Head of Data Platform & Intelligent Commerce

ADA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

ADA is seeking the Head of Data Platform to own the end-to-end Data Platform, including architecture, data model, and client-facing data delivery. This senior leadership role combines hands-on engineering with product thinking to drive scale, reliability, and performance across the platform powering our global data and AI experiences.

You will lead engineering and product teams across Vietnam and India, setting technical direction, building a cohesive data model, and ensuring data quality and

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in software/data engineering or related fields.
• Significant experience owning and scaling data platforms, data products, backend systems, or technology platforms.
• Strong hands-on backend engineering and system architecture experience, especially distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the Data Platform architecture and technical roadmap.
• Own the unified data model for consistent cross-source analysis.
• Optimise data collection and processing at scale with Python microservices and Airflow.
• Lead database architecture and data routing to client-specific warehouses.
• Lead and develop engineering teams across Vietnam and India.
• Translate user needs into clear product requirements and roadmaps.
• Own data accuracy as a product outcome and ensure timely, reconciled data.

Skills

Backend engineering

System architecture

Distributed systems

Data modelling

Data quality

Product mindset

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

Python

Airflow

Microservices

Relational databases

Cloud platforms

Data pipelines

Job description

ADA is seeking the Head of Data Platform to own the end-to-end Data Platform, including architecture, data model, and client-facing data delivery. This senior leadership role combines hands-on engineering with product thinking to drive scale, reliability, and performance across the platform powering our global data and AI experiences.

You will lead engineering and product teams across Vietnam and India, setting technical direction, building a cohesive data model, and ensuring data quality and