HALLMARK- Because Connecting With Each Other Has Never Been More Important

For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That’s why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here. Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark’s second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!

When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team, even in a remote/hybrid work environment. In the day-to-day, we’ll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We’ll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

Our culture of care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the things we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive, equitable approach is also our best path to future success. We’re seeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives–like yours.

WHAT YOUR ROLE ENTAILS AND HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

The Data Engineering Director is responsible for developing and implementing a technology strategy and roadmap to materially advance Hallmark’s analytics capabilities that drive actionable business insights. This person will interact with IT senior leadership, select Hallmark executives, business analytics teams and vendor partners to develop a plan that emphasizes continual advancement of business intelligence, advanced analytics, and data science with an ultimate goal of enabling Hallmark’s businesses to drive incremental revenue and reduce costs based on data-driven insights. This person will lead a team of data engineers directly and will be expected to influence and enable business analytics groups within Hallmark to document present capabilities, establish a compelling vision, and drive towards this vision.

• Establishes the strategy and oversees the development and improvement of the future state analytics technology platforms and capabilities while ensuring the technology direction aligns with the business strategy
• Collaborates and partners with business, analytic community, and IT stakeholders to create and endorse a roadmap for optimizing data management and analytics capabilities. Applies expert level understanding of modern and legacy data management, business intelligence and analytics technologies, platforms and architectures with understanding of the critical business implications.
• Identification and objective assessment of the skillsets necessary to continuously progress to the future state. Development of the staff to incorporate those skills. Lead a team and provide appropriate day to day coaching and management.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

The following is required to be considered for this role:

• Minimum of 5 years of data science/data engineering/analytics work experience
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience as an IT/data developer, analyst, and/or architect.
• Minimum of 3 years people management and workforce skills development.
• Minimum of 3 years of business partner engagement and management.
• Demonstrated understanding of Hallmark’s business.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Your resume and portfolio will stand out if you have:

• Experience building and deploying statistical models
• Experience in operationalizing data pipelines in support of data science initiatives
• Proficient in data design, visualization and building as well as developing & reporting KPI’s
• Technology experience in data warehousing, leveraging external data (e.g., vendor, purchased, etc.) and big-data platform implementation
• Strong leadership, influence, and decision-making skills
• Strong critical thinking skills

The annual salary range for this job is between $105,000 and $175,000. Salary will take into consideration several factors including location. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus.

Now’s your chance to embrace a future with Hallmark- just follow the instructions below to apply.

You must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields. Accepted file types are DOCX and PDF.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment.

Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Hallmark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Principals only please.

Good for You, Good for your Family, Good for the Community

We offer competitive healthcare and PTO, remote work options, flexible schedules, parental leave, support for professional development, and employee assistance programs to care for your total well-being. You can learn more about our benefits here. But we also know the idea of benefits is bigger than that. From volunteering for relevant-skills-based projects to helping children and families and others in need, from partnering with nonprofit groups to inspiring a new generation, Hallmark provides many simple and rewarding ways for you to give back to your community. We applaud and fully support all our employees’ efforts to make their communities better. Whether you’re living near the KC HQ or somewhere else, Hallmarkers have a number of ways to bring our values out into the world every day. We can help you direct your energies and passions toward the things that make life better for all, whether that’s volunteering, project-coordinating, donating, public-art-creating, or otherwise contributing to the neighborhoods that we call home. You can find out more about our approach to community involvement and corporate social responsibility here