Senior Engineering Manager – Data and Agent Operations

Eneco; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 93,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross salary €93k-€150k

FlexBudget + 8% holiday allowance

Hybrid working

Personal growth & development

Job summary

Eneco is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow our data and AI engineering organisation. You’ll ensure we have the right people, capabilities and engineering practices to deliver high-quality digital products, working with Data, ML, Engineering and Agentic AI leaders to shape direction and align capabilities with Eneco’s priorities.

You’ll build, staff and mentor data delivery teams, champion operational rigor, and promote best practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading data/ML teams in enterprise settings.
• Track record delivering data engineering and ML solutions aligned to business goals.
• Fluency with DataOps and scalable engineering practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management; able to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Set vision and direction for engineering aligned with the Data & AI strategy.
• Lead and develop managers delivering data, ML, analytics and AI solutions.
• Recruit, support and mentor data engineering leads.
• Drive DataOps excellence and cross-team consistency.
• Balance autonomy with shared standards across the organisation.
• Champion agentic transformation and automation of data work.
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Develop mentoring, coaching and career progression programs.
• Identify capability gaps and create growth opportunities.
• Promote engineering best practices including code reviews and knowledge exchange.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

ML team leadership

Cloud technologies

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Coaching talent

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

What you’ll do

As Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll lead and develop our data and AI engineering organisation, ensuring we have the right people, capabilities and engineering practices to deliver high-quality digital products. You’ll work closely with other senior leaders across Data, ML, Engineering and Agentic AI to shape our technical direction and align our capabilities with Eneco’s strategic priorities.

You build, staff, mentor and lead Eneco's data delivery teams, fostering a culture of operational rigor — efficient, standardized and automated data engineering — alongside collaboration, continuous learning and innovation. You champion an operational mindset and fast learning, overseeing technical diligence, delivery focus (OTIF) and excellence, and you establish and continuously improve best practices.

You work closely with the shared Platforms organization, Data Science & Analytics, the Data & AI Office and the broader business to coordinate the delivery of high-quality data products for all of Eneco. You are the operational bridge that ensures data teams embedded in the business adopt scalable DataOps — delivering high-value insights, forecasts, predictions and optimisations that solve customer and business problems.

You’ll combine strategic leadership with a strong focus on people development and technical excellence, creating an environment where engineers can grow, collaborate and continuously improve.

Your responsibilities include

• Set the vision and direction for engineering, aligned with Eneco’s Data & AI strategy.
• Lead and develop engineering managers responsible for delivering a portfolio of data, ML, analytics and AI solutions.
• Recruit, support and mentor data engineering leads.
• Drive technical excellence and establish effective DataOps practices across teams.
• Balance autonomy within product teams with shared standards, quality and consistency across the organisation.
• Leverage agents wherever possible to automate the data work that needs doing, and lead the agentic transformation of your teams.
• Build a strong engineering community that promotes collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Develop mentoring, coaching and feedback practices to support the personal and professional growth of engineers.
• Identify capability gaps and create opportunities for learning, development and career progression.
• Promote engineering best practices, including code reviews, pair programming and knowledge exchange.

Recruitment & talent management

• Define the hiring strategy and workforce needs for your domain in collaboration with other engineering leaders.
• Work with Talent Acquisition and fellow engineering leaders to shape roles, job descriptions and recruitment processes.
• Ensure the right talent and capabilities are available to meet current and future business needs.
• Collaborate with Group Product Managers and other leaders to align talent development with business priorities.
• Partner with business to execute our enterprise data & AI strategy and (data) technology vision.
• Build strong relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Contribute to strategic decisions across the TECH organisation, connecting data, ML, AI and engineering capabilities.
• Strengthen collaboration and alignment across the engineering organisation and Eneco’s broader AI-enabled transformation.

Is this about you?

You’re an experienced engineering leader who combines technical expertise with a passion for developing people and building high-performing teams. You can navigate organisational complexity, make strategic decisions and create the conditions for teams to deliver meaningful results.

You also bring:

• Strong experience leading (multiple) data engineering or ML teams in an enterprise setting.
• A proven track record of delivering data engineering and ML solutions, and of aligning technical work with broader business goals.
• Fluency with agentic ways of working and the ambition to automate repetitive, error-prone data work.
• High initiative and the ability to thrive in an operational, dynamic environment — switching easily between move-fast and no-margin-for-error modes.
• Extensive experience in a senior engineering leadership role within a data, AI and technology platforms.
• Strong expertise in Data Engineering, including modern enterprise data management, data integration and distributed data processing. Familiarity with ML engineering, AI systems, Agentic AI model lifecycles is an advantage.
• A solid engineering background, spanning architecture, development and (data) operations.
• Experience with cloud technologies; knowledge of Databricks, Snowflake and Azure is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
• The ability to navigate ambiguity, balance competing priorities and adapt your approach to the situation.
• A proactive mindset and a strong focus on continuous improvement.
• A genuine interest in coaching people, developing talent and building an inclusive engineering culture.
• An affinity with Eneco’s mission to accelerate the energy transition.

Where you’ll work

You’ll join Eneco’s TECH organisation, where data and AI are central to transforming the energy market. The growth of renewable energy, electric vehicles and heat pumps is changing how energy is generated, distributed and consumed. Digital innovation helps us balance supply and demand, optimise energy systems and create better customer experiences.

Eneco has centralised its data capabilities within a dedicated data department, bringing together expertise across the organisation. You’ll work with talented colleagues across Data, ML, Engineering and Product to strengthen our data-driven capabilities and maintain our leading position in the energy market.

We offer an open and energetic working environment where initiative, collaboration and new ideas are encouraged. Together, we work towards a more sustainable future.

What We Have To Offer

• Gross annual salary between €93.000 and €150.000 Including FlexBudget, 8% holiday allowance, and depending on your role a bonus or collective profit sharing.
• FlexBudget Including FlexBudget, 8% holiday allowance, and depending on your role a bonus or collective profit sharing. Have it paid out, use it to buy extra holiday days or save it up for something nice, it's up to you.
• Personal and professional growth Eneco is fully committed to help you in your personal and professional development.
• Hybrid working, at home, in the office or from abroad You work 40% at the office and 40% at home. The remaining time wherever you feel most productive. We also offer the option of working remotely from abroad.

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Here’s what you get from us

Work that works for you and the climate

If you decide on a career at Eneco, you are choosing ambition, growth and opportunities. You will have all the space you want to improve yourself and do your job the way that suits you best, which includes having a good work-life balance. You can work to a flexible schedule and work partly from home if your role allows it.

That is how you can work on your own future and on the future of the world. After all, you and your 4,000 colleagues are committed to our mission: climate neutrality by 2035. We assist customers to accelerate their sustainability efforts, devise innovative solutions and seize opportunities with both hands. Are you ready?

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With this job vacancy, we aim to recruit a new colleague for Eneco. Therefore, this is not a solicitation for acquisition.