Data Strategy & Adoption Lead

Michael Page; Zuid-Holland; Hybrid; EUR 67,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

35+ days annual leave

Hybrid working model

Home office allowance

Travel allowance

Additional healthcare benefits

Job summary

Michael Page partners with a large international industrial organisation to shape its Data & AI strategy and deliver real business impact beyond dashboards. You will own the enterprise data platform vision, drive adoption of analytics, and strengthen governance to unlock long-term value across the business.

The role collaborates with senior leaders, IT, data specialists, and external partners to translate requirements into scalable capabilities and build a data-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data, analytics, digital transformation, or adoption programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior leadership level.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms, roadmap development, or product ownership.
• Knowledge of data governance, quality management, metadata, and data ownership.
• Understanding of how strong data foundations enable successful AI initiatives.
• Experience with Power BI and modern platforms such as Microsoft Fabric or Databricks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the vision and roadmap for the enterprise data platform.
• Drive adoption of data, analytics, and data-driven decision making across the business.
• Improve data governance, data quality, ownership, and standardisation.
• Translate business requirements into scalable data and AI capabilities.
• Build and grow a data and analytics community across the organisation.
• Align business stakeholders, IT teams, data specialists, and external partners.

Skills

Power BI

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Product ownership

Tools

Power BI

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

• Shape the Data & AI strategy of a growing organisation.
• Drive real business impact beyond dashboards and reporting.

About Our Client

Our client is a large international industrial organisation operating in a highly technical environment. The company is investing heavily in Data and is now focused on strengthening its data foundations to unlock long-term business value, innovation, and operational excellence.

Job Description

• Define and own the vision and roadmap for the enterprise data platform.
• Drive adoption of data, analytics, and data-driven decision making across the business.
• Improve data governance, data quality, ownership, and standardisation.
• Translate business requirements into scalable data and AI capabilities.
• Build and grow a data and analytics community across the organisation.
• Align business stakeholders, IT teams, data specialists, and external partners.

The Successful Applicant

• Proven experience in data, analytics, digital transformation, or adoption programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior leadership level.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms, roadmap development, or product ownership.
• Knowledge of data governance, quality management, metadata, and data ownership.
• Understanding of how strong data foundations enable successful AI initiatives.
• Experience with Power BI and modern platforms such as Microsoft Fabric or Databricks is a plus.

What's on Offer

• Salary between €6,000 and €8,000 per month.
• 8% holiday allowance.
• 35+ days annual leave based on full-time employment.
• Flexible and hybrid working model.
• Home office allowance and workspace budget.
• Travel allowance.
• Additional insurance and healthcare-related benefits.