Senior Data Lead: Product Data & AI Innovation

Schibsted; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Schibsted is seeking a Senior Data Lead to drive a unified data strategy across analytics, data engineering and data science. You will set direction with the Director of Data, shape an operating model, and lead cross-domain initiatives to improve decision-making and AI-powered products.

You will mentor senior contributors, partner with central Data teams on governance, and help align products and brands with shared data standards across the Nordics.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of analytics, data engineering or data science experience, including senior or lead roles.
• Experience building shared standards across several teams.
• Experience designing metrics and KPIs that hold across brands, products or markets.
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills, with hands-on dbt and a cloud warehouse such as Snowflake.
• Strong Python or R skills.
• Applied experience using AI and LLM tooling in analytical or engineering work.
• Clear technical writing, ideally with ADRs.
• Strong judgement about scope and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Set the direction with the Director of Data across data domains and be a reference for analysts, data engineers and data scientists.
• Shape how we work by building an operating model and a shared playbook of standards and reusable patterns.
• Lead cross-product data initiatives that span several domains and brands.
• Improve how we build with AI and power AI-enabled data features.
• Partner with central Data and AI teams on governance, architecture and standards.
• Grow senior staff by coaching senior contributors without line management.

Job description

Schibsted is seeking a Senior Data Lead to drive a unified data strategy across analytics, data engineering and data science. You will set direction with the Director of Data, shape an operating model, and lead cross-domain initiatives to improve decision-making and AI-powered products.

You will mentor senior contributors, partner with central Data teams on governance, and help align products and brands with shared data standards across the Nordics.