Data Lake Product Lead: Azure & AI-Ready Data Platform

Nestlé S.A.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Competitive total rewards package

Job summary

Nestlé IT & Digital Americas seeks a Data Product Expert to own and evolve our enterprise data lake as a product. You will balance technical depth with business fluency, partnering across functions to deliver reliable, secure, cost-efficient data services aligned to Nestlé standards.

You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of data lake products, drive adoption of Azure Data Lake and Snowflake platforms, and ensure governance and quality across data assets while collaborating with global teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data platforms, product ownership, or data engineering, delivering enterprise-scale data products.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud data platforms, specifically the Microsoft Azure ecosystem (Azure Data Lake, Databricks, Synapse) or Snowflake
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner managing backlogs, roadmaps, and stakeholder alignment in an agile delivery model
• 3+ years of experience with data architecture, integrations, data warehousing, and full stack or back-end development

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of data lake products, including vision, roadmap, backlog prioritization, and value realization
• Translate business and analytics requirements into scalable data platform capabilities and reusable data assets
• Ensure seamless integration of structured and unstructured data across upstream and downstream systems
• Drive adoption and optimization of cloud-based data platforms, including the Microsoft Azure ecosystem (Azure Data Lake, Databricks, Synapse) and Snowflake
• Leverage APIs, storage optimization, and distributed compute to enable scalable and performant data pipelines
• Embed data governance, metadata management, and quality standards, and liaison with the zone and global teams for alignment
• Lead agile delivery, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and continuous improvement through automation and monitoring

Skills

Data platforms

Product ownership

Agile delivery

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Azure Data Lake

Databricks

Synapse

Snowflake

Job description

Nestlé IT & Digital Americas seeks a Data Product Expert to own and evolve our enterprise data lake as a product. You will balance technical depth with business fluency, partnering across functions to deliver reliable, secure, cost-efficient data services aligned to Nestlé standards.

You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of data lake products, drive adoption of Azure Data Lake and Snowflake platforms, and ensure governance and quality across data assets while collaborating with global teams.