Senior Director, Data Platform (f/m/d)

Senior Director, Data Platform will build and inspire high-performing teams across data engineering, EDI, ETL, and enterprise integrations, operating in SOX- and GxP-regulated environments. The role also leads a senior leader responsible for enterprise data governance, ensuring trusted, well-governed data is consistently available across the organization.

This position reports to the VP, Digital, Data & AI and is part of the Digital, Data & AI team and will be an on-site role in Kraków.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, integration engineering, or data platform roles, with 6+ years in people leadership roles.
• Proven experience defining and delivering enterprise data platform strategy and roadmaps in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, including data engineering, ETL/integration, and EDI capabilities.
• Strong understanding of modern data architectures (lakehouse/warehouse patterns, streaming, semantic layers, data product thinking) and how to operationalize them at scale.
• Experience delivering solutions in regulated environments, including SOX controls and GxP expectations (e.g., validation, traceability, audit readiness, data integrity).
• Expertise in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, azure, or gcp) and modern engineering practices (CI/CD, observability, infrastructure as code, security by design).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence executive audiences and align priorities across teams.

Nice to have:

• Leading enterprise data governance programs (catalog, lineage, stewardship, data quality, policy enforcement) in partnership with business and IT.
• EDI standards and ecosystems (e.g., ANSI X12, EDIFACT), B2B integration patterns, and partner onboarding at scale.
• Integrating data across ERP, CRM, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain platforms in life sciences, biotech, or healