Head of Data Platform & Semantic Knowledge

Michael Bailey Associates; Randstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology organization seeks a senior engineering leader in Flevoland, Netherlands to define and scale a unified Data → Knowledge → Skills platform. Responsibilities include defining architecture, ensuring data governance, and leading cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has over 15 years in data engineering, strong leadership skills, and experience with multi-region environments. This role emphasizes a product-oriented approach to enhance usability and decision-making across analytics and AI-driven initiatives.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data or platform engineering.
• 5+ years in leadership roles in multi-region environments.
• Proven record building modern data platforms including knowledge layers.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the architecture of a multi-layered data platform.
• Establish frameworks for data quality, lineage, and compliance.
• Design and operationalize a governed semantic layer.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality assurance

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Product mindset

Tools

Databricks

Job description

A global technology organization seeks a senior engineering leader in Flevoland, Netherlands to define and scale a unified Data → Knowledge → Skills platform. Responsibilities include defining architecture, ensuring data governance, and leading cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate has over 15 years in data engineering, strong leadership skills, and experience with multi-region environments. This role emphasizes a product-oriented approach to enhance usability and decision-making across analytics and AI-driven initiatives.