Technical Solutions Lead – Data Integration - Quaker Houghton

Company Overview:

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of chemical specialties, process fluids, lubricants, and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial companies and to this day our experience and expertise show in the actions and dedication of our Associates worldwide. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Summary of Position:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Data, Analytics, and Technical Solutions Lead – Data Integration at Quaker Houghton will hands on in developing technology design, implementation and operational activities required to support Quaker Houghton business operations and long-term strategy. This role is responsible to lead the company wide effort to normalize, standardize and build operational processes for all data that comes into, out of, or is shared across, systems and platforms within the Quaker Houghton technology landscape.

Bringing a strong technical expertise in data integration tools, excellent project and people leadership skills, and a deep understanding of data architecture and governance this role will lead the development and execution of the integration strategy to ensure that data is consistently and accurately integrated, enabling seamless data flow across different business systems, as well as the assessment, selection and implementation of supporting technology, ensuring that the team has the required skills and knowledge to both implement and support the selected tool/s, whilst maintaining and gracefully retiring the existing integration solutions.

Working closely with the other Digital Information Technology teams, the role must ensure the robustness of the solution, including redundancy, performance monitoring, data quality, compliance, security and completeness of the data it handles. This role is critical in supporting the organization’s data-driven initiatives by ensuring that integrated data is available, reliable, and secure.

What will you do?

• Manage the full life-cycle of integration technology solutions aligned with the overall business and technology goals and objectives.
• Participate in the evaluation, selection, implementation and administration of integration technology, systems, processes, data flows, and dependencies per architectural and data governance standards; ensures data integrity across the company systems.
• Provides hands-on day-to-day support and monitoring of data integrations, tools and process
• Directly manage the delivery of integration priorities, demand prioritization, and activities to ensure work aligns with the broader Enterprise Data Strategy and Digital Information Technology strategies and outcomes.
• Play a hands-on role in projects in the design, implementation and testing of integration technology
• Ensure selected technologies and processes are scalable and allow for easy integration of new data sources.
• Establish and develop tracking, reporting for data integration Key Performance Indicators.
• Partner with applications and analytics teams to support agreed portfolio priorities and continue to develop and enhance the integration technologies to evolving technology and business needs.
• Lead and manage data integration projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and minimize disruptions to business operations.
• Lead a team of consultant data engineers, integration specialists, and analysts on larger projects
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their data needs and ensure that data integration efforts meet those needs.
• Monitor the performance of data integration processes and systems, identifying and resolving issues proactively.
• Optimize data workflows to improve efficiency and reduce latency.
• Implement data security measures within the integration processes to protect sensitive information continuously assessing and mitigating risks associated with data integration activities.
• Document data integration processes, including data flows, mappings, and transformation logic.
• Provide regular reports on the status, performance, and outcomes of data integration initiatives to senior management

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Strong working knowledge of current and upcoming integration technology, with a point of view on the evolving concepts and standard methodologies.
• Ability to work with integration management tools and application concepts.
• Senior level program management experience; partners across a diverse, global set of business units.
• Demonstrable experience of driving meaningful improvements in business value through data management and strategy.
• Solid foundational knowledge in data warehouse, business intelligence, and other Microsoft BI stack technologies.
• Proven change agent; able to influence cross-functional decision makers to seek consensus on globally harmonized business rules.
• Consistent record of understanding business challenges and strategies and connecting those to data and capabilities.
• Exceptional communication skills, both in terms of preparing and delivering a strategic vision and updates to large groups and senior leaders.
• Ability to put enterprise thinking first, connecting the role’s agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers, partners, colleagues & shareholders.
• Demonstrated learning agility; ability to make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity.
• Must have a positive, collaborative leadership style with colleague and customer first attitude.
• An awareness and basic understanding off process automation technologies.
• Strong technical proficiency and demonstrated ability with data integration technologies
• Has the ability to present data in an easy to understand way that engages users and promotes valuable business discussions.
• Establishes and maintains effective business relationships by collaborating with customers by fully understanding and meeting their expectations.

Education, Experience and Training:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Information Systems. Master’s degree is preferred

Required Minimum Number of Years of Relevant Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of data integration or equivalent experience is preferred.
• 10+ years of direct work experience in large scale/enterprise technology projects, with at least five years of direct experience relating to creation and execution of integration architecture
• 5+ years of hands-on experience across multiple integration technologies, (e.g. Mulesoft, Boomi, Informatica)
• Experience working in cloud native integration technologies (e.g. MS Azure, AWS)
• Experience in a senior management role, with exposure to senior leadership and accountable for major initiatives within the corporation or for business clients.
• College degree required, preferably in MIS or other computer/information services discipline

What's in it for you:

• Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory
• Opportunities to see your efforts contribute toward the success of the business
• Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry
• On-site Fitness Center and Cafeteria

Quaker Houghton is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who need assistance applying for a position may email OneHR@quakerhoughton.com.