Head of Data & AI Platforms

Lead a team of highly skilled Data & AI specialists and help shape the platforms powering our future. If you are an experienced people leader with a background in Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics or AI, this is your opportunity to influence the direction of our Data & AI capabilities while empowering a team of experts to deliver lasting business impact.

Meet your future team

You will join our Data & AI organisation and report directly to the Senior Director, Data & AI. As Head of Data & AI Platforms, you will lead a team of Platform Engineers, DevOps specialists and Data Scientists responsible for the shared foundation that enables data, analytics and AI across the organisation.

The team owns and develops the core platforms and capabilities that support our Data & AI ecosystem, including our Snowflake-based data platform, dbt, GenAI Hub, AI Gateway, Cortex Agents and emerging agentic AI tooling. As part of the Data & AI leadership team, you will manage strategic vendor relationships and collaborate with Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture, Legal, Procurement and Compliance on platform governance and direction.

This is a role for a leader who enjoys developing technical talent, creating clarity and direction, and building an environment where highly skilled specialists can thrive and deliver meaningful impact.

What we offer

As Head of Data & AI Platforms, you will be responsible for the strategic direction, operation and continuous development of our Data & AI platform landscape. Together with the team, you will ensure that our platforms remain scalable, secure and fit for the rapidly evolving needs of data, analytics and AI.

More specifically your tasks will be to:

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing team of Data & AI Platform Engineers, DevOps specialists and Data Scientists.
• Own and drive the roadmap for the Data & AI platform landscape, including Snowflake, dbt, GenAI Hub, AI Gateway, Cortex Agents and related tooling.
• Set platform standards and best practices within security, reliability, governance, cost management and developer experience.
• Lead architecture discussions and technology evaluations across the Data & AI ecosystem.
• Partner closely with AI delivery teams to ensure platforms and capabilities effectively support business priorities.
• Monitor and optimise platform and AI-related costs, including token consumption across AI workloads.
• Own platform risk management, resiliency, disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

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What you will bring

You are first and foremost a strong people leader who knows how to engage, develop and lead highly specialised technical professionals. While you bring a solid foundation within Data and AI, your greatest strength is creating the conditions for talented teams to perform, collaborate and grow.

Moreover, we expect that you:

• Have substantial experience within Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, AI or a related field.
• Bring several years of people leadership experience, including direct personnel responsibility.
• Have a proven track record of leading and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities with the ability to engage employees and influence stakeholders.
• Have a solid understanding of modern data platforms, cloud technologies and AI ecosystems.
• Understand Generative AI, LLM-based solutions and the economics of AI workloads.
• Possess strong stakeholder management skills and thrive in a collaborative, global environment.

Ready to apply?

Learn more about the VELUX Group online at www.velux.com where you can read more about working at our company and what to expect of our recruitment process.

We look forward to receiving your application and CV as soon as possible. We are conducting interviews on an ongoing basis until we have the right match.

All inquiries will be treated confidentially.

About VELUX

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the roof window category, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we can create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations. With 20 production companies in 12 countries and sales companies in 37 countries, our products are widely available. We employ around 12,000 people, and our company is headquartered in Denmark. Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer

In the VELUX Group, we believe in fostering a diverse workplace for everyone to thrive, develop, and perform at their best, and where you feel welcome, respected, and valued. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all, whether you are applying for a role or already a part of VELUX. That means we recruit, hire, train, and promote people based on their skills and potential without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, neurodiversity, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

We value diversity and strive to ensure that our employment decisions are fair and inclusive, focusing only on what truly matters: your qualifications and how you can contribute to our shared mission and success.