Manager Data Operations

Veeva Systems; España; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1% charitable giving program

Life insurance

Pension bonus

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

A pioneering SaaS company is seeking an experienced People Manager to lead a Data Operations team in Spain. This role is crucial for ensuring efficient, high-quality data delivery that supports product development. The ideal candidate will have over five years of people leadership experience, a strong skill set in process improvement, and the ability to manage relationships across functions. This position offers a flexible working environment and a chance to make a significant impact in the life sciences sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of extensive people leadership experience.
• Proven track record in driving process improvements.
• Confident user of spreadsheets including pivot tables and nested formulas.

Responsibilities

• Identify, conceptualize, and implement process improvements.
• Ensure high-quality data curation by your teams.
• Guide Data Analysts in data quality assessment.
• Manage a high-performing team of 5.
• Manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Analyze team's performance actively.
• Execute changes swiftly.

Skills

People leadership

Process improvements

Data analysis

Spreadsheet proficiency

Excellent communication

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

Role

Our vision for Link is to become the global leader in deep data for life sciences. It helps pharma professionals to find the right people for, e.g., clinical trials, education programs, or advisory boards. This streamlined access helps to reduce the time‑to‑market of important drugs, conduct trials with the most relevant experts in the respective field, and spread information about new treatments to key people in the life science community. You can read more about Veeva Link on our product pages at https://www.veeva.com/products/veeva-link/. We are seeking an experienced People Manager to lead one of our Data Operations teams. This role is pivotal in ensuring the efficient and high-quality delivery of data operations that support our product development. You are part of the Data Operations leadership team and responsible for a team of 5 Veevans and multiple hundred curators.

You know how to lead an engaged and high‑performing team. Building a personal connection with your team and holding them accountable comes naturally to you. You are experienced in driving process improvements and skilled in data‑driven decision‑making. You are hands‑on. Don’t shy away from analyzing the data for your decisions yourself. Based on your understanding of the value a product adds to customers, you can shape operations and be a sparring partner to product managers.

You will represent Data Operations in a cross‑functional product team, collaborating closely with Product Management, Data Engineering, and Data Science.

We care about a great cultural fit. You enjoy working at speed in multi‑cultural teams. We are the optimal fit if you are excited about data, Life Sciences, and working for a fast‑growing tech company.

What You'll Do

• Identify, conceptualize, and implement process improvements
• Ensure your teams curate high‑quality data
• Guide Data Analysts in assessing the data quality
• Manage a high‑performing team
• Manage relationships with stakeholders from different functions in Link
• Be hands‑on in analyzing your team's performance
• Execute change with speed

Requirements

• Extensive people leadership experience (5+ years)
• Proven track record in process improvements
• Confident spreadsheet user (pivot tables, nested formulas)
• Excellent communication skills in English

Nice to Have

• Experience in life sciences (education or professional experience)
• Experience in data product businesses
• Data analysis skills (e.g., SQL, Tableau)

Perks & Benefits

• 1% charitable giving program
• Life insurance
• Pension bonus
• Fitness reimbursement

Veeva's headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].