Head of Data

Skip to main contentBack to all jobsHead of DataLondon, UK, The Hague, ZagrebFull-timePermanent employeeApply for this jobYour profileWe are looking for a Head of Data to lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of our unified data platform. As our data footprint grows across on-premises infrastructure, VPCs, and our own SaaS instances, we need a leader who can first help build the strategy to bring it all together and then get their hands dirty executing on it. You will own the vision for how we collect, organize, govern, and leverage our data assets, so that we can productionise them and provide insights to our customers that they could not get anywhere else. You'll build and lead a small but growing team of Data and Database Engineers and work cross-functionally with your teammates from Product Technology, and the rest of business, to turn raw data into strategic value. What You'll Do Define and execute the company's data platform strategy, with a focus on unifying disparate data sources into a scalable, reliable data lake /lakehouse architectureArchitect and oversee the build of a unified data platform spanning on-prem, cloud, and customer-side environmentsEvaluate, select, and implement the right tools and platforms (e.g.,Snowflake, DB2, dbt, Airflow or equivalent)Stay hands-on! Contribute directly to design decisions, data modeling, pipeline development, and platform builds alongside the teamLead, grow, and mentor a Data team. You are the one to set the direction and its expansionDefine and enforce data governance, quality, and security standards across all data environmentsPartner with the CPTO, Technology Director and Senior Leadership to translate business needs into data infrastructure investments and roadmapsEstablish observability and monitoring practices to ensure platform reliability and data integrityDrive a culture of data democratization by making data accessible, trustworthy, and actionable across the organizationand to our customersWork with the CPTO and Product Lead to create a roadmap that provides practical, well thought out, but ambitious value to our customersWhat You Bring 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or a related field, with at least 2–3 years in a senior leadership or director-level roleProven experience designing and building unified data platforms or data lake/lakehouse solutions in complex, multi-environment settings (on-prem + cloud + edge/customer-side)Deep hands-on expertise with enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, IBM DB2, Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery, or similarStrong background in data modeling, ETL/ELT pipeline design, and large-scale data architectureExperience managing and developing engineering teams, with a track record of hiring, coaching, and retaining strong technical talentAbility to operate at both the strategic and execution level - this is explicitly a hands-on roleSolid understanding of data governance, security, and compliance best practices.Bonus Points For Experience working with distributed or hybrid data environments where data lives partially on customer infrastructureFamiliarity with modern data stack tooling: dbt, Apache Airflow, Spark, Kafka, or similarExposure to data mesh or data fabric architectural patternsBackground in building self-serve analytics capabilities and BI tooling (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Metabase)Experience in a scale-up or growth-stage company where building from scratch is the normKnowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their managed data services Working Location UK - RemoteZagreb (Croatia) - HybridThe Hague (Netherlands) - Hybrid Why You’ll Love Working with Us Work in a fast-growing and interesting industryFlexible work that best fits your needs and the roleCompetitive compensation with some nice additional perksContinuous improvement and learning opportunities to grow your careerTeam activities, not the usual one just to look nice on social media but what our team choose and ask...