Jon Rivera Email & Phone Number

1506 Ma Zaandam, Nl

Promoted to Data Platform Engineering Director in 2022 with the primary mission to construct scalable data pipelines, mitigate regular data disruptions, remove data access bottlenecks, and diminish redundancy in data integrations. Tasked with fostering a richer understanding from data insights to aid more strategic business decisions. This revamped approach to data utilization is positioned to catalyze innovation and carve out a competitive edge in the market. Managed a global team of 8 direct and 45 total professionals with oversight of $18M budget.DELIVERED RESULTS:► Transitioned from utilizing repetitive data integration pipelines to adopting a data domain-centric approach, ensuring consistent uptime and quick integrations for particular business scenarios while crafting technology solutions geared for rapidly expanding businesses.► Formulated and established a contemporary data integration blueprint, fostering a cohesive structure across the enterprise.► Reduced the response time for new data requests from over 2 months to less than 2 weeks through the enactment of a data-domain-centered strategy.► Elevated monetization revenue from $75M to over $500M within 2 years, steering the rollout of an extensive MDM suite encompassing all data domains, synchronizing business and tech collaborators on data delineation and lineage.

1506 Ma Zaandam, Nl

Recruited to oversee $10M capital project portfolio while managing 3 direct and 11 total professionals. Leveraged global expertise to influence global implementations with a focus on e-commerce strategies. Steered complex and vital projects across multiple international organizations, demonstrating a proactive and responsible approach and ensuring execution that exceeded expectations in terms of scale, budget, and timeline.DELIVERED RESULTS:► Amplified e-commerce revenue from $54M to $1B annually in just 2 years, steering the cross-domain technical architecture and pioneering the rollout of a flagship grocery e-commerce platform across diverse business units.► Elevated the platform's capacity by integrating 1K+ vendors and 750K products, surpassing customer adoption and revenue projections by over 120% through complex orchestration of technical architecture and the implementation of a dynamic third-party online marketplace.► Streamlined and enhanced customer data consistency across all brands by spearheading analytical initiatives, expert vendor selection, and the global rollout of a customer MDM platform.

1506 Ma Zaandam, Nl

: Recruited to craft forward-thinking marketing and loyalty tech solutions for prominent US retail brands. Oversaw 12 direct reports and managed a $2.5M Capex budget. Worked hand in hand with brand marketing and loyalty groups to carve out strategies centered on customer-focused programs and products. Revamped the business’ customer-facing digital platforms and spearheaded an innovative, fully digital loyalty initiative for grocery chains. Fostered strategic partnerships with in-house and external IT stakeholders and vendors.DELIVERED RESULTS:► Drove a groundbreaking increase in revenue by spearheading the development and deployment of an industry-first, award-winning digital loyalty program in the grocery retail sector.► Revolutionized customer engagement and streamlined operations by orchestrating the development and deployment of integrated digital platforms across web and mobile channels, serving 6 pivotal grocery retail brands.► Amplified platform potentials by harnessing cutting-edge digital, marketing, and loyalty technologies, expertly overseeing the comprehensive technical rollout of FoodLion.com and its mobile application.► Pioneered a sector-leading digital loyalty initiative customized for local brands, which catalyzed global adaptation, surpassed anticipated sales, acquired new customer segments, and achieved multiple industry accolades.

Brought on board to spearhead the company's expanding enterprise and governmental ventures, with a concentrated effort on executing large-scale projects. Conceptualized and executed a sophisticated digital toolkit for a state government entity, substantially enhancing environmental health surveillance capacities in collaboration with federal agencies. Managed 3 professionals and reported directly to the CEO.DELIVERED RESULTS:► Created the architectural blueprint for a cutting-edge newsroom application tailored for a prominent national digital news outlet.► Steered the conception and rollout of a fortified internal communications suite pivotal for vital dialogues within the US Department of State.