Manager, Technology - Data, Analytics & AI

Role Overview: As the Manager, Technology - Data, Analytics & AI at Williams-Sonoma India Pvt. Ltd., you will own the health, performance, and growth of a multidisciplinary team consisting of Data/BI/ML Engineers and Analysts. Your responsibilities will include creating conditions for sustainable high performance, enabling the team to turn business problems into robust solutions, and driving the maturing of practices, processes, and talent within the Data, Analytics & AI domains. Key Responsibilities: - Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team by handling hiring, goal setting, feedback, and growth planning. - Partner with Tech Leadership, Product, and Business stakeholders to convert requirements into scalable data models, pipelines, semantic layers, and dashboards. - Participate in developing the technical vision for your team and contribute to the long-term roadmap. - Drive data quality, governance, documentation, lineage, and metric definitions while reducing redundancy. - Set and enforce engineering and analytics best practices, including coding standards, version control, peer review, CI/CD, and automated testing. - Escalate and resolve complex technical and data issues, removing delivery blockers. - Monitor status closely, identify and predict risks, and provide meaningful and actionable insights on progress. - Manage project forecast and spending efficiently. Qualifications Required: - 8+ years of experience in data engineering/BI/analytics with 3+ years directly managing teams. Experience with ML & Data Science is a plus. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Applications, Engineering, Information Technology/Systems, or equivalent field. A Master's degree is advantageous. - Proven track record of delivering scalable data platforms and BI solutions in the cloud, preferably with Azure. - Expertise in SQL, ELT/ETL patterns, dimensional & semantic modeling, Snowflake, Databricks, Data Factory, and Oracle. - Working knowledge of Python, Spark, Scala, and streaming technologies is highly beneficial. - Strong BI development skills with Power BI and/or MicroStrategy, and experience in performance tuning. - Demonstrated governance abilities including data quality frameworks, metadata, and metric standardization. - Solid understanding of software engineering practices such as testing, code review, automation, and DevOps. - Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to translate between business and technical contexts. - Proven talent development and team-building capabilities with clear communication and executive presentation skills. About Us: Williams-Sonoma India Pvt. Ltd., a sourcing office established in 2013 and based in Gurugram, India, is part of Williams-Sonoma Inc., a specialty retailer of high-quality kitchen and home products in the United States. As one of the largest e-commerce retailers in the US with renowned brands in home furnishings, the company operates globally through retail stores, catalogs, and online platforms. The India office sources premium products across various home furnishing categories, recording substantial year-on-year growth and maintaining a dynamic team focused on success and talent development.,