Data & AI Product Specialist

Van Oord; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance (€0.31 per km)

Home working allowance (€2.45 per day)

32 holidays (up to 7 collective)

Variable bonus based on company performance

Attractive pension scheme

Hybrid working

Extensive development through GoodHabitz

Active employee communities

Sports and social activities

Job summary

Van Oord in Rotterdam is seeking a Data & AI Product Specialist to enhance data-driven decision-making across the organization. You will design, build, and maintain modern data products, ensuring they are accessible and valuable for teams. The role allows you to collaborate closely with various business units and IT specialists in a supportive environment.

The ideal candidate holds a university degree and has at least 5 years of experience, including solid experience with Databricks and DBT. You’ll also enjoy a hybrid work model, travel allowance, and a variable bonus based on company performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Solid experience with Databricks and modern data engineering practices.
• Experience working with DBT for data transformations.

Responsibilities

• Create valuable data structures.
• Build Data and AI products that support decision making.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for AI practices and governance.

Skills

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

DBT

SCRUM

Communication in English

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Databricks

Job description

You want your work to matter. You want to shape how data and AI are used in a company that builds on a global scale. In this role, you make sure innovation moves forward with care, clarity and confidence. You help teams use data and AI in a way that is safe, responsible and ready for the future.

Become our Data & AI Product Specialist

The position

Data and AI are changing the way we work, make decisions and deliver results. As a Data Engineer, you play a key role in turning data into reliable and valuable solutions for the business. You design, build and maintain modern data products that help teams make better decisions and create impact across the organisation. Working with technologies such as Databricks and DBT, you ensure data is accessible, trusted and ready for future innovation. You collaborate closely with business stakeholders, IT teams and data specialists to understand challenges and translate them into scalable solutions. In this role, you help strengthen the foundation for data driven decision making and enable the responsible use of advanced analytics and AI capabilities.

Your impact

Your key responsibilities include:

• Create valuable data structures.
• Build Data and AI products that support critical decision making.
• Guide business stakeholders towards effective and responsible use of Data and AI capabilities.
• Promote awareness and build capability by developing guidelines, conducting training, and engaging stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for both business and technical teams on responsible AI practices, data management, and governance requirements.

Your workplace

You become part of a collaborative environment where knowledge is shared openly and ideas are welcomed. You work closely with other teams within Data & AI: Data & AI Governance and Data & AI Platform. Additionally, you work closely with various business stakeholders, colleagues from IT, and Legal, Security, Sustainability. Together, you build solutions that are not only technically strong, but also trusted and future proof. You get the freedom to take ownership, bring new ideas and make a visible impact across the organisation.

About you

You bring a university degree or equivalent experience, along with at least 5 years of professional experience in a relevant field. You have a minimum of 2 years of experience working with Databricks and DBT implementations. You communicate confidently in English, both spoken and written, and are comfortable working in a SCRUM environment. You are naturally curious, eager to learn and committed to staying up to date with the latest technologies and market developments. In addition, you thrive in collaborative and multicultural environments, communicate clearly, adapt well to changing priorities and demonstrate resilience and determination in achieving results.

Key requirements

• University degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience
• Solid experience with Databricks and modern data engineering practices.
• Strong skills in data modeling, ETL/ELT, and data product development.
• Experience working with DBT for data transformations and pipeline automation.
• Strong English communication skills and experience working in a SCRUM team

We offer

• Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home working allowance (€2.45 per day)
• 32 holidays (up to 7 collective)
• Variable bonus based on company performance
• Attractive pension scheme
• Option for collective health insurance (supplementary package paid by Van Oord)
• Hybrid working: up to 2 days per week from home (full-time)
• Extensive development and e-learning through GoodHabitz
• Active employee communities (Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women, Staff Association)
• Sports and social activities: skiing trips, cycling, sailing weekends, motorcycling, and more

“Show what you can do and where your ambition lies, and you’ll get every opportunity to act on it. That’s something I’m proud of!”

Renske, Category Manager Engineering