Top Benefits
About the role
Some of what you will do:
We are seeking a hands-on Data Design Lead with strong technical skills in data governance implementation, data modelling, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud data platforms. This role partners closely with Data Engineers, BI teams, and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality, well-governed data is available for reporting, analytics, and operational use across Staples Canada’s retail and e-commerce systems.
The successful candidate will design robust data models, implement governance processes, define and enforce data standards, improve data reliability, and support GCP-based analytical solutions.
Specifically, You Will:
- Design and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support retail analytic workloads.
- Partner with analytics teams to expose clean, accurate, governed datasets in BigQuery, Power BI, and Looker.
- Work daily with data engineers to ensure data pipelines meet governance, quality, and modelling standards.
- Contribute to the design of ETL/ELT pipelines for onboarding new datasets.
- Support architecture/design reviews for new data integrations and Power BI semantic models as required.
- Continuously improve modelling practices, governance processes, and data reliability.
Some of what you need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, or related field.
- 7 + years in data management, data modelling, data governance, or data engineering support roles.
- Experience working in a retail or e-commerce environment is strongly preferred.
- Strong SQL expertise across RDBMS (MS SQL Server, BigQuery) and exposure to NoSQL environments.
- Hands-on experience with dimensional modelling, analytical modelling, and retail data structures.
- Working knowledge of GCP data products (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataplex, etc.).
- Understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and pipeline design.
- Familiarity with BI tools: Power BI, Looker.
- Experience with data governance or data quality tools and principles.
- Strong understanding of retail and e-commerce data flows and KPIs.
Physical demands/working conditions:
- Office environment – Hybrid, with 4 days onsite in Richmond Hill, subject to the hybrid policy.
- Some travel may be required
Some of what you will get:
-
Associate discount
-
Health and Dental benefits
-
RRSP/DPSP
-
Performance bonuses
-
Learning & Development programs
-
And more...
We value transparency in our hiring processes. Please note, artificial intelligence may be used in certain stages to screen, assess, or select applicants, however, a human reviewer makes all final decisions. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Not the right fit? Search for Data Design Lead jobs in Richmond Hill, ON
About Staples Canada
We are the Working and Learning Company. We are building a community of exploration and discovery, a place where we can all work, learn and grow together. We are here to be a trusted ally, a resource and a sounding board, motivated to support our customers with expert knowledge, unique products and innovative services, made for the changing needs of today’s entrepreneurs, teachers, parents and students.
Founded in 1991, Staples Canada, The Working and Learning Company, is a privately-held company based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with a network of over 300 stores across Canada. To learn more, visit www.staples.ca or follow @StaplesCanada on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Top Benefits
About the role
Some of what you will do:
We are seeking a hands-on Data Design Lead with strong technical skills in data governance implementation, data modelling, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud data platforms. This role partners closely with Data Engineers, BI teams, and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality, well-governed data is available for reporting, analytics, and operational use across Staples Canada’s retail and e-commerce systems.
The successful candidate will design robust data models, implement governance processes, define and enforce data standards, improve data reliability, and support GCP-based analytical solutions.
Specifically, You Will:
- Design and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support retail analytic workloads.
- Partner with analytics teams to expose clean, accurate, governed datasets in BigQuery, Power BI, and Looker.
- Work daily with data engineers to ensure data pipelines meet governance, quality, and modelling standards.
- Contribute to the design of ETL/ELT pipelines for onboarding new datasets.
- Support architecture/design reviews for new data integrations and Power BI semantic models as required.
- Continuously improve modelling practices, governance processes, and data reliability.
Some of what you need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, or related field.
- 7 + years in data management, data modelling, data governance, or data engineering support roles.
- Experience working in a retail or e-commerce environment is strongly preferred.
- Strong SQL expertise across RDBMS (MS SQL Server, BigQuery) and exposure to NoSQL environments.
- Hands-on experience with dimensional modelling, analytical modelling, and retail data structures.
- Working knowledge of GCP data products (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataplex, etc.).
- Understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and pipeline design.
- Familiarity with BI tools: Power BI, Looker.
- Experience with data governance or data quality tools and principles.
- Strong understanding of retail and e-commerce data flows and KPIs.
Physical demands/working conditions:
- Office environment – Hybrid, with 4 days onsite in Richmond Hill, subject to the hybrid policy.
- Some travel may be required
Some of what you will get:
-
Associate discount
-
Health and Dental benefits
-
RRSP/DPSP
-
Performance bonuses
-
Learning & Development programs
-
And more...
We value transparency in our hiring processes. Please note, artificial intelligence may be used in certain stages to screen, assess, or select applicants, however, a human reviewer makes all final decisions. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Not the right fit? Search for Data Design Lead jobs in Richmond Hill, ON
About Staples Canada
We are the Working and Learning Company. We are building a community of exploration and discovery, a place where we can all work, learn and grow together. We are here to be a trusted ally, a resource and a sounding board, motivated to support our customers with expert knowledge, unique products and innovative services, made for the changing needs of today’s entrepreneurs, teachers, parents and students.
Founded in 1991, Staples Canada, The Working and Learning Company, is a privately-held company based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with a network of over 300 stores across Canada. To learn more, visit www.staples.ca or follow @StaplesCanada on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.