Technology Leader for Data, Integration & BI

Central to Alpiq’s strategy is a growing and dynamic energy trading, sales and origination business which relies on cutting edge IT services and applications to compete and succeed.

You will lead a multi-location data organisation covering data management and governance, delivery of data products and projects, management data Platform technology, data integration services and tools for self-service business intelligence. You will work with closely business and function leaders to data continues to be an enabler for the business strategy. This position is placed in Olten/Lausanne, Switzerland and reports to the Group CIO.

Your main responsibilities

• Lead, design and implement Data Strategy and Data Architecture in support of business needs and company strategy areas
• Manages data platform, data assets (data domains, domain model, data views etc) and underpinning technology and tools to deliver the company wide data strategy
• Leads Market Data services and associated applications to support business and functions
• Lead and implements Integration and API’s for businesses and corporate functions
• Leads the analysis and implementation of business intelligence and data reporting for stakeholders in corporate functions
• Establishes and enforces data governance policies to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance
• Curates and organize data for business consumption and ensure data can be democratized for stakeholders via the implementation of easy-to-follow data management practices, including quality standards, catalogues, API framework, education program and decision support capabilities.
• Develop strategies for identifying and mitigating data-related risks
• Leads and drives a culture of continuous improvement in data processes and related technologies
• Leads all teams that perform above activities

Your profile

• 10 to 15 years of technology leadership/management experience of which eight of those were leading data strategy and implementation  
• Ability to lead, inspire and motivate a large and diverse multi location team
• Deep understanding of business data architecture
• Strong domain knowledge in Energy, Power, Gas, RES and data 
• Knowledge of programming and cloud technologies for data ingestion, processing and analytics, such as Python, Java and data science frameworks such as Keras and Tensorflow 
• Experience of product & project management and software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, DevOps) 
• Strong technical knowledge of cloud and Data platform technologies
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate to C Suite level.
• Natural ability to influence business stakeholders.
• Ability to educate non data savvy business stakeholders on complex data topics. 
• Successful track record in data transformation in a Trading or Energy asset environment
• Strong team player