At Maxon

Packed with brilliant, passionate people, Maxon is deeply rooted in the creative industry and committed to empowering the artistic community. We are Maxonians. We encourage and motivate each other to be curious learners. We are obsessed with customer fulfillment and inspiration – before, during and after purchase. If you too want to be a Maxonian and help bring to market the finest software products for 2D and 3D visual effects, motion graphics, games, AR/MR/VR, visualization and general design, let’s talk.

Software Development Manager, Data Science (m/f/d)

Locations

Bad Homburg (Metropolitan Area Frankfurt), Germany
Waterloo, ON, Canada

What you will do:

Mission:
Lead Maxon’s Data Science team, empowering data-driven decisions across departments

Directly lead the team responsible for data infrastructure, analysis, modelling, and visualization. Grow the team, both through internal development and external hiring
Define the vision for data science at Maxon. Spread a data-first mindset across multiple departments: engineering, product, marketing, sales, finance, etc. Participate in ensuring KPIs are set during planning and properly reviewed as follow-up to achieve business impact. Stay abreast of industry best practices and standards
Collaboratively work to define data science team objectives, roadmaps, identify risks with mitigation plans, and actively driving best solutions. Lead scoping, sprint planning and bug fixing to achieve reliable delivery within your teams
Develop processes for handling ad-hoc analysis requests while simultaneously making progress on longer term roadmap items. Make operational improvements as necessary to keep high levels of productivity at a sustainable pace
Set high technical standards, building trust in data quality. Ensure data processing pipeline is robust and scales according to needs

What we are looking for:

4+ years leading highly skilled data teams, and 6+ years total working in data science
A passion for engineering excellence and quality
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience in a Databricks and Azure environment preferred
Fluent written and spoken English with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical ideas

What we offer:

You will be offered permanent employment, full-time, at one of our offices listed above. You will be part of a highly motivated international team of specialists working in an environment that offers a warm welcome with detailed onboarding and a dedicated mentor for a familiarization period as well as a wide range of individual development possibilities. Interested in joining our team? Fill out the form or email us your resume/CV (.pdf).
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Maxon we embrace diversity, are avid explorers and curious learners, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t entirely match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply in any case. You may be just the right candidate for this or other positions.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Maxon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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Maxon is packed with brilliant, passionate people.

We encourage challenge and motivate each other to be curious learners and drive innovation. We know how to get things done, but we also know how to have fun. Maxon is famous for its fun, inclusive and unique community building events. If you too want to be a Maxonian and help bring to market the finest software products for 2D and 3D visual effects, motion graphics, games, AR/MR/VR, visualization and general design, let’s talk.

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