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Enterprise Data Architect
Steel Dynamics
1,001-5,000 employees
Circular steel producer and metals recycler
No salary listed
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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- 10+ years of progressive experience implementing large-scale software systems in production enterprise environments.
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, and/or data architecture in production environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading and personally owning the design and delivery of at least one greenfield or major-overhaul enterprise data platform spanning multiple business units, source systems, or geographies.
- Demonstrated experience designing hybrid cloud and on-premises data architectures, including secure and reliable movement of data from on-premises source systems into cloud platforms.
- Working proficiency across multiple cloud data platforms sufficient to lead a credible platform evaluation and make defensible recommendations.
- Strong familiarity with the Microsoft data and analytics ecosystem.
- Strong technical foundation across SQL, a general-purpose programming language used in data engineering, modern data engineering practices, and data warehousing fundamentals.
- Experience integrating data from heterogeneous source systems in a multi-business-unit environment, including enterprise resource planning and operational systems.
- Working knowledge of data security, governance, and compliance frameworks sufficient to architect compliant data platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to present architectural concepts and trade-offs to both technical teams and non-technical executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a decentralized organizational structure by building consensus, earning trust, and driving outcomes through influence rather than authority.
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Lead the design and build-out of the enterprise data platform, including platform selection, reference architecture, and the standards and patterns the platform will operate on.
- Define the architecture for moving data from divisional source systems, predominantly on-premises SQL Server, into the cloud-hosted platform, including ingestion, security, and reliability.
- Establish enterprise data engineering standards governing the corporate-owned platform.
- Partner with divisional information technology teams on integrating division data into the platform, providing architectural guidance and technical support without taking ownership of divisional data away from the divisions.
- Provide hands-on data engineering support to divisions that do not yet have dedicated data engineering capability, and transition this work to a growing team as the function scales.
- Design the security, governance, and access-control model for the platform.
- Architect the platform to support enterprise artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads.
- Define environment, continuous integration and continuous delivery, cost management, and operational monitoring approaches for the platform.
- Serve as the senior technical voice in vendor evaluations, proof-of-concept work, and platform decisions.
- Mentor divisional data engineers and analysts working within the platform.
- Communicate clearly with non-technical executive stakeholders, translating architectural choices into business outcomes, risks, and trade-offs.
- Experience designing data platforms in manufacturing, metals, industrial, or other heavy-asset industries.
- Experience integrating manufacturing execution system, historian, and shop-floor data alongside enterprise resource planning and financial data.
- Experience architecting data platforms that support artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large language model workloads.
- Experience leading or mentoring distributed data engineering teams.
- Experience establishing data governance practices in decentralized, multi-business-unit organizations.
Steel Dynamics uses a circular manufacturing model to produce steel from recycled scrap in electric arc furnaces, feeding its mills through its metals recycling operations. Its products include steel for construction, automotive, and energy, structural steel fabrication, and aluminum flat-rolled products for sustainable beverage cans. The company differentiates itself through vertical integration of recycling and steelmaking, a diversified mix of steel, recycled metals, and fabricated components, and by expanding into aluminum can materials. Its goal is to lower carbon emissions, raise recycled content, and grow market share in both traditional steel markets and sustainable material applications.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Founded
1993
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 net income hit $534 million on record 3.7-million-ton shipments.
- July 20, 2026 results showed steel operating income rose 30% sequentially to $721 million.
- Management says domestic manufacturing, infrastructure, and lower-carbon demand support 2027 growth.
What critics are saying
- July 21, 2026 SDI said Asian imports keep rising despite 50% tariffs.
- Aluminum startup losses reached $33 million in Q2 2026, plus a $16 million impairment.
- Persistent import pressure can crush steel spreads and force mill shutdowns within 2027.
What makes Steel Dynamics unique
- SDI's EAF-and-scrap circular model keeps costs lower than blast-furnace rivals.
- Its national fabrication footprint reaches construction customers across every U.S. region.
- Columbus, Mississippi aluminum and beverage-can strategy diversifies beyond cyclical steel.
