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Head of Data/AI Transformation (F/M/D)

Company:

Fime enables its clients to create and launch trusted and secure solutions with consulting and testing services in payments, smart mobility, biometrics, and authentication. With 900+ experts around the world in over 20 locations, Fime is a multi-cultural global leading player its industry.

Inspired by our talented people, we are empowered to take ownership and innovate for the benefit of our clients. Employee growth is therefore our priority, and we demonstrate the appreciation of our people by providing them with opportunities to grow and new challenges both through internal promotion and international mobility.

At Fime, we are constantly evolving and moving forward together thanks to our values:

• Enable our customers.
• Support each other.
• Keep getting better.

Your skills and your differences will be our greatest assets. Join Fime and make a difference!

Making innovation possible.

Making the world work.

Mission:

ACTIVITIES

• Set the vision. Define and socialise a three-year enterprise data strategy that aligns to Fime’s “innovation-enabler” mission, balances central governance with domain autonomy, and embeds data ethics & ISO 27001 controls from day one.
• Own the platform. Architect and run a modern, cloud-native data platform (warehousing, streaming, ML Ops) that delivers “analytics as a product” to engineering squads and business teams.
• Create measurable value. Implement a data ROI framework—covering adoption, cost-to-serve and revenue uplift—to prove how data products accelerate client delivery and margin.
• Lead the craft. Build, mentor and retain a diverse team across data engineering, analytics engineering and ML Ops; introduce best-in-class DevDataOps practices, CI/CD and IaC for data.
• Partner for impact. Act as translator between execs, product owners and technical leads; turn use-cases in testing automation, fraud analytics and generative-AI assistants into production workloads.
• Govern and protect. Establish data quality SLAs, cataloguing, lineage and GDPR-ready governance; lead internal audit responses.
• Champion culture. Promote data literacy, run internal communities of practice and advocate for diversity & inclusion in tech.

JOB EXPERIENCE

• 4-6 years building and operating cloud data platforms and ML Ops tooling, ideally within Payments, fintech or other highly-regulated B2B SaaS
• Designed and rolled out enterprise-wide data governance and quality programs, ideally under ISO 27001 or similar.
• Demonstrated track record of translating data products into measurable P&L impact (ROI frameworks, cost-allocation models).
• Strong stakeholder management across execs, product, security and regulatory bodies.
• Background in development (e.g., 2 years Python), with a shift to consulting, PM, or data roles.
• Previous leadership experience.
• Consulting experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Completed studies in a Technology related field
• Strategic thinking with a focus on business value and impact.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities in complex environments.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shaping use cases from high-level ideas.
• Effective at translating between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High autonomy, adaptability, and a proactive approach to driving change.
• Added value: clear communicator, team collaborator, and advocate for diversity or community engagement.

Contract: Permanent, full time

Starting at the latest: ASAP

Location: Europe

Tagged as: 3-5 Years, 5+ Years, Python