Head of Data Engineering
Job Title : Head of Data Engineering
Working Location : Hybrid in Berlin Office
Salary : 130-140K Fixed + Bonus
AI Futures are representing a leader in the Consumer Brands Industry within Germany in their search for a talented Head of Data Engineering.
This position is a permanent role, with scope to scale out a team, focused on improving data engineering processes and enhancements to the data warehouse.
The company are a established industry leader with significant funding in the area of Data & AI, and posted revenue of over €5 Billion.
They operate with the consumer brands industry and is widely considered to be within the top 1% of companies in the market.
Role :
This position demands leadership experience, strong technical knowledge, and a strategic vision to drive our key technology initiatives and align them with our overall departmental goals.
The Challenge :
The Data Team recently deployed a new Databricks platform on Microsoft Azure. This required significant training and migration efforts from the digital organization, who adapted their existing BI and data science applications to the new technology stack over the past three years.
Given these investments, a data mesh adoption shouldn't involve a complete overhaul. Instead, we should leverage the existing platform as a foundation and evolve it towards a data mesh architecture.
Responsibilities :
- Continue to build and lead a team of exceptional talent in Data Engineering (12 Data Engineers)
- Fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and innovation at the highest levels
- Assuming overall responsibility for managing and successfully implementing complex, business-critical projects in data engineering and processing.
Requirements :
- Professional Experience : Several years of experience in data engineering including extensive experience in management positions
- Familiarity in Data Engineering and Data Platform / Data Mesh concepts as well the ability to translate to technical and organizational solutions
- Experience in data engineering & similar related topics
- Prior experience of specific data engineering tools
This position would suit someone who is looking to take on a challenging role, and someone who would like to push the boundaries of the data engineering.
You will also be rewarded with a very competitive package of up to €140k, plus benefits.
I am working directly with the VP of Data on this search, and we have scheduled weekly catch-ups to discuss shortlists and interviews.
Please reach out directly for more information.