Manager, Data Analytics

Role: Manager, Data Analytics

Compensation: $130,500 - 153,600

Become a Data Analytics Leader at KFC US!

Are you ready to lead a finger-lickin’ good data analytics team that drives insights and innovation for KFC US? We're searching for a strategic thinker and true data engineer to take our data platform to the next level. If you're passionate about data engineering, analytics, and making a tangible impact, this is the role for you!

What You'll Do

Drive a World-Class Data Platform Team

• Lead a dynamic hybrid team of offshore and onshore employees.
• Provide thought leadership to build a best-in-class advanced analytics platform, including ML techniques and delta lake approaches.
• Influence the analytical roadmap and align strategies with our holistic data strategy.
• Optimize and manage costs effectively.
  
  
  

Serve as Technical Thought Leader

• Be the primary technical point of contact for data integrations, engineering, and visualizations.
• Design and influence dashboards and key metrics for decision-making.
• Perform advanced modeling on large datasets and provide key operational insights.
• Drive project execution using SDLC patterns.
• Establish and maintain data governance and security standards.
• Lead the full data engineering pipeline from storage and ingestion to visualization.
• Assist in complex data engineering and modeling activities.
  
  
  

What You Bring to the Table

• Education:
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
  
• Experience:
  
• 3+ years leading engineering and/or analyst teams (offshore management experience a plus).
• 4+ years with cloud-based data landscapes (Azure experience a plus).
• Experience with cloud-based data engineering platforms, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Databricks (Rocky platform similar to Yum Corp is a plus).
• Expertise in data modeling, SQL optimization, data governance, MPP Data Warehousing (Azure Synapse experience a plus), and data visualization tools (PowerBI experience a plus).
• Experience with large data store concepts and tools (DataBricks and delta lake experience a plus).
• Databricks & Azure Big Data Architecture Certification is a plus.
  
  

Core Technologies You'll Work With

• Azure Data Factory
• Azure Synapse Analytics
• Azure Data Lake Gen2
• Azure DataBricks
• Databricks Unity Catalog
• Azure Storage
• Azure DevOPS
• Terraform
• Azure SQL
• PowerBI / PowerBI Premium
• Python
• MLFlow
• Alation
  
  
  

If you're a strategic thinker, a true data engineer, and ready to lead a team that synthesizes data focused on financial, operational, and customer insights, we want you on our team!

Ready to make your mark and help us make data finger-lickin’ good? Apply today to join the KFC US family and be part of our deliciously innovative journey!

Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here.

At Yum!, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM! Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”)(collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum! is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

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KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation. In fact, KFC is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain and a division of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 45,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories and is one of the Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders in North America. In 2018, Yum! Brands was recognized as part of the inaugural Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. The company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – are global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories.

More important than our size is our commitment to breakthrough innovation and the success of our employees. We're proud of the unique culture we've built, one where everyone can be their best self, make a difference and have fun! We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, encourage ideas from everyone, and have actively developed a workforce that is diverse in style and background.