Job Description

Sr MGR

Let’s be unstoppable together!

Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and retailers. Our predictive analytics and Liquid Data® platform help clients measure market share, uncover consumer behavior, and drive growth—powered by six decades of expertise and an expansive, high-quality data set.

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives.  We’re a global company dedicated to fostering inclusivity and belonging. We value and celebrate the unique experiences, cultures, and viewpoints that each individual brings. By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, skills, expertise, and beyond, we create a stronger, more innovative environment for our employees, clients, and communities. With us, you can always bring your full self to work.  Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Circana is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana. Learn more at www.circana.com.

We are looking for an experienced technical architect who will be responsible for owning customized automation frameworks (built on Airflow and other technologies) and managing the stability of these core Production operational automation frameworks critical to the timely delivery of client data every week. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 4-6 years of experience to develop their skills in a supportive remote environment (with reasonable hours during the India daytime, each work week!). You will work closely with junior & senior developers across multiple global locations and teams on projects focused on the goal of achieving full end-to-end automation within a Big Data factory environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with key technical stakeholders across multiple Circana internal teams to design, build, test & deploy various automation solutions to directly improve job functionality within multiple Circana Liquid Data environments (US, Europe, etc.)
• Demonstrate flexibility in managing different technologies and platforms that not only automate processes but also create efficiencies for redundant manual tasks in innovative ways (various AI models, custom code/scripts, etc.)
• Collaborate between multiple internal Tech and Operations teams to not only determine proper solution requirements for internal design/architecture/management of solutions, but also to assess the larger ‘big picture’ impact of the solutions. Requires ability to conduct a detailed implementation plan for ensuring smooth integration into existing frameworks/environments.
• Design, code, unit test and deploy new functionality within the existing Circana codebase and adhere to all development standards and protocols, where applicable. Work with Quality Assurance testing teams to properly test & troubleshoot any data / performance issues as needed.
• Maintain flexible work schedule to provide full team coverage with project lead & developers across Chicago and India (and Europe, as needed); attend early or late calls as needed for global team meetings, Production deployments (to validate builds and results), etc.
• Manage hours & priorities efficiently; proactively identify and raise any relevant issues or risks to the Ops Tech Mgmt lead as they arise to adjust priorities when needed.

Requirements

• Proven background operating in an Agile development environment
• Require 4+ years of proficiency in Apache Airflow job orchestration and expertise with Airflow Kubernetes and Celery execution architecture, as well as proven experience with prior major & minor versions of Airflow.
• Require 4+ years of experience building solutions on PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational / transactional database platforms
• Require 4+ years of experience with Python and/or Linux scripting
• Require 4+ years of experience with XML / JSON
• Require 3+ years of experience owning, operating, & supporting Production solutions in prior roles
• Ideally the candidate has 1-2 years of experience / familiarity with AI concepts and platforms
• Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting performance issues in an on-premises server environment, for any technical platform (explain best practice techniques)
• Experience analyzing business requirements/functionality, effort estimation, coding, full lifecycle testing, deployments, and post-production support
• Able to demonstrate self-sufficiency for managing and delivering own work to meet business deadlines
• Demonstrated ability working across different organizations and technical groups to coordinate complex technical implementations (and manage change impact)
• Passionate about new technologies and process improvements, not only for application code but also business/task gap automation (bigger picture opportunity analysis)
• Demonstrated experience executing integration tests across multiple tiers of an application to guarantee end-to-end functionality of a solution, regardless of solution platform
• Excellent communication skills required to be able to articulate solution impact and/or changes to a variety of audiences, both technical and non-technical

Circana Behaviors

Beyond technical skills, experience, and role-specific attributes, these shared behaviors are fundamental to our culture and success. We seek individuals who consistently demonstrate and champion these behaviors in their daily work:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions.
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action.
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices.
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers.
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement.
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect, and integrity.
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone.

Location: This position can be located in the following area(s): Pune, Remote