Head of Data

About us

Bisly is a technology company on a mission to save our planet by making professional intelligent buildings mainstream, so we save energy and fight climate change through the deployment of our digital twin-based building automation portfolio, consisting of both software systems and hardware products. We have achieved a market leader position in our home market and are actively looking to replicate this success in our target markets, including Germany, the UK and the Nordics.

We are looking for a Head of Data to join our team of dedicated professionals.

Your mission

As Head of Data, you will own Bisly’s end-to-end data strategy—shaping everything from infrastructure and governance to analytics, experimentation, and privacy. You’ll lead the development of a modern, scalable data platform, including pipelines, warehouses, lakehouses, and other critical systems, while ensuring data quality, modelling, observability, and compliance with privacy standards like GDPR and CCPA. You’ll also be a key enabler across the business, empowering teams from marketing to finance with tools, insights, and education. As a leader, you’ll build and mentor a high-performing team of data engineers, analysts, and scientists, while keeping a strategic eye on emerging technologies and opportunities for innovation in AI, machine learning, and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

• Own our end-to-end data strategy - from infrastructure and governance to analytics and experimentation.
• Build and evolve our data platform: pipelines, warehouses, lakehouses, and whatever else makes sense.
• Define and drive the roadmap for data architecture, tooling, scalability, and privacy compliance.
• Partner with engineering, product, and operations to ensure we’re collecting and using the right data intelligently.
• Lead efforts around data quality, modelling, observability, access controls, and user privacy.
• Develop and champion a clear metrics framework across the company (what gets measured, gets built).
• Help, educate and provide a data platform for teams across the company (e.g. marketing, finance, product, engineering, etc.).
• Ensure our data practices meet regulatory and ethical standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and build trust in our data handling.
• Hire, coach, and build a strong team of data engineers, analysts, and scientists team.
• Keep an eye on the future—emerging tech, AI/ML opportunities, and where Bisly should invest next.

To succeed in this role, you'll have

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or related fields, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
• Proven track record of building and scaling modern data infrastructure (e.g., data lakes, warehouses, real-time pipelines)
• Deep understanding of data architecture, data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data observability
• Experience with tools and technologies such as Snowflake, BigQuery, dbt, Apache Spark, Airflow, or similar
• Strong knowledge of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and experience implementing compliant data practices
• Ability to define and operationalize a company-wide metrics framework and champion a data-driven culture
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, product, operations, marketing, and finance teams
• Solid understanding of data governance, access controls, and security best practices
• Familiarity with machine learning platforms, AI integration, or driving ML use cases is a plus
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a proven ability to hire, coach, and grow high-performing data teams
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance long-term vision with short-term execution

Why us?

At Bisly, we value talent, innovation and collaboration. Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:  

• The chance to work on exciting projects and see your ideas come to life;
• Flexible vacation time with additional birthday leave for your personal 'me time' to relax, explore or spend time with loved ones;
• Book grant;
• Health & Wellness compensation via Stebby;
• Supportive work culture, with team-building events and activities.