Director of Data Engineering

1. Unified Data Platform Architecture

• Standardize & Scale: Lead the design of a global platform serving 11+ countries, replacing fragmented systems with a robust, reusable infrastructure.
  

• Interoperability: Define architectural patterns that ensure seamless data flow and scalability across international borders.
  

2. Data Product Reusability

• Domain Frameworks: Build frameworks for standardized data products across business units (HR, Commerce, Network, Customer).
  

• Efficiency: Enable departments to publish data products once and consume them anywhere, drastically reducing pipeline duplication.
  

3. AI-Ready Foundations

• Fuel Innovation: Architect the data foundation required for GenAI, Machine Learning, and real-time analytics.
  

• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with AI teams to support large-scale model training and high-performance inference workloads.
  

4. Cloud Engineering Excellence

• Hands-on Strategy: Design and oversee the implementation of pipelines using the full Cloud Stack (BigQuery, Dataform, Cloud Composer/Airflow, Pub/Sub, Dataflow).
  

• Modern Tooling: Implement cutting-edge orchestration, ingestion, and transformation frameworks.
  

5. Engineering Leadership & Governance

• Build the Best: Recruit, lead, and mentor high-performing, globally distributed engineering teams.
  

• Set the Bar: Define engineering standards, data contracts, and platform governance (security, lineage, quality).
  

Requirements

Technical Expertise:

• Proven Track Record: Extensive experience in Data Engineering and Data Platform Architecture.
  

• Cloud Specialist: Deep expertise in either AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform technologies.
  

• Programming Mastery: Proficient in Python and SQL (Java or Scala is a strong plus).
  

• AI/ML Focus: Experience building data platforms specifically designed for ML and GenAI production workloads.
  

Leadership & Background:

• Global Leader: Experience managing large, distributed engineering teams in a complex corporate environment.
  

• Industry Context: Background in Telecom, Fintech, or large-scale enterprise ecosystems.
  

• Strategic Mindset: Ability to balance long-term architectural vision with immediate business value.
  

Benefits

WHY JOIN US?

• Pure Greenfield: This is a rare "start-from-scratch" opportunity at a massive scale.
  

• European Impact: Your work will directly steer the innovation model for one of Europe’s leading telco providers.
  

• Tech-First Culture: We invest heavily in cloud-native platforms, agility, and cross-functional entrepreneurial projects.