Founded by Michael Lahyani in 2005 as a magazine (Al Bab World), Property Finder today is a single technology platform and brand across multiple countries in the MENA region. We offer the most advanced tools and best-in-class user experience for homeseekers, real estate brokers, and developers. Property Finder's most recent valuation secures our status among the Middle East's emerging unicorns, affirming a growth-oriented identity.
Over the years, we've expanded our operations to Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and secured a strategic shareholding in Hepsiemlak, the leading property portal in Turkey. With over 600+ dedicated people in 6 regional offices, we facilitate more than 14 million monthly visits across our platforms, solidifying our position as a regional powerhouse in the proptech space.
As the pioneering portal for homeseekers in the region, we are on a mission to motivate and inspire people to live the life they deserve.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Data Manager to lead and oversee the integration, management, and optimization of Consumer Data Engineering and MarTech initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving data strategy, ensuring the seamless operation of data pipelines, enhancing the MarTech ecosystem, and enabling consumer insights through advanced analytics and scalable solutions. This role combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership to empower business growth and enhance consumer experiences.
Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership and Team Management- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of data engineers and MarTech specialists.
- Conduct hiring, performance reviews, and professional development initiatives for team members.
- Foster an inclusive and innovative engineering culture focused on solving complex problems.
- Set and track OKRs and team goals aligned with organizational objectives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, marketing leaders, and other stakeholders to align on project planning and requirements.
Data Engineering and Consumer Intelligence- Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, supporting batch and real-time data processing.
- Build and optimize data lakes, warehouses, and marts using modern solutions like Redshift, Snowflake, and BigQuery.
- Lead efforts to create a Consumer Graph and enable real-time analytics solutions such as Flink, Databricks, or others.
- Integrate data from various sources, including pub-sub frameworks (Kafka, Kinesis) and data stores (MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB).
- Ensure data security, governance, and compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA.
MarTech Ecosystem and Analytics- Oversee the integration and optimization of MarTech tools, including tag management systems (Tealium, GTM), CDPs, and analytics platforms.
- Collaborate with marketing and product teams to enable tagging, tracking, and enriched data layers across web and app platforms.
- Manage marketing analytics implementations and deliver insights to drive ROI.
- Evaluate and implement tools for marketing automation, customer segmentation, and campaign management.
- Partner with external vendors and consultancies to optimize the MarTech landscape and scale capabilities.
Project and Process Management- Develop schedules, estimates, and status reports for engineering and MarTech projects.
- Identify and resolve issues impacting productivity, quality, and team dynamics.
- Optimize development workflows and drive process improvements across the team.
- Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, including CI/CD, testing, and code reviews.
Technical Oversight- Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and trends in data engineering and MarTech.
- Promote automation, tools, and infrastructure to boost productivity and reduce manual effort.
- Implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines to ensure efficient deployment processes.
- Troubleshoot critical production issues and outages to minimize downtime.
Desired Qualifications and SkillsTechnical Expertise- 8+ years of experience in data engineering, MarTech, or a related field, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, and modern cloud services (AWS preferred, including S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, etc.).
- Strong experience with ETL tools like Fivetran, DBT, or Airflow and orchestration tools like Dagster or Step Functions.
- Knowledge of marketing tools such as Tealium, Adobe Analytics, and Google Analytics 4.
- Experience with real-time analytics solutions like Apache Flink.
- Proven track record of leading and mentoring technical teams.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders and influence decisions.
- Strong time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and align diverse teams toward shared goals.
Additional Skills- Familiarity with Terraform and infrastructure automation.
- Strong understanding of data governance and compliance (PII, GDPR, CCPA).
- Experience in system design, debugging, and performance optimization.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps best practices, and container orchestration (EKS).
Our promise to talent
We encourage our people, called creators, to move fast, to be bold and offer them countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing and talent-centric organisation.
Our goal is to ensure that our people find their time at Property Finder a rewarding experience where the company’s growth also means personal growth.
Overall it is a place for you to be your best self.
Property Finder Principles
- Move fast and make things happen
- Data beats opinions
- Don’t confuse motion with progress
- Failure is success if we learn from it
- People over pixels
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