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Steel Dynamics announces CEO succession, Theresa Wagler to Lead from 2027. The leadership changes, unanimously approved by the company's board of directors, are part of a long-term succession plan designed to ensure continuity as Steel Dynamics continues to expand its global metals business. Discover more Shredded auto scrap Buy scrap requests * Theresa E. Wagler has been named President and CEO of Steel Dynamics, effective January 1, 2027, replacing co-founder Mark D. Millett. * Millett will retire as CEO and assume the role of Executive Chairman, while Richard A. Poinsatte will become Executive Vice President and CFO. * The company also announced new senior leadership appointments effective September 1, 2026, to support its continued growth strategy. SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Steel Dynamics has announced a major leadership transition. It named Theresa E. Wagler as its next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2027. Alongside, long-time CEO and company co-founder Mark D. Millett will retire from the role and become Executive Chairman of the board. Sell scrap offers The leadership changes, unanimously approved by the company's board of directors, are part of a long-term succession plan designed to ensure continuity as Steel Dynamics continues to expand its global metals business. A company news release said that Wagler has been appointed to the company's board of directors with immediate effect. As part of the transition, Richard A. Poinsatte, currently Executive Vice President and Treasurer, will succeed Wagler as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on January 1, 2027. Wagler joined Steel Dynamics in 1998. She has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary since 2007. Wagler has played a critical role in guiding Steel Dynamics through more than three decades of growth, transforming it into one of the world's leading metals solutions companies. Wagler's extensive experience and leadership will help drive the company's next phase of growth and value creation, noted Kenneth Cornew, Lead Independent Director. Steel Dynamics also announced several senior leadership appointments effective September 1, 2026, aimed at supporting future growth. YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN: Discover more Bras/Bronze scrap Aluminum scrap prices Poll. Which leadership change is most significant for Steel Dynamics' future? Frequently asked questions. * Who will become the next CEO of Steel Dynamics? * Why is Steel Dynamics changing its leadership? * What role will Mark D. Millett take after stepping down as CEO?
Steel Dynamics names next CEO. Published 5th August, 2026 by Pete Downham Steel Dynamics has announced that its current Executive Vice President, Theresa E. Wagler, will become the company's President and CEO, effective 1 January 2027. Current CEO, Mark D. Millet will retire as CEO and transition to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Kenneth Cornew, Steel Dynamics' lead independent director, said: "On behalf of the board of directors, I want to thank Mark for his exceptional leadership and contributions to the global industry and to the outstanding company he co-founded over 30 years ago. "Under Mark's leadership, the company has gone through a period of unprecedented transformational growth, while strengthening Steel Dynamics entrepreneurial culture, strategic positioning, and opportunity for continued long-term success. We are thankful to have him transition into the role of Executive Chairman in the new year." Wagler has served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary since May 2007, with the decision to promote her unanimously approved by the board. Cornew continued: "Steel Times International congratulate Theresa on her appointment as President and CEO. Theresa has served as Executive Vice President and CFO since 2007 and has been an integral part of the strategy and leadership of the company since joining Steel Dynamics 28 years ago. "She is disciplined, strategic, and a highly respected leader with a deep understanding of Steel Dynamics' culture, strategy, and businesses. This appointment reflects our confidence in her ability to lead the company forward into its next chapter of growth and value creation for our teams, customers, and shareholders." Pete Downham. Content assistant. Pete Downham is a content assistant for Aluminium International Today, Steel Times International and Furnaces International. Downham is an NCTJ-accredited journalist, with an MA in Journalism from Kingston University. Since completing his studies, he has featured in an assortment of news and sport publications.
Aug. 4: Theresa E. Wagler to become Steel Dynamics' president and CEO; Mark D. Millett to become executive chairman. * From staff reports * Aug 4, 2026 Updated 23 hrs ago * 0 FORT WAYNE - Steel Dynamics, Inc. on Aug. 4 announced that the company's board of directors unanimously approved that effective Jan. 1 Theresa E. Wagler will become the company's president and chief executive officer upon Mark D. Millett's concurrent retirement as CEO and transition to executive chairman of the board of directors. Wagler will become a member of the Steel Dynamics' board of directors effective immediately. Aug. 4's announcement "reflects the culmination of a thoughtful and comprehensive succession planning process and supports continuity as Steel Dynamics continues to advance its strategy as a world leading metals solutions company," SDI announced. "On behalf of the board of directors, I want to thank Mark for his exceptional leadership and contributions to the global industry and to the outstanding company he co-founded over 30 years ago," Kenneth Cornew, the company's lead independent director, said in the announcement. "Under Mark's leadership the company has gone through a period of unprecedented transformational growth, while strengthening Steel Dynamics entrepreneurial culture, strategic positioning, and opportunity for continued long-term success. We are thankful to have him transition into the role of Executive Chairman in the new year. "We congratulate Theresa on her appointment as president and CEO," continued Cornew. "Theresa has served as executive vice president and CFO since 2007 and has been an integral part of the strategy and leadership of the company since joining Steel Dynamics 28 years ago. She is disciplined, strategic, and a highly respected leader with a deep understanding of Steel Dynamics' culture, strategy, and businesses. This appointment reflects our confidence in her ability to lead the company forward into its next chapter of growth and value creation for our teams, customers, and shareholders." She is responsible