Senior Engineering Manager

APM Terminals; København; On-site; DKK 1,100,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead one or more teams delivering scalable data platforms and AI-enabled capabilities. You will own delivery quality, platform reliability, and engineering practices across data, platform, and AI domains.

You will collaborate with Product, SAP, Infrastructure, and Data teams to accelerate enterprise data initiatives, ensure governance, cost efficiency, and high availability in a global, cloud-first environment.

Qualifications

• MS or BS in a Computer Science or a science/engineering discipline.
• 18+ years of experience in technology leadership roles.
• Experience leading teams as Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager / Director
• Strong experience with data platforms, pipelines, and analytics ecosystems
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and modern DevOps practices
• Understanding of AI/ML platforms and data requirements for AI use cases
• Strong stakeholder management and execution leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of data platforms, data products, and AI-enabled applications supporting enterprise use cases.
• Enable agentic AI adoption, ensuring data pipelines and platforms support AI-driven workflows and decisioning.
• Drive development of integrated data foundations to support end-to-end visibility across systems.
• Enable democratised data access through governed, queryable data layers (decoupled from operational systems).
• Drive self-service reporting and dashboards, reducing reliance on central teams.
• Ensure high-quality, reliable data foundations for analytics and AI.
• Align with enterprise architecture, platform, and cloud strategies.
• Drive adoption of reusable platform components and engineering standards.
• Support integration across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems.
• Own delivery outcomes, quality standards, and engineering practices within teams.
• Drive Agile execution, prioritization, and alignment with product and business stakeholders.
• Promote governance for platform performance, availability, and cost optimization

Skills

CS degree

Leadership experience

Engineering management

Data platforms

Analytics ecosystem

Azure & DevOps

AI/ML platforms

Stakeholder management

Education

CS degree or related field

Job description

WHO WE ARE

At Maersk, we are building enterprise-scale data and AI platforms to power intelligent, integrated supply chain solutions. Our ambition is to enable real-time visibility, AI-driven automation, and seamless data access across the business through a unified platform approach. We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join us in this journey. As a Senior Engineering Manager for AI & Data Platform, you will lead one or more engineering teams responsible for delivering scalable data platforms and AI-enabled capabilities. You will drive execution across data engineering, platform development, and agentic AI enablement, ensuring solutions are aligned to enterprise strategy and deliver measurable business outcomes. The role is accountable for delivery, engineering quality, team capability, and platform reliability rather than purely strategy definition.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. AI & Data Platform Delivery Lead delivery of data platforms, data products, and AI-enabled applications supporting enterprise use cases Enable agentic AI adoption, ensuring data pipelines and platforms support AI-driven workflows and decisioning Drive development of integrated data foundations to support end-to-end visibility across systems
2. 2. Data & Analytics Enablement Enable democratised data access through governed, queryable data layers (decoupled from operational systems) Drive self-service reporting and dashboards, reducing reliance on central teams Ensure high-quality, reliable, and secure data foundations for analytics and AI
3. 3. Platform Engineering & Architecture Alignment Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, platform, and cloud strategies Drive adoption of reusable platform components and engineering standards Support integration across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems
4. 4. Engineering Leadership & Team Delivery Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams across data, platform, and AI domains Own delivery outcomes, quality standards, and engineering practices within teams Drive Agile execution, prioritization, and alignment with product and business stakeholders
5. 5. Operational Excellence & Scalability Ensure solutions are designed for scalability, reliability, and performance at global scale Drive observability, automation, and DevOps practices across platforms Establish governance for platform performance, availability, and cost optimization
6. 6. Cost & Efficiency Focus Optimize platform cost through efficient architecture, cloud usage, and tooling decisions Drive adoption of shared platforms and reusable services to reduce duplication Partner with stakeholders to balance cost, speed, and quality in delivery
7. 7. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate across Product, SAP, Infrastructure, and Data teams beyond direct reporting lines Influence decisions impacting enterprise data and AI platforms Drive alignment across stakeholders with competing priorities

Our Ideal Candidate

You are a strategic and execution-focused leader who has successfully driven large-scale platform transformations in complex enterprise environments. Strong experience leading engineering teams in data platforms, analytics, or AI domains Proven track record delivering scalable data and platform solutions in enterprise environments Exposure to AI/ML or agentic AI-enabled use cases Strong understanding of data engineering, cloud platforms, and distributed systems Demonstrated ability to drive delivery across cross-functional teams Strong ownership mindset with focus on outcomes, reliability, and cost

Required Skills/Experience

• MS or BS in a Computer Science or a science/engineering discipline.
• 18+ years of experience in technology leadership roles
• Experience leading teams as Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager / Director
• Strong experience with data platforms, pipelines, and analytics ecosystems
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and modern DevOps practices
• Understanding of AI/ML platforms and data requirements for AI use cases
• Strong stakeholder management and execution leadership
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Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing [e-mail].

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world.

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