Shipping Data Product & Analytics Lead

Wallenius Wilhelmsen group; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 650,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Wallenius Wilhelmsen group is seeking a Shipping Data Products & Analytics Lead in Göteborg, Sweden. This role involves driving the development of impactful data products within the Shipping Solution Domain, ensuring accurate and actionable shipping data across the business.

The ideal candidate should have extensive shipping operations knowledge and experience with data products and analytics. The position promises a significant impact on decision-making and operational performance, playing a crucial role in transforming the logistics industry.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of shipping operations including voyage and scheduling.
• Experience with company-scale data platforms.
• Excellent knowledge of business data modeling and data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver data products for vessel operations.
• Build scalable, reusable data assets.
• Lead integration of real-time data.
• Ensure reliable data flow into digital platforms.
• Collaborate with analytics teams for impactful dashboards.

Skills

Understanding of shipping operations

Experience with data products & analytics

Stakeholder management

Business data modeling

Tools

MS Fabric

Power BI

MS SQL

Job description

Overview

SHIPPING DATA PRODUCTS & ANALYTICS LEAD

We collaborate, we care, we challenge every day to keep the world in motion and transform logistics into a zero-emissions, carbon-free industry. Join us and make it happen!

About the Role

We are looking for a Shipping Data Products & Analytics Lead to drive the development of high-impact data products within our Shipping Solution Domain. This role sits at the center of our Digital Solutions organization and is responsible for turning vessel (OT) data, shipping operations data, and enterprise data into trusted, real‑time insights and scalable data products. You will enable better decision‑making, operational performance, and customer visibility by ensuring that shipping data is accurate, accessible, and actionable across the business.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver data products for vessel operations, voyage performance, and cargo execution.
• Build scalable, reusable data assets supporting both operational and analytical use cases.
• Lead integration of real‑time data from vessels and shipping systems.
• Ensure reliable, standardized, and near real‑time data flow into digital platforms.
• Establish trusted datasets for voyage performance, schedule reliability, capacity utilization, and customer visibility.
• Partner with analytics teams to deliver impactful dashboards and insights.
• Ensure shipping data meets enterprise standards for quality, consistency, and ownership.
• Collaborate with data governance and architecture teams to maintain a single source of truth.
• Work closely with Commercial, Logistics, and Order‑to‑Cash domains to ensure shipping data flows seamlessly across end‑to‑end processes.

What Success Looks Like

• Reliable integration of vessel and operational data into enterprise platforms.
• High adoption of shipping data products across operations and business teams.
• Strong improvements in data quality, transparency, and reporting consistency.
• Shipping decisions increasingly driven by real‑time data and insights.

Job Requirements

Domain Expertise

• Strong understanding of shipping operations (voyage, stowage, scheduling, execution).
• Experience working with operational data and/or vessel‑related systems.

Data & Technology

• Excellent knowledge of business data modeling and data architectures utilizing Data Mesh.
• Excellent knowledge of data products & analytics utilizing MS Fabric / MS SQL.
• Experience with company‑scale data platforms based on MS Fabric, Power BI and other relevant Microsoft technologies.
• Streaming APIs for MS Fabric for IoT/OT environments is a strong plus.

Product & Leadership Mindset

• Ability to own and prioritize a data product roadmap.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and technology.
• Proven experience translating business needs into data‑driven solutions.

Why This Role Matters

This is a key role in shaping how shipping operations leverage data. You will help build the foundation for data‑driven shipping, connecting vessels to the digital ecosystem and enabling end‑to‑end visibility and smarter decisions across the value chain.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Wallenius Wilhelmsen is a global leader in integrated vehicle transportation and logistics and is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a workplace where all contributors feel they can bring their best selves every day.