for and oversees the areas of accounting and taxation, treasury, risk management, legal, cybersecurity, human resources, companywide decarbonization strategy, and strategic business development, as well as, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, and corporate communications. Before joining Steel Dynamics, Wagler was a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young LLP. She graduated from Taylor University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and systems analysis. In addition, she serves as a director, a member of the audit committee, and chairperson of the compensation committee for CF Industries Holdings, Inc., a public company. She also serves as a trustee for Trine University and a director for the Metals Service Center Institute. "Theresa's appointment recognizes her leadership as the company has grown," Millett said in the announcement. "We have worked together for decades, and she has played a pivotal role in our success. Theresa has earned the full confidence of the board and the leadership team, and I am proud and excited to transition the role of chief executive officer to her." Richard A. Poinsatte, the company's executive vice president and treasurer, will succeed Wagler as the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer on Jan. 1. Poinsatte was appointed senior vice president in October 2023, and as treasurer is responsible for the areas of treasury, legal, business development, cybersecurity, business development, and risk management. Poinsatte joined Steel Dynamics in 2000, as the chief financial officer of one of the company's joint venture businesses, which is now part of the steel fabrication platform. During his time, he has held positions of increasing responsibility, including the operating position of general manager of the company's Florida steel fabrication plant. Since 2008, he served as treasurer and has been responsible for the company's treasury strategy, investment portfolio, risk management, and legal applications, along with numerous other companywide financial applications. Prior to joining Steel Dynamics, Poinsatte was a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young LLP. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Notre Dame. In addition, Poinsatte serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for the University of Saint Francis. Additionally, in support of the company's long-term growth, succession plan, and talent development, the following senior leadership changes are taking place effective Sept. 1: Barry Schneider, executive vice president and chief technology officer. Schneider will be assuming the new strategic growth role of executive vice president and chief technology officer. The company is adding this executive leadership role to drive product and technology development, process innovation, and capitalize on the company's continued decarbonization journey. In this new role, Schneider will also assume oversight of the company's decarbonization strategy and continue to have companywide oversight of safety and information technology. Mr. Schneider has been with Steel Dynamics since the beginning, holding various leadership roles within the entire organization. Miguel Alvarez, executive vice president and chief operating officer aluminum flat rolled products and metals recycling operations. In addition to his current oversight of the company's new strategic aluminum investments, Alvarez will assume executive oversight of the company's metals recycling business, with Matt Bell, vice president of metals recycling, continuing to lead the platform, reporting directly to Alvarez. Alvarez joined the company in 2019 as senior vice president, Southwest U.S. and Mexico to support the company's steel and metals recycling growth strategy in that region. Subsequently, he was promoted to lead the company's metals recycling platform from March 2022 to October 2025. James Anderson, executive vice president and chief operating officer Construction Products Operations. In addition to his current oversight of the company's long products steel group, Anderson will assume executive oversight of the company's steel fabrication business, with Chad Bickford, vice president of Steel Fabrication, continuing to lead the platform, reporting directly to Anderson. Anderson joined SDI in 2007, as a principal of an acquired flat rolled steel galvanizing company. Subsequently, he was promoted to lead the company's steel fabrication business from 2015 to 2024, where he successfully diversified and grew the business. Christopher Graham, executive vice president and chief operating officer Flat Rolled Steel Operations. Graham has been promoted in recognition of the scale of the company's flat rolled steel operations and continued associated product diversification and growth opportunities, as well as his leadership contributions to the company overall, especially within the discipline of maintaining the company's performance-driven, entrepreneurial culture. Graham has been with Steel Dynamics since the beginning, holding various leadership roles within the steel and steel fabrication operations.
SDI to get new president/CEO. Theresa E. Wagler begins her new role in January of next year, when Mark D. Millett becomes the company's executive chairman. Other changes to executive leadership roles are effective next month. Published August 04, 2026 Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Theresa E. Wagler will become the president and CEO of Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) upon current President and CEO Mark D. Millett's concurrent retirement and transition to executive chairman of the board of directors. Wagler immediately has become a member of the SDI board of directors. Fort Wayne, Indiana-based SDI says Wagler's promotion and other changes to executive leadership announced today reflect the culmination of a succession planning process that supports continuity as the company continues to advance its strategy as a world-leading metals solutions company. "On behalf of the board of directors, I want to thank Mark for his exceptional leadership and contributions to the global industry and to the outstanding company he co-founded over 30 years ago," says Kenneth Cornew, the company's lead independent director. "Under Mark's leadership, the company has gone through a period of unprecedented transformational growth while strengthening Steel Dynamics entrepreneurial culture, strategic positioning and opportunity for continued long-term success. We are thankful to have him transition into the role of executive chairman in the new year." Cornew notes that Wagler has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer since 2007, adding that she has been an integral part