Maintain essential IT infrastructure, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware.<br>•<br>Take responsibility for projects and solutions within the larger business initiative.<br>•<br>Handle business-critical IT tasks and systems administration.<br>•<br>Analyze departmental needs, identify vulnerabilities, and boost productivity, efficiency, and accuracy to inform business decisions.<br>•<br>Ensure network components work together seamlessly to meet business needs, using their full range of capabilities, and stay informed about new features and competitor solutions.<br>•<br>Analyze processes, technologies, and vendors continually to find areas for improvement.<br>•<br>Prepare cost–benefit analyses when upgrades are necessary, and monitor vendors to ensure that they are offering the best possible service and value for business needs.<br>•<br>Train employees to use software and hardware; troubleshoot issues and provide technical support when needed.<br>•<br>Mentors, interviews, hires, trains, reviews, supervises, and discipline employees.<br>•<br>Develop and execute disaster planning and maintain data backups.<br>•<br>Developing and implementing IT policy and best practice guides for the organization<br>•<br>Managing and reporting on allocation of IT budget<br>•<br>Identifying opportunities for team training and skills advancement<br>•<br>Develop and implement policies related to network security, disaster recovery, and IT infrastructure.<br>•<br>Analyze resource utilization and develop strategies to optimize performance.<br>•<br>Establish, measure, and define IT goals and maintain an IT roadmap.<br>•<br>Monitor and analyze the success of IT initiatives and projects and continually develop and evaluate new technologies and tools for the company.<br>•<br>Establish a security policy to protect company information and resources.<br>Required Education and Experience:<br>Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, or a related field. A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in IT management Preferred Education and Experience:<br>MST-HR-JD031 Revise Date:2024/03/05<br>Supervisory Responsibilities:<br>Directly supervises all employees involved in the IT department. activities. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; assisting management with appraising performance; rewarding employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.<br>Travel Required: Up to 25%
Additional Skills:<br><br>Deep hands-on expertise with dbt (Cloud or Core), including model development, testing, macros, packages, documentation, scheduling, and performance optimization.<br>Strong command of dbt project structure, materializations (including incremental models and snapshots), and integration with BI-owned metric certification and semantic layers.<br>Ability to evaluate when to leverage community dbt packages versus building custom solutions.<br>Expert-level SQL for complex analytical transformations and performance optimization.<br>Strong data modeling skills across dimensional (Kimball), Data Vault, and domain-oriented patterns, including temporal modeling, SCDs, and surrogate keys.<br>Proven judgment in balancing normalization vs. denormalization for performance, flexibility, and downstream analytics use cases.<br>Experience designing and implementing automated data quality testing and validation frameworks.<br>Familiarity with data quality tooling (e.g., Great Expectations) and core data quality dimensions across analytics workflows.<br>Familiarity with modern analytics stacks and how analytics engineering integrates with cloud data platforms, ingestion tools, dbt, and BI systems.<br>Working knowledge of DataOps practices such as version control, CI/CD, and automated testing.<br>Knowledge of K–12 education data domains and metrics, including enrollment, attendance, assessments, staffing, and multi-state reporting requirements.<br>Familiarity with education data privacy (FERPA), academic calendars, and operational rhythms.<br>Proven ability to lead technical teams, facilitate requirements and design discussions, and manage competing stakeholder priorities.<br>Strong communication and change management skills, translating technical capabilities into clear business value. <br> <br><br>Required experience:<br><br>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.<br>7+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, data analytics, or closely related technical roles.<br>3+ years of experience in technical leadership or people management, leading analytics, data, or BI teams.<br>Demonstrated hands-on experience with dbt (2+ years) building and maintaining production data models and transformations.<br>Strong data modeling expertise, with a proven track record designing dimensional models, analytics data marts, or business-facing data products.<br>Expert-level SQL skills, including complex analytical queries and performance optimization<br>Experience partnering with non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.<br> <br>Preferred Education and Experience:<br><br>Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related analytical field.<br>dbt Analytics Engineering certification or equivalent demonstrated expertise<br>Hands-on experience with Snowflake or comparable cloud data warehouse platforms.<br>Experience working with K–12 education data, student information systems, or education analytics.<br>Experience building data solutions for multi-state or geographically distributed organizations.<br>Exposure to data governance practices, including business glossaries and data quality frameworks<br>Familiarity with modern data stack tools (e.g., ingestion, orchestration, BI, and data quality platforms).<br>Experience leading analytics teams using Agile or iterative delivery methodologies.
We are looking for an experienced Product Line Manager to join our team in San Antonio, Texas. In this role, you will oversee the lifecycle of innovative product lines, focusing on beverage dispensing technologies within the machinery manufacturing industry. You will play a key role in identifying market opportunities, driving product development, and ensuring alignment with business objectives while maintaining high standards of quality and sustainability.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Conduct in-depth market research to identify customer needs and industry trends.<br>• Develop and maintain a strategic product roadmap aligned with company goals.<br>• Lead the design and development of new products, ensuring usability, durability, and compliance with food safety standards.<br>• Collaborate with engineering teams to refine product designs and integrate innovative technologies.<br>• Prioritize product features based on market analysis and customer feedback.<br>• Manage cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful product development and timely launches.<br>• Oversee quality assurance processes, including product testing and continuous improvement initiatives.<br>• Implement competitive pricing strategies to balance profitability and market competitiveness.<br>• Support sales and marketing teams by providing product training and developing go-to-market strategies.<br>• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and distributors to deliver tailored solutions.
Our client is searching for a Credit and Collections Specialist for an immediate start!<br>Job Description:<br>About the Role: The Credit & Collections Specialist is responsible for managing credit and collection processes for customers within the North America Region. Key responsibilities include assessing creditworthiness, generating accurate invoices, monitoring, and following up on overdue accounts, and maintaining positive customer relationships. The specialist ensures timely payment of outstanding invoices, reduces bad debt risk, and provides exceptional customer service. They play a crucial role in reconciling accounts receivable balances and ensuring accurate payment processing. <br><br>Daily the Credit and Collections Specialist will be responsible for but not limited to the following job duties:<br>• Ensure regular and ongoing communication with the Reporting Manager on a daily basis.<br>• Collaborates with management to prepare and review monthly cash forecasts.<br>• Evaluate challenging accounts and engage management in finding solutions.<br>• Reviews and authorize quotes and sales orders.<br>• Initiates credit memos, refunds, and adjustments as required to ensure the integrity of accounts receivable aging.<br>• Provides support to the Customer Service department in addressing customer inquiries and concerns related to credit and collections matters.<br>• Fulfills customer requests by providing invoices upon their request.<br>• Other duties as assigned.<br><br>Qualifications & Competencies:<br>• A Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Management, or equivalent experience is preferred.<br>• 3 years of prior experience in credit and collections is desirable.<br>• Demonstrated knowledge of credit analysis methods, including minimum proficiency in D& B and financial statement analysis preferred.<br>• Experience in performing accounts receivable reconciliation preferred.<br>• Demonstrated experience in employing effective collections methods to achieve quarterly AVIAT (Average Daily Sales Outstanding) cash and DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) goals.<br>• Proficiency in reading financial statements, conducting financial analysis, and interpreting financial ratios, particularly with a special emphasis on liquidity analysis and ratios. <br>• Demonstrated ability to maintain a proactive mindset focused on generating cash flow while preserving positive customer relationships, aligning with Aviat's primary objectives.<br>• Strong ability to thrive in a multitasking, fast-paced business environment while maintaining effective communication skills.<br>• Previous experience and knowledge of Oracle and Noetix is desired.<br>• Advanced Excel skills, including proficiency in using macros within and beyond Excel. Possession of certifications such as FMVA (Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst) or similar qualifications combining Excel and financial analysis would be highly beneficial. <br>If you have 3-5+ years as credit and collections experience with strong attention to detail this position is for you! Contact your local Robert Half office, apply online for immediate consideration.