Head of Group Data Delivery

Euronext is the leading pan-European exchange with a unique federal model, in a mission to accelerate innovation and sustainable development across Europe. From raising equity to traded products, issuer services to market data, Euronext addresses the needs of marketplaces, investors and companies, playing a crucial role in connecting European businesses to capital markets, fostering economic growth, and providing listing opportunities for companies of varying sizes.

Overview:

Euronext is seeking a Head of Group Data Delivery to lead the development, maintenance, and expansion of the Group Data Platform—a critical component of the data strategy of the Group.
Based in Proto and reporting to the CTO Digital, Group Data, and AI, this senior role is responsible for building and managing 2 teams, in charge of the transversal Data infrastructure and a Data Lab, offering Data Engineering Services to the group.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background on Data platform management, be hands-on with a strong focus on delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Group Data Infrastructure Management:
  Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of the transversal Group Data Platform, including data ingestion, transformation, and distribution layers in a Data Mesh / Data Fabrik setup

• Data Marketplace and BI Solutions:
  Leveraging the concepts of Data Products, support and extend the Group Data Marketplace, ensuring smooth integration with BI platforms and the different Business Data Domain and facilitating data accessibility for business users.

• Data Governance Implementation:
  Deploy and manage Data Governance systems, including data catalog, glossary, lineage, and Data Quality solutions, ensuring adherence to governance policies and best practices.

• Team Leadership:
  Lead and mentor 2 local teams in charge of both the transversal data services (Dev and Devops) and a team of data engineers responsible for the delivery of Data project for business teams.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  Partner with the Head of Group Data Office and the Delivery managers of other CTO areas, to align data delivery initiatives with broader business strategies, leveraging Group Data Platform capabilities.

• Platform Adoption and Training:
  Promote the adoption of the Group Data Platform through effective communication, training, and change management initiatives.

• Compliance and Quality Assurance:
  Ensure all data delivery solutions comply with governance standards, data security, and quality requirements.

• Control cost and delays :
  Manage planning and budget of the teams, to ensure the services are delivered according to the business development plans.

• Continuous Improvement:

Identify opportunities to optimize data delivery processes, automate workflows, and enhance scalability and efficiency.

Technical Skills Required:

• Data Architecture:

Extensive experience in designing and managing distributed and scalable data architectures, leveraging principles of Data Mesh and Data Fabric.  Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena) or Azure (ADLS, Synapse).

Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes to deploy and scale data platforms.

• Data Ingestion and Transformation:

Strong expertise in data ingestion and transformation tools: Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, and Flink for batch and streaming data processing, Talend, dbt, or Fivetran for building and automating data pipelines.

Knowledge of Lakehouse architectures using tools like Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg or Apache Hudi.

• Data Storage and Management:

Experience with storage solutions such as Amazon S3, Hadoop or Snowflake

• Data Governance and security:

Experience implementing data cataloging and discovery platforms, such as Data Galaxy, Alation, or Amundsen, to enable efficient data exploration.

Implementing privacy and compliance and manage RBAC with tools such as Apache Ranger or IAM policies.

• BI, Analytics, and Self-Service:

Proficiency with BI and visualization platforms, tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Metabase for delivering insights and reports.

Experience in creating self-service data platforms, building APIs for self-service data product consumption using OpenAPI, GraphQL, or RESTful APIs.

• Automation and Observability

Expertise in implementing data observability and monitoring tools like Monte Carlo, Sifflet,  Datadog, or Prometheus for ensuring platform reliability and data health.

Experience automating workflows and orchestration with tools such as Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect.

• Programming and Development

Programming skills in Python, and SQL for data engineering tasks. Familiarity with software engineering practices, including CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.

• Data Science Tools :

Knowledge of platforms like Dataiku, KNIME or Jupyter Notebook

Qualifications:

• Experience:

  • Proven experience in a senior data delivery or data management role within a mid-size or large organization.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead data infrastructure projects and teams in complex environments.

• Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

  • An advanced degree is a plus.

• Leadership and Communication:

  • Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

  • Ability to collaborate across departments and drive consensus.

• Problem-Solving:

  • Strong analytical skills and a track record of solving complex data challenges.

Preferred Skills:

• Industry Experience:

  • Experience in the financial services industry is a plus.

• Certifications:

  • Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)

  • Certification in Agile methodologies

Euronext Values

Unity

•        We respect and value the people we work with

•        We are unified through a common purpose

•        We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

•        We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly

•        We act with integrity in everything we do

•        We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

•        We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

•        We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change

•        We take smart risks

Energy

•        We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

•        We focus on and encourage personal leadership

•        We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

•           We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

•           We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

•           We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.