Head of Data (m/f/d)

iBeat is a recruiting agency that was founded in 2020. We are a passionate team of 11 people coming from 9 different countries with one thing in common: we support tech companies / digital companies in Europe to grow by implementing the best recruiting and employer branding strategies. Hands-on or just strategic! We power the growth of startups and tech companies by helping outstanding entrepreneurs and leaders build their teams and organizational structures; we act as a strategic partner, especially in periods of strong growth. iBeat has an office in the Factory in Berlin.

We are currently supporting Europe’s leading travel platform. Why only watch when you can be part of it? Europe’s smartest travel platform does not develop by itself. In order to achieve their high ambitious goals, we are looking for clever minds, trouble-shooter, implementers and communication talents. With more than 40 million annual customers worldwide, they are one of the leading airlines in the European market. The digital Unit is a subsidiary of an Aviation and transforms the brand from an airline to a holistic, digital travel companion for the entire travel chain. You share their passion for the world of travel and want to be part of a driven and high performing team? Apply now as Head of Business Insights (f/m/diverse) and take responsibilities in the development of Europe´s leading travel platform.

Your mission

As Head of Data (f/m/diverse) you lead the Data Department including the Data Science, Data Engineering and Data architecture functions. You uncover the potential of technology with a strong vision for your department and promote the best organizational patterns and practices. By encouraging innovation, transparency, quality, and pragmatic solutions, you actively participate in shaping the comnpany as a high-performing organization.

Your tasks

You build the overall strategy of the Data department derived from the company goals; therefore, you spend time on thinking about how the department, team skillset, product and its technologies need to evolve to match business requirements

You share your vision to your team and define with their support clear milestones on how to achieve it

You develop a capable, diverse, cohesive, and motivated team through servant leadership to maximize collective skills and talents

Together and in alignment with your Peer Leads, you are on the cutting edge of technology and drive change and innovation in your department

With a strong vision of technical capabilities, you deliver technical excellence constantly improving delivery performance

You own your department budget

You take actively part in the recruiting processes for your department

You have at least 5 years of experience working in a data team and you already lived the role of coaching leadership for at least 2 years

You have a strong experience in creating, managing and scaling a Data Platform, while setting best practices for security, privacy, monitoring & alerting, and CI/CD

You have experience building Cloud based Data Platform infrastructure preferably with Azure

You have experience with statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence

You know how to inspire, encourage, bring positivity and motivate to your team

You demonstrate strong analytical skills with a strong business and customer understanding

You are an effective communicator able to present your ideas, strategies, questions, or issues using the appropriate tone and language

You are able to make decisions within a reasonable time, creating relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities

You know how to integrate information from a variety of sources, detect trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships with all relevant departments

You get your tasks prioritized and know when and how to say “no”

You already worked with cross-functional teams in an agile environment