Solution Owner, Data Platforms

Nokian Tyres plc; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokian Tyres plc is seeking a Solution Owner, Data Platforms to drive end-to-end ownership of enterprise data platform solutions. You will lead modernization to cloud-based platforms, emphasizing Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric analytics, governance, and AI-ready data foundations.

Based in Helsinki or Nokia office, you will partner with stakeholders, data owners, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable, value-driven data capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data platform, analytics, or solution ownership roles.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms, including data warehouses, lakehouses, and data integration technologies.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and large-scale modernization initiatives.
• Experience with Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, or comparable modern analytics platforms.
• Understanding of data analytics, reporting, data automation, and data governance practices.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and governance requirements related to enterprise data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across business and IT organizations.
• Experience working with external vendors and service providers.
• Structured, proactive, and collaborative approach to problem solving and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of the data platform solution, ensuring reliability, scalability, supportability, and continuous improvement.
• Define and maintain the platform roadmap aligned with business priorities, enterprise architecture principles, and IT strategy.
• Lead the transition from legacy data warehouse solutions to modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Ensure platform performance, governance, security, compliance, and cost efficiency.
• Act as the primary IT counterpart for business stakeholders, translating business needs into solution priorities, requirements, and scope.
• Enable trusted and reusable data assets that support analytics, reporting, automation, and future AI initiatives.
• Lead and facilitate the data governance forum together with business data owners and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal development teams, architects, product owners, and external vendors to strengthen platform delivery and adoption.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across data platform capabilities and services.
• Monitor technology trends and recommend improvements that increase business value and operational efficiency.

Job description

Nokian Tyres is a Finnish company that as the first in the world invented the winter tire in 1934. We continue to drive innovation and develop our premium technology from Nokia, where we are rooted. Today, operating in over 60 countries across the world, we are looking for experienced professionals and future talents to join us.

We are looking for a Solution Owner, Data Platforms, to join our IT team.

As the Solution Owner, Data Platforms you will be responsible for the end-to-end ownership, strategy, and evolution of enterprise data platform solutions within the Global Platforms IT organization. The role drives the modernization of the data landscape from legacy solutions to modern cloud-based platforms, with strong emphasis on Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric enabled analytics and reporting.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, data owners, internal teams, and external partners. The Solution Owner ensures the platform evolves in a secure, scalable, and business-value -driven manner while enabling analytics, reporting, data governance, and future AI use cases through a trusted data foundation.

You will report to the Director, Global Platforms. The position can be based either in our Helsinki office or in our Nokia office.

Key responsibilities:

• Own the full lifecycle of the data platform solution, ensuring reliability, scalability, supportability, and continuous improvement.
• Define and maintain the platform roadmap aligned with business priorities, enterprise architecture principles, and IT strategy.
• Lead the transition from legacy data warehouse solutions to modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Ensure platform performance, governance, security, compliance, and cost efficiency.
• Act as the primary IT counterpart for business stakeholders, translating business needs into solution priorities, requirements, and scope.
• Enable trusted and reusable data assets that support analytics, reporting, automation, and future AI initiatives.
• Lead and facilitate the data governance forum together with business data owners and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal development teams, architects, product owners, and external vendors to strengthen platform delivery and adoption.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across data platform capabilities and services.
• Monitor technology trends and recommend improvements that increase business value and operational efficiency.

What we expect from you:

• Proven experience in data platform, analytics, or solution ownership roles.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms, including data warehouses, lakehouses, and data integration technologies.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and large-scale modernization initiatives.
• Experience with Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, or comparable modern analytics platforms.
• Understanding of data analytics, reporting, data automation, and data governance practices.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and governance requirements related to enterprise data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across business and IT organizations.
• Experience working with external vendors and service providers.
• Structured, proactive, and collaborative approach to problem solving and decision making.

Our way of working

Our talented people, energizing collaboration, and agile way of working ensure that we achieve great results together. We believe in involvement and active ownership. Nokian Tyres wants everyone to have both the power and the opportunity to influence matters, and we support your professional growth. We value different experiences and competencies. They play a key role in the development of the company as well as our new, innovative solutions.

Please note that prerequisite of the employment is that the selected employee has a valid residence and work permit in Finland.

Are you interested in joining our inspiring team?

For further information, please contact: Pasi Tuutti, tel [phone], e-mail [e-mail].