Head of Data Engineering, Adevinta
Plus annual bonus
2-5 days a week in office (Charlottenburg, Berlin)
Digital marketplace specialist & family of local digital brands
Be an early applicant
Digital marketplace specialist & family of local digital brands
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
Plus annual bonus
2-5 days a week in office (Charlottenburg, Berlin)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create perfect matches that help everyone and everything find a new purpose through technology, talent and trusted brands.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a professional with more than 8 years experience as a data engineer (or comparable) in general and 5+ years experience in leadership roles
- Deep experience with modern data technologies, particularly in cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud, BigQuery, or comparable solutions) and with streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka and real-time analytics)
- Experience designing and implementing self-service Data Mesh platforms for internal customers
- Good knowledge and hands-on expertise of applying data mesh principles to real-world use cases and guiding teams through federated and decentralized data ownership models
- Multiple years of experience in technical leadership roles, with a proven track record in managing and growing teams
- A servant leadership mindset, with a focus on empowering others and developing future leaders
- Authenticity and a collaborative approach, with a focus on creating a positive team culture and impact
What the job involves
- As the Head of Data Engineering (d/f/m), you will driving our data and tech strategy forward, leading a talented team of data engineers while working at the forefront of modern data practices. This is a high-impact role with the opportunity to influence and shape how data empowers decision-making and progress across our company
- You will report directly to the Director of Data Strategy & Operational Excellence
- Manage three teams of highly skilled data engineers, with their team leads reporting directly to you
- You raise the bar for our technology and data solutions
- You will support every data engineer at mobile.de, including those not directly reporting to you, being a mentor and ensuring alignment across teams
- You foster a collaborative and open culture where team members feel safe to speak their minds, reflect, and grow together
- You will lead the organizational rollout of our data mesh approach, distributing data engineering skills effectively between central and local teams
- You serve as a key advocate and enabler for data mesh principles
- You take on Data Architect responsibilities, providing deep expertise in designing federated, scalable, robust, and high-performing data solutions
- You ensure our architecture supports both batch and real-time data needs, leveraging modern tools and methodologies and is built to foster self-service
- As part of the Data and Analytics leadership team you work closely with peers in analytics, data science, and data strategy to drive our vision forward
- You build strong relationships with internal customers, ensuring that our success is measured by their success
Our take
Adevinta Spain is part of the global Adevinta family, which is publicly listed in its native Norway. The company as a whole is one of the world’s largest classified marketplace companies, boasting a portfolio of around 50 brands in over a dozen countries, and employing close to 10,000 people.
The Spanish arm owns a number of the country's top digital classifieds marketplaces including Fotocasa, InfoJobs, and Milanuncios. At a time when larger companies are acquiring scores of eCommerce startups – a concept dubbed “eCommerce rollups” – it’s really interesting that Adevinta seems to have made quite the head start.
Indeed the fact that Adevinta isn’t going after D2C brands, but the marketplaces themselves, is clever. Considering that well over $2 trillion is spent annually on online marketplaces, Adevinta Spain (as well as Adevinta as a whole) is operating from a position of strength in an extremely lucrative market, especially since a buyout by Blackstone and Permira in November 2023 was initiated. This will further bolster Adevinta's position as a market leader under strong new ownerhsip.
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Company benefits
- Our work model prioritises remote work combined with face-to-face dynamics in the office that help us connect and make strategic decisions as a team. There are a minimum of 5 face-to-face days per quarter that you will pick with your team, that is, a minimum of 20 days a year, of which there are 8 days that we have chosen for everyone because they are meetings that reinforce our culture as a company (development conversations with managers, the creation of objectives or the summer celebration and Christmas party).
- Furthermore, you have the option of working up to four weeks a year from wherever you'd like. To do this, you must have a good internet connection and be able to follow the team's schedules.
- Every year we engage into benchmarking against the external market in order to create competitive compensation packages. Moreover, we do have plans that allow you to "flex your gross salary" in order to purchase benefits such as meal vouchers, commuters card, training and child care.
- We have Apple, Dell and Samsung options to choose the hardware that helps you most in your daily life. Choose between a Macbook Pro or Dell XPS laptop and an iPhone XR or Samsung S9 phone.
- Do you travel by car or motorcycle? We subsidize part of the parking cost.
- Your well-being is our priority. We cover fully for your medical insurance and we allow family members to be added to the policy for a discounted price.
- At the Barcelona office, you can enjoy sessions of 1 hour of physiotherapy.
- Do you like going to the gym? We sponsor 70% of the monthly fee of your chosen centre/ studio and we have agreements with both Andjoy and McFit for discounted membership prices.
- We enjoy 23 days of paid-time-off a year.
- We offer free breakfast and drinks at our Barcelona office every day of the week. You can also choose to enjoy the freshmade set daily menu in our canteen for an economical price. In Madrid on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays you can enjoy free breakfast.
Company values
- Act For Max Impact
- Use Your Voice
- Grow Through Different Perspectives
- Win And Lose Together
- Experiment Bravely
Company HQ
Barcelona, Spain
Articles
Leadership
Antoine Jouteau
(CEO (Not Founder))Previosuly Senior Advisor at FAMAE Impact, Investor at Voie 21, CEO at Leboncoin and Member of the Advisory Board at Orchestra-Prémaman.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Adevinta
- Women in Leadership: Our global year-long accelerated development programme designed to get more women ready to succeed in leadership roles.
- The Change Makers: A peer-led grassroots group with a mission to create a workplace where differences are embraced and every single person feels like they belong. They run workshops and initiatives on topics such as unconscious bias, allyship and privilege tailored for Adevintans.
- LGBTQ+ community: Formed in early 2020 with the aim of providing a space for LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies to connect and share their experiences.
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