Director, Data Platform Position Available In Fulton, Georgia

Job Description:

Credit Acceptance is proud to be an award-winning company withlocal and national workplace recognition in multiple categories!

Our world-class culture is shaped by dedicated Team Members whoshare a drive to succeed as professionals and together as acompany. A great product, amazing people and our stable financialhistory have made us one of the largest used car finance companiesnationally. Our Engineering and Analytics Team Members utilize thelatest technology to develop, monitor, and maintain complexpractices that help optimize our success. Our Team Members valuebeing challenged, are encouraged to express their ideas, and havethe flexibility to enjoy work life balance. We build intrinsicvalue by partnering with all functions of our business to supporttheir success and make strategic business decisions. We focus onprofessional development and continuous improvement while enjoyinga casual work environment and Great Place to Work culture! We’reseeking a Director of Data Platform to provide technical andarchitectural leadership within the data engineering organization.

In this role, you’ll champion to build out a modern data platformacross the data space that is critical to the success ofmodernization and growth at Credit Acceptance. As the director,you’ll be responsible for leading the technical vision, strategy,architecture, and execution of the modern data platform,collaborating both within the data team and outside to ensuresuccessful deliveries in production, representing the data team invarious technical forums across engineering to enable datacapabilities at the ecosystem level. The ideal candidate brings 15years of engineering experience with a significant depth in datatechnology, distributed systems, and cloud services. You’ll serveas both a hands-on technical leader and a strategic advisor,helping to establish robust, scalable foundations that enableinnovation across the organization.

Outcomes and Activities:

Thisposition will work from home; occasional planned travel to anassigned Southfield, Michigan office location may be required.

However, this position is permitted to work at a Southfield,Michigan office location if requested by the team member. Developand drive the long-term vision for enterprise data platforms andarchitecture, ensuring alignment with organizational goals andpriorities. Formulate and implement the data platform strategyacross the data space including but not limited to big data, realtime, transaction/operational, governance, observability,integration, and AIML to modernize data capabilities. Oversee thedesign and development of scalable data platform that enabledifferent use cases across the company in order to scale and createself-serve data success. Lead the development and continuousevolution of scalable, robust, and business-aligned data platforms,driving the adoption of modern tools and technologies, includingcloud-native services, distributed computing, and real-time dataprocessing. Effectively communicate data technologies, strategies,roadmap and progress reports to executive leadership teams andstakeholders, ensuring alignment with the company’s broader visionand goals. Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies,translating them into actionable initiatives to drive innovationand maintain the company’s market leadership. Build a strongengineering organization and foster solid engineering disciplinesby leading by example and mentoring team members. Collaborate bothwith the data team and across engineering on technology andarchitectural strategy and decision making. Exemplify technicalinnovation and contribute to critical system design, implementationand operation success. Formulate technology and architecturaldecision frameworks that embed engineering disciplines Become anexpert in the business process domain to better support and aligntechnologies with business outcomes Work with the engineeringleadership team to develop and execute on the company’s technicaland business strategy Conduct impact analysis to proactivelyidentify impact of changes across multiple applications/systems.

Perform technical due diligence and architectural assessments ofthird-party technologies and solutions. Experiment and test ideas,validate assumptions against needs, reach conclusions and recommendsolutions Document standards, best practices, and engineeringartifacts so others can easily understand them and build andmaintain the best in class software systems Debug the criticalproblems which arise in production and execute effective solutionswithin the application and across multiple applications/systemsLead continuous learning and process improvement activities toimprove design and overall engineering practices Grow talent byparticipating in hiring and mentoring team members

Competencies:

The following items detail how you will be successful in this role.

Customer Empathy:

Customer Empathy is the ability to understand theperspectives, pain points, and experiences of customers. Itinvolves actively putting oneself in the customer’s shoes,comprehending their needs and challenges, and using thatunderstanding to provide a better, more customer-centricexperience.

Engineering Excellence:

Engineering Excellence is aboutbringing great craftsmanship and thought leadership to deliver anoutstanding product that delights customers and solves for thebusiness. This involves the pursuit and achievement of highstandards, best practices, innovation, and superior solutions.

OneTeam:

A One Team mindset refers to a collaborative approach acrossthe organization, where individuals work together seamlessly,without boundaries, as a single, cohesive team. Shared goals, opencommunication and mutual support create a sense of collectivepurpose. This enables teams to navigate challenges and pursueshared objectives more effectively.

Owner’s Mindset:

Owner’sMindset involves adopting a set of behaviors that reflect a senseof responsibility, accountability, strategic thinking, and aproactive approach to managing your domain. As an owner, youunderstand the business and your domain(s) deeply and solve for theright outcome for the domain(s) and the business.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, orclosely related field of study; or equivalent work experienceMinimum of 15 years of software engineering experience orcomparable depth of experience Experience in the leadership roleoverseeing technical direction of data platform, technology andarchitecture Expert knowledge of software engineering bestpractices with experience building modern data platform, productsand solutions Expert understanding and use of modern datatechnology end to end including but not limited to source system,data integration, data acquisition, data ingestion, datatransformation, data aggregation, data governance, businessintelligence, data warehouse, data lake, NoSQL, object storage,streaming etc. Extensive experience with building and drivingadoption of software engineering best practices Strongunderstanding of distributed systems, cloud computing, andmicroservices architecture Demonstrated success in building strongengineering organizations by attracting, recruiting, growing andretaining talent Demonstrated success in building mission-criticalenterprise class data platforms that delivers business impactDemonstrated the ability to work with business partners, crossfunctional teams along with coaching and mentoring team membersIn-depth experience with building big data real time productionsystems that deliver business success Experienced in communicatingand articulating technology subjects in the context of business andproviding timely and clear communication Well versed in deliverymechanisms such as

Agile Preferred:

Financial services or FinTechindustry experience

Knowledge and Skills:

Architecture and Design:

Ability to implement world class solutions that meet the needs ofthe business and customer, and help deliver growth and innovation.

Leadership:

Be a thought leader and demonstrate leadership tomentor team members, influence change and drive for the businessoutcome Ability to challenge the status quo and influencestakeholders to create innovative solutions Be collaborative withother team members, seeking a diversity of thought to meet businessoutcomes Ability to foster strong relationships across theorganization Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emergingtechnologies, provide input and coach team members and embedlearning and innovation in the day-to-day Strong experience andunderstanding of how to connect the work being done and how itdrives business value Ability to communicate complex technicalinformation (both verbal and written) to all levels, includingsenior leadership Ability to work independently and as part of ateam in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Target Compensation:

Acompetitive base salary range from $208,7610 – $306,183. Thisposition is eligible for an annual variable bonus of cash andequity, between 20-60%. Final compensation within the range isinfluenced by many factors including role-specific skills, depthand experience level, industry background, relevant education andcertifications. Candidates who reside in the following majormetropolitan areas may be eligible for a premium on top of theposted range based on their specific zone: San Francisco, Seattle,Boston, New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego.

INDENGLP

zipLI-Remote Benefits Excellent benefits package that includes 401(K)match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement,comprehensive medical/ dental/vision and many nonstandard benefitsthat make us a Great Place to

Work Our Company Values:

To besuccessful in this role, Team Members need to be: Positive bymaintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions Respectful bycollaborating and actively listening Insightful by cultivatinginnovation, accumulating business and role specific knowledge,demonstrating self-awareness and making quality decisions Direct byeffectively communicating and conveying courage Earnest by takingaccountability, applying feedback and effectively planning andpriority setting To create an environment where people do theirbest work, we focus on the dimensions of Organizational Health.

Allleaders must:

Identify the Right People by recognizing top talentSet Clear Expectations by managing change and directing othersTrain team members and focus on developing talent PerformanceManage by ensuring accountability and driving results Create theRight Environment by establishing trust and managing conflictMaintain the Right Number of team members needed to build aneffective team

Expectations:

Remain compliant with our policiesprocesses and legal guidelines All other duties as assignedAttendance as required by department Advice ! We understand thatyour career search may look different than others. Our hiring teamwants to make sure that this would be a fit not just for us, butfor you long term. If you are actively looking or starting toexplore new opportunities, send us your application! P.S . We havegreat details around our stats, success, history and more. We’reproud of our culture and are happy to share why – let’s talk!

Required degrees must have been earned at institutions of HigherEducation which are accredited by the Council for Higher EducationAccreditation or equivalent. Credit Acceptance is dedicated toproviding a safe and inclusive working environment for all. As partof our Culture of Compliance, we are proud to be an EqualOpportunity Employer and value our culturally diverse workforce.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentregardless of the person’s age, race, color, religion, sex, gender,sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran ordisability status, criminal history, or any other legally protectedcharacteristic.

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