IT Data Architect

Daikin Europe; Oostkamp; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Daikin Europe is seeking a Data Architect to design and oversee a unified analytics platform. You will lead analytics projects, coordinate internal and external teams, and drive data governance and monetisation strategies across Europe.

The role emphasizes leveraging Azure/Databricks and Power BI to deliver insights, with a focus on data-driven decision making and innovative technologies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in economics, engineering, computer science or equal.
• Academic knowledge and a first experience in data analytics, architecture or BI is a plus.
• Analytical and innovative spirit with interest in company processes; strive for optimal data use.
• Strong focus on the latest IT innovations.
• Solution‑oriented mindset with drive to improve your area.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to Daikin group companies in Europe.
• English language skills, Dutch a plus.

Responsabilités

• Analyse requirements on management reporting and data insights with IT and key users across multiple business areas.
• Draft implementation proposals based on the centralized Microsoft Azure/Databricks & Power BI platform or newer tech.
• Manage and document a view on data assets; enable data management and monetisation.
• Run PoCs to demonstrate value and gain experience.
• Lead analytics projects; coordinate internal & external IT colleagues and developers.
• Collaborate with Business Analytics and promote standardisation of pan-European reports.

Connaissances

Data analytics

Data architecture

AI/ML capabilities

Big Data

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Formation

Master's degree or equivalent

First experience in data analytics/BI

Outils

Azure

Databricks

Power BI

Description du poste

After an extensive introduction and training period, your main challenges will be:

• In cooperation with the colleagues of IT and the international key users, you willanalyse the requirementson management reporting and data insights in a wide range of business areas (manufacturing, logistics, finance, supply planning, sales, master data, R&D, HR,…).
• As a data architect, you’ll draft implementation proposals based on our centralized Microsoft Azure/Databricks & Power BI platformor newer niche technologies in line with the Data & Analytics strategy.
• You will manage and document an overall view on our data assets, as opportunity to improve or create new Daikin business (data management, data monetisation). You will shape our data platform where data from different existing platforms (internal or external, structured or non-structured) can be combined in a consistent well-designed data & analytics architecture.
• You will explorelatest technology to cope with big data challenges(connecting machines, products, cloud platforms… ) and adding advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to our current analytics architecture including a robust governance structure. You’llrun proof of conceptsto gain experience and proof business value.
• You will be assigned tolead analytics projects. In doing so, you take into account every step of Daikin’s our “Project management methodology” to deliver high-quality IT solutions towards business. This will require you tocoordinate a team of internal & external IT colleagues and developers.
• You will work closely together with theBusiness Analyticsteam, which is our business counterpart in our Analytics Centre of Expertise. In this role, you strongly support thestandardisation & promotion of the pan-European reports & analytics solutions.
• You are co-drafting the Generative AI roadmap within Daikin Europe for the years to come, gathering the requirements from all divisions and designing a future-proof architecture and roadmap.
• You are prepared topresentyour area of expertise towards key users and management.
• You will work closely together with our Enterprise Architect team within IT Planning.

For this, you will not only need to follow and explore thefuture evolutions & trends on analytics(predictive/prescriptive BI, real-time/embedded analytics in S/4HANA, big data from our units, data lakes, cloud or hybrid data warehousing, …), but also further conceive theData Analytics & Gen AI strategy & roadmapfor the years to come. During this process, you will need tostudy, plan and drive innovation, collaborate with experts andfind business casesand bring our strategy into reality.

Profile

• You have amaster’s degreeas economist, engineer, computer scientist or equal.
• Academic knowledge anda first experiencein data analytics, architecture or BI isa plus.
• You have ananalytical & innovative spiritand interest in the company processes; you strive to an optimal use of data in the company.
• You are established pragmatically, with a strong focus for the most recentIT innovations.
• You have asolution-orientedmind-set and a drive to continuously improve your area.
• You have the necessary self-discipline to make and follow-up a planning.
• You are ateam playerand try to establish and keep a good relationship with both your IT and business colleagues. You havegood communication skillsand are not afraid topresentto groups.
• You are prepared tooccasionally travelto Daikin group companies in Europe.
• You have analytic and communicative skills inEnglish, Dutch will be a plus.

Our offer

At Daikin you can count on a varied job, with an international market leader which encourages people to work together and develop. We can offer you a permanent contract. From the very beginning you can count on thorough training and intensive support. Your competitive salary is complemented by a package of extra-legal benefits.Colleagues get the possibility to work from home 2 days every week.