EU Data Transformation Program Lead

Poland and Middle-Eastern Europe; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Xebia is seeking a senior delivery leader to drive data platform initiatives across complex engagements involving business and technology alignment, governance, and data quality. You will own engagements from kickoff to handover, manage sponsors and senior stakeholders, and translate technical findings into strategic decisions for clients.

Required are 10+ years in IT/data delivery, strong stakeholder management, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT, data, platform or digital transformation delivery.
• At least 5 years in senior delivery, programme leadership or engagement leadership related to data transformation.
• Credible experience with data platform, data governance or data transformation initiatives.
• Able to discuss operating model, data stewardship, data quality, lineage and platform adoption.
• Strong executive stakeholder management with senior sponsors and data/tech leaders.
• Proven ability to challenge business stakeholders constructively when readiness or data quality is weak.
• Experience with structured delivery governance: risk and decision logs, escalation paths, client checkpoints.
• Fluent, high-impact English; Portuguese/French/Spanish is a regional advantage.

Responsibilities

• Leading the engagement from kickoff through assessment, scope definition, delivery, and handover.
• Driving business and technology alignment around data platform adoption and ownership.
• Validating readiness: sponsor commitment, SME availability, data owner authority, source access.
• Acting as the main interface for business sponsors, data stakeholders, and central programs.
• Coordinating Data Architect, Platform Engineer, DQ/Analytics and knowledge management roles.
• Translating technical findings into business-readable decisions for leadership.
• Owning risks, issues, decision logs and escalation flow; escalate early for blockers.
• Escalating when local issues may affect readiness, delivery quality or handover.

Skills

10+ years experience

Data platform delivery

Senior delivery leadership

Executive stakeholder management

Data governance

Data quality remediation

Fluent English

Operating model discussion

Job description

Xebia is seeking a senior delivery leader to drive data platform initiatives across complex engagements involving business and technology alignment, governance, and data quality. You will own engagements from kickoff to handover, manage sponsors and senior stakeholders, and translate technical findings into strategic decisions for clients.

Required are 10+ years in IT/data delivery, strong stakeholder management, and fluency in English.