Head of data engineering

Senior Data Engineering Manager

Location: Milan or Turin, Italy (Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Type: Permanent, Full-time

Language: English (Italian, Spanish, or French is a plus)

Compensation: €88,000 – €92,000 base + 15% Bonus + up to €7,000 net Welfare Bonus / year

We are partnering with a leading international digital product company on a mission to completely revolutionise their data capabilities. They are modernising their core Data Platform from the ground up and need a visionary leader to drive this journey from their hubs in Milan or Turin

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What You Will

• DoLead the Transitio n: Evolve a contractor-reliant ecosystem into a powerhouse internal engineering unit, mentoring and upskilling team members from day on
• e.Drive the Platform Pilo t: Take direct technical ownership of the data platform roadmap, steering the business through a cutting-edge Data Lakehouse and Data Mesh pilo
• t.Collaborative Architectur e: Partner with Data Architects, Product Management, and Governance to design scalable systems and lead critical Proofs of Concept (POCs
• ).Champion Best Practice s: Build robust batch ingestion/validation pipelines using medallion architecture, while enforcing top-tier data governance and observability framework

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What We Need From

• YouProven Management Tenu re: 4–6 years of direct people management experience (with around 10+ years total in tech ). Note: This requires an established manager, not a senior IC looking for their first step
• up.Product Company D NA: A strong background working within fast-paced, scale-up digital product or SaaS environmen
• ts.Modern Stack Relevan ce: Highly proficient in Python, SQL, Snowflake, and Airflow within an AWS environment (using Terraform for Ia
• C).Work Authorisati on: Must possess a valid EU work permit or citizenship (sponsorship is not availabl

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Bonus Points If You

• HaveHands-on experience or deep familiarity w ith Apache Ice berg or Delta L
• ake.Experience handling real-time data streaming at sc