Get to know The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.

Get to know the role

Job Title: Senior Customer Data Platform Product Engineer
Job Summary: The Senior Customer Data Platform Product Engineer will drive Customer Data Platform (CDP) initiative within The Pokémon Company International. This position will be primarily responsible to deliver against the CDP roadmap across various business areas including marketing teams, ecommerce and organized play and technology. This role will function as a technical SME for the CDP and aid in driving adoption and integrations across different business platforms and technology stacks. In addition, this position will assist with the data strategy and customer data optimization across the company and aid in accelerating in execution of customer campaign activations. The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills, be self-directed, collaborative, drive accountability and have a keen ability to operate within a customer data platform and management of customer data
FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
People Manager: No

What you’ll do

Drive solution design and execution of new use cases for the Customer Data Platform (CDP)
Identify areas of optimization to streamline our customer data in CDP
Own and maintain CDP workflows and orchestration on a day to day basis
Partner with technology and business platform team to drive integration in and out of the CDP
Drive decisioning on key product decisions on customer data
Influence business and technology teams to align on CDP projects and initiatives
Partner with various business teams to accelerate customer activations across the company through designing and executing of use cases
Drive adoption of utilization of a CDP across the company
Design best practices and data strategy across the company to be utilized for the CDP
Build reports and dashboards on performance and customer data as needed
Translate business requirements to technical solutions

What you’ll bring

Five (5) to seven (7) years of related within data engineering, data analytics or marketing analytics.
Bachelors degree required.
3+ years working within a Customer Data Platform (CDP) or maintenance of a CDP
Experience with large, various types of big data (customer, web, transactional, offline data sources, etc.)
Experience with data visualization through Looker, Tableau or similar tools
Expert user of SQL language
Ability to work and communicate across multiple technology and business teams
Experience with CI/CD pipelines
Experience with architecture for customer data and orchestration
Experience with modern programming languages (Python, JavaScript, etc) a plus
Experience with various analytic engines (Hive or Trino (Presto)) a plus
Experience with Treasure Data a plus
Experience with Air flow a plus
Experience with identity resolutions a plus
Cloud based experience a plus

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $151,000 - 179,550. The full range is $151,000 - $227,000. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How you’ll be successful

Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.
Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve.
Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a “team first” mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.
Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

An employee first culture.
Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
Generous paid family leave.
Employer-paid life insurance.
Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
Fitness reimbursement.
Commuter benefit.
LinkedIn learning.
Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at Accomodationrequest_TA@pokemon.com