Data Platform Owner On-site QiBit Porto September 5, 2025 Porto

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Bit is a company dedicated exclusively to the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, belonging to Gi Group, an Italian multinational positioning itself as one of the largest companies worldwide in the field of Human Resources.

Job Description

We are looking for a Data Platform Owner to join the team of our client - a reference company in the retail sector who is creating a new IT Hub in Portugal.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the roadmap for enterprise data platform services, including ingestion, processing, modelling, reporting infrastructure, and AI/ML capabilities;
• Ensure secure,
  - quality, and
  - governed data assets are made available across business and product domains;
• Lead a distributed team of data professionals including data engineers, data scientists, data governance analysts, data QA lead, and data architects, working across both the CSC and Tech Hub;
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and product teams to understand data needs, KPI definitions, and access models;
• Ensure appropriate data controls, lineage, and governance processes are embedded in platform operations;
• Enable
  - serve analytics and data exploration through curated and trusted datasets;
• Oversee operational support, service quality, and continuous improvement of data platform components;
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal data policies;
• Act as the strategic owner for platform vendors and technologies related to data infrastructure;
• Enable data science and AI-driven initiatives through provision of advanced modelling, experimentation, and deployment environments;
• Integrate machine learning pipelines and AI capabilities into the core platform architecture where business value can be generated;
• Collaborate with data scientists and architects to scale predictive models, automation, and data enrichment use cases across the organisation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field;
• Minimum 6 years of experience in data platform, engineering, or data management roles;
• Proven experience delivering scalable data infrastructure and services in a complex organization;
• Deep understanding of modern data platforms, data lakes, pipelines, reporting tools, and governance frameworks;
• Skilled in data modelling, data quality assurance, security, and access control;
• Experience with machine learning pipelines and AI platform integration;
• Relevant certifications in data governance, cloud data platforms, or agile delivery are a plus;
• Strong collaboration skills across technical teams and business domains;
• Leadership in managing delivery, support, and compliance of data services;
• Comfortable operating in a
  - functional,
  - led organization;
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken).

Sounds like you? Send us your CV and let's talk!