Director - Data Science - (Data & Analytics)
Company: Costco
Location: Seattle
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco
Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale
operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive
international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee
centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As
proof, Costco ranks eighth in Forbes "World's Best Employers".
This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and
the secret of Costco's success is its culture.The value Costco puts
on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of
publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our
members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and
community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The
company joins with its employees to take an active role in
volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.
Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic,
fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation
efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment
where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional
employees.
As a member of the IT Management Team, you are responsible for
managing, developing, and leading a team of employees. Your role
includes leading the specific functional responsibilities of your
team, which involves overseeing team performance and deliverables.
However, your role as a leader within our organization requires
more than the management of resources and day-to-day operations. As
a steward of the company, you are charged with the development and
execution of your team's strategic vision and plan and ensuring
that your team's actions align with the larger goals of the company
and the IT Division.
As a Director, you will be responsible to develop strategy to
create value from data using AI/ML and implement data products. You
will also be leading a team of managers and should be well versed
in managing consulting partners both onshore and offshore. You live
to build teams and products that are high performing and drive
change.
You and your team will work closely with the business and will
require a curious and driven mindset to ensure that we are working
on the highest value and priority work.You need to have a
combination of analytical skills, problem solving and an extreme
focus on value, outcomes, and best fit technologies to meet the
business objectives. You should also have a track record of strong
execution coupled with business-driven outcomes.
As a leader, you will inspire, engage the team, build strong
relationships, and be accountable for developing and maintaining
KPIs for business outcomes and ongoing communication to
stakeholders. You will also strive for continuous improvement of
process to ensure timely delivery of business priorities.
As the primary conduit between your employees and upper leadership,
your role in communicating and modeling the values and guiding
principles of our company culture is of vital importance. All
members of IT Management should strive to consciously and
consistently foster a culture of engagement, trust, and "open door"
communication.
If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies "to
work for", simply apply and let your career be reimagined.
ROLE
---INTEGRITY: When achieving benchmarks and goals, use
methods/strategies that are consistent with the Code of Ethics and
the Standard of Ethics for Managers and Supervisors. Always leads
by example. Appropriately handles employee concerns and follows
through to resolution.
---ADMINISTRATION: Ensures proper department coverage (writing
schedule and break aids if needed). Understands department budget,
able to research and explain budget variances.
---MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Coaches and mentors' employees to provide
support and guidance. Has regular open and honest conversations
with employees to discuss work performance and career development.
Identifies learning opportunities to strengthen employee knowledge,
skill and ability.
---COMMUNICATION: Regularly shares information with employees via
meetings and one-on-one conversations. Successfully navigates
difficult conversations with employees, members, and suppliers.
Listens, expresses empathy and adapts to get points across.
Addresses issues immediately to ensure a timely resolution and to
avoid escalating the situation. Consistently demonstrates business
knowledge during interactions with senior management.
---SELF-MANAGEMENT: Demonstrates sound judgment, taking a partner
when necessary.
---INCLUSION: Encourages different approaches and ideas to work and
to accomplish goals. Seeks employee input. Takes the time to get to
know or reach out to candidates who show potential that may not
come forward on their own.
---COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY: Takes measures to ensure employee and
member information is kept confidential and adheres to IS security
policy.
---Develops Strategic and implementation roadmaps around data
products.
---Builds outcome-driven business value.
---Builds high performing teams.
---Builds partnerships with Industry experts and leaders.
---This is a full-time management/leadership position (45+ hours
per week).
REQUIRED
---Experience leading Data Science teams (10+ Years).
---Experience working with Data Engineering teams (5+ Years).
---Product management experience (5+ Years).
---Partnership and Vendor Management.
---Agile development.
---Financial acumen.
---HIPAA Training and Supervisors Orientation (within 30 days of
hire); Leadership Development 101 (within one year); Costco Pay
Policies (within 90 days of promotion).
Recommended
---Masters in Computer Science, Informatics, Information Management
or other quantitative discipline.
---Leading Software Development Teams.
---Design Thinking for problem solving.
---Lakehouse Architecture on Cloud.
---Familiarity with latest research in GenAI, LLM, LMM.
---Retail Industry knowledge or Customer centric work.
Required Documents
--- Cover Letter
--- Resume
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Pay Range: $160,000 - $250,000, Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit
(RSU) eligible
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time
off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing
aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care
reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term
disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance,
life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible
employees.
Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is
an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard of race, national
origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected
veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected
status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation
due to a disability during the application or the recruiting
process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com
If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to
work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this
position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including,
but not limited to H1-B visas.
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