Data Platform Lead

Have an appetite for more?
Join the 2nd largest bakery group in Europe powered by ambitious people that are truly passionate about delivering the best in everything they do.

With business in mind and people at heart we always work together to influence our road ahead. We want you to be part of our growth journey and of a great, global family.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Platform Lead to support Unibake on our goal to become the most tech enabled bakery in the world.
This is what you will do
Join our dynamic team as the Data Platform Lead, where you with be reporting to the Data & Analytics Manager and work with a talented team of Data Engineers.

You will be leading our Data Platform team and play a key role in our ambition to drive better data-driven decision making across the organisation. You will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and operations of the data platform, ensuring it provides a robust, scalable and efficient data foundation to support our current and future business needs. On a daily basis, you will be leading the data platform team and will have the opportunity to play a key role in data initiatives across Unibake. You will be the main point of contact for the data platform team, collaborating closely with the Analytics team, project teams, as well as our units across the globe.

If you're passionate about driving data driven decision making and can combine technical “know how” with a business focus, apply now!

Primary areas of responsibility

• Leading the Data Platform team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and accountability
• Managing the teams’ roadmap and backlog, being the key point of contact between the platform team and our customers across Unibake and our units
• Platform leadership, leading the development, implementation and operations of our data platform, ensuring its reliability, scalability and security
• Data architecture and governance, designing and implementing pipelines and workflows to streamline data access and usage across the business
• Data strategy, developing a longer-term platform strategy that meets our future analytics goals, including moving towards a data mesh and more advanced analytics
• Data integration, overseeing the integration of diverse data sources, ensuring a seamless data flow and availability for reporting and analytics
• Performance optimization, continually monitoring and improving the data platforms performance, ensuring high availability and cost-effectiveness
• Compliance & Security, ensuring that all data processes and storage solutions comply with relevant regulations and security best practices.