available during regular business hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday – Friday unless otherwise specified by the Manager, Department head, or Human Resources.
Special Conditions or Requirements:
- Must be willing to submit to a criminal and Motor Vehicle background check
- Must be willing to submit to E-Verify
- Must possess a valid government issued Driver's License or Identification Card
Disclaimer:
This information is of a general nature and is not intended to be a comprehensive description of each and every duty. This position is also responsible for performing other duties as assigned. This position is at-will and may be terminated by either party at any time for any reason. Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.