Tech Area Lead Data

Nedap Beveiligingstechniek B.V.; Groenlo; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteenth month

Pension scheme

Profit sharing

Shareholder opportunity

Job summary

At Nedap, the Tech Area Lead Data shapes the data vision for the Livestock domain, guiding data platforms, tooling and pipelines. You will align data disciplines and coach teams, ensuring scalable, high-quality data solutions.

You will lead a cross-functional group including Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Computer Vision Engineers, driving the data strategy within CaptainsXL and the Technical Leadership Team.

Qualifications

• Data experience: at least 5 years in Data Science and/or Data Engineering; able to coach colleagues.
• Leadership: at least 3 years in leadership/coaching roles; steer teams and staff development.
• Architecture & strategy: translate vision into long-term roadmaps and concrete decisions.
• Language: strong English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical vision and strategy for data within Livestock and drive roadmaps for data platforms and pipelines.
• Ensure coherence, scalability, and future-proofing of data-related technical choices.
• Provide guidance to data disciplines and align team work with the Data vision.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Analysts and Computer Vision Engineers to derive insights.
• Lead sustainable, high-quality data solutions and repeatable development methods.

Job description

Groenlo, Netherlands

32 - 38 hrs

€ 5.000 - € 7.500

Hybrid

What are you going to do?

As Tech Area Lead Data, you will shape the technical vision and strategy for data within Livestock. Together with your team, you will determine how we further develop our data architecture, platforms and technical solutions, so that we can continue to derive value from our data in a scalable and sustainable way in the future.

Our Livestock system connects what happens on the farm with our cloud environment. IoT, computer vision, hardware and edge computing generate large volumes of data. This data helps us to provide dairy farmers worldwide with ever-better insights into their animals, processes and business operations.

In this role, you will ensure that our data capability is ready for the next step. You will bring together the expertise of Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Analysts and Computer Vision Engineers, and help them work together to turn data into valuable insights. In this way, you will help build technology that enables dairy farmers to better support their businesses and their animals.

Your responsibilities

Technical Product Area Architect

You will acquire and apply in-depth knowledge of the architectural context within Livestock, both in a broad sense and specifically in relation to data platforms, tooling and pipelines.

You will develop and maintain the technical vision and strategic development roadmap for Data.

You will ensure the coherence, scalability and future-proofing of our technical choices within the data domain.

You will provide substantive guidance to the various data disciplines, bring their expertise together and help teams make choices that align with the technical vision for Data.

You work closely with the teams to create sustainable technical solutions and working methods.

You develop and maintain the vision and strategy for data pipelines, data platforms and analysis.

You challenge the teams to extract insights from data and develop new models in a high-quality and repeatable manner.

Your team

As Tech Area Lead Data, you form part of the TLT (Technical Leadership Team) alongside the Tech Area Leads (Software and Hardware) and the Head of Tech, and with the support of the Agile Coach. Together, you are responsible for the overall technical strategy and vision. You are also closely involved in the data disciplines.

Together with the People Captains, you and the TLT form part of CaptainsXL and help to translate the strategy from the Head of Tech to the teams. You share leadership with the People Captains regarding the people within self‑organising teams, whilst you contribute the subject‑matter and technical perspective.

You will also work closely with our Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Analysts and Computer Vision Engineers. You will act as a subject‑matter sparring partner for them and help to connect the various disciplines.

Our offer

What's in it for you?

As a Tech Area Lead Data at Nedap, you will make a valuable contribution to our goal: making people happier and more successful in their professional lives. The salary range for this role is between € 5.000 and € 7.500 gross per month based on full‑time employment (38 hours) and depends on relevant knowledge and experience. In addition to your salary, you are entitled to a thirteenth month, a good pension scheme, and profit sharing with the opportunity to become a shareholder of Nedap. At Nedap, everything revolves around trust and autonomy. That’s why, along with your colleagues, you decide on your own working hours and vacation days to maintain a healthy work‑life balance. We also highly value personal and professional growth. You will receive a comprehensive introduction, and we encourage you to continuously develop yourself.

Required Skills

As Tech Area Lead Data, you are responsible for translating business requirements into a technical vision and strategy. You then work with the teams to translate this into a technical roadmap. You have strong decision‑making and communication skills and are able to bring people and teams together. You offer constructive criticism and are committed to quality. You are proactive in looking ahead and identifying promising opportunities. You also have a clear vision of what the architecture and implementation should look like. Furthermore, you are able to understand what people in the data discipline are working on and act as a sparring partner. You ask the right questions and, drawing on your professional expertise, provide valuable input for, amongst other tools, the TechVision, TechReview and discussions on the development, recognition and positioning of people within the discipline, in close collaboration with the People Captains.

In Addition, You Recognise Yourself In The Following:

• Data experience: You have at least 5 years’ experience in an operational role within Data Science and/or Data Engineering. You have a good understanding of the various data disciplines and are able to provide substantive coaching to colleagues within these disciplines.
• Leadership experience: You have at least 3 years’ experience in a leadership or coaching role. As a technical leader, you provide direction for the field and make a significant contribution to the development and performance of staff within the CaptainsXL team.
• Architecture and strategy: You are able to develop a technical vision and translate this into concrete decisions, priorities and a long‑term roadmap.
• Language skills: You have a good command of English. Proficiency in Dutch is preferred.

Good to know:

You are available for 32–38 hours per week. Hybrid (remote) working is common practice at Nedap, and you will coordinate your working hours with your team to ensure a good work‑life balance. Ideally, you will be present at our campus in Groenlo at least three times a week.

About Nedap

Nedap is a global leader in Digital Twin Technology, bridging the physical and digital worlds in Retail, Healthcare, Livestock, and Security. Guided by our Technology for Life philosophy, we create smart, sustainable solutions that help people and organizations thrive in a rapidly changing world. With over 1,000 colleagues, we shape the future with meaningful innovations.