of SDI's strategy and leadership since joining the company 28 years ago. "She is disciplined, strategic and a highly respected leader with a deep understanding of Steel Dynamics' culture, strategy and businesses," he says. "This appointment reflects our confidence in her ability to lead the company forward into its next chapter of growth and value creation for our teams, customers and shareholders." In her current role, Wagler is responsible for and oversees the areas of accounting and taxation, treasury, risk management, legal, cybersecurity, human resources, companywide decarbonization strategy and strategic business development, as well as financial planning and analysis, investor relations and corporate communications. Ms. Wagler has been especially influential and instrumental in the company's strategic growth positioning, differentiation, and capital allocation execution, SDI says. "Theresa's appointment recognizes her leadership as the company has grown," Millett says. "We have worked together for decades, and she has played a pivotal role in our success. Theresa has earned the full confidence of the board and the leadership team, and I am proud and excited to transition the role of chief executive officer to her." Richard A. Poinsatte, the company's executive vice president and treasurer, will succeed Wagler as the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer at the start of next year. Poinsatte was appointed senior vice president in October 2023 and has served as treasurer since 2008, a role with treasury, legal, business development, cybersecurity, business development and risk management responsibilities. He joined SDI in 2000 as the chief financial officer of one of the company's joint venture businesses, which is now part of the steel fabrication platform. In support of the company's long-term growth, succession plan and talent development, SDI has announced a number of additional senior leadership changes effective Sept. 1 of this year: Sponsored Content Optimal productivity, heavy construction, safety features and operator comfort come together in the SENNEBOGEN 360 G-series telescopic wheel loader, designed for work across the waste and recycling industry. Telescopic wheel loaders manufactured by SENNEBOGEN have a growing presence at transfer stations, material recovery facilities (MRFs), construction and demolition (C&D) recycling plants and metal recycling facilities across North America. * Barry Schneider will assume the new strategic growth role of executive vice president and chief technology officer. SDI says it is adding this executive leadership role to drive product and technology development, process innovation and capitalize on the company's continued decarbonization journey. In this new role, Schneider also assumes oversight of the company's decarbonization strategy and continues to have companywide oversight of safety and information technology. Schneider has been with SDI since the beginning, holding various leadership roles within the entire organization. * In addition to his current oversight of the company's new strategic aluminum investments, Miguel Alvarez becomes executive vice president and chief operating officer of aluminum flat-rolled products and metals recycling operations, assuming executive oversight of the company's metals recycling business. Matt Bell, vice president of metals recycling, will continue to lead the platform, reporting directly to Alvarez, who joined SDI in 2019 as senior vice president, southwest U.S. and Mexico to support its steel and metals recycling growth strategy in that region. Subsequently, he was promoted to lead the company's metals recycling platform from March 2022 to October 2025. * James Anderson becomes executive vice president and chief operating officer, construction products operations. In addition to his current oversight of the company's long products steel group, he assumes executive oversight of the company's steel fabrication business, with Chad Bickford, vice president of steel fabrication, continuing to lead the platform, reporting directly to Anderson, who joined SDI in 2007 as a principal of an acquired flat-rolled steel galvanizing company. Subsequently, Anderson was promoted to lead the company's steel fabrication business from 2015-2024, where he diversified and grew the business. * Christopher Graham has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer, flat-rolled steel operations, in recognition of the scale of the company's flat-rolled steel operations and continued associated product diversification and growth opportunities, as well as his leadership contributions to the company overall. Graham has been with SDI since the beginning, holding various leadership roles within the steel and steel fabrication operations. Get curated news on YOUR industry. Enter your email to receive its newsletters.
Steel Dynamics increased its profit to $534 million in the second quarter. This was due to record steel shipments and higher prices. According to its second-quarter results, US steelmaker Steel Dynamics' net revenue rose by a third compared with the same period last year, reaching $6.1 billion. Net profit stood at $534 million. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to $921 million. This is stated in the company's report. The main driver of growth was record steel shipment volumes, which reached 3.7 million tonnes. Operating profit in the steelmaking segment increased by 30% compared with the first quarter, reaching $721 million. The average selling price of steel rose by $105 - to $1,298 per tonne, whilst scrap costs increased by only $16 to $412 per tonne, which helped to widen margins. Strong demand was driven by the energy sector, the automotive industry, commercial construction, US government infrastructure programmes, as well as the curbing of imports through trade restrictions and tariffs. Overall, for the first half of 2026, the company's net revenue reached $11.3 billion (compared with $8.9 billion a year earlier), whilst net profit almost doubled to $938 million ($6.47 per share). In the second quarter, Steel Dynamics generated $428 million in operating cash flow, allocated $124 million to capital expenditure, paid out $77 million in dividends and repurchased $200 million worth of its own shares, maintaining liquidity at $2.0 billion. Despite the strong results, the company's shares fell by approximately 2% in over-the-counter trading. As reported by GMK Center, between January and May, shipments of steel products by US steel mills reached 39 million tonnes, up 4.6% on the same period in 2025. Supplies of corrosion-resistant sheet and strip rose by 13% year-on-year over the period, whilst hot-rolled steel rose by 6% and cold-rolled steel fell by 1% year-on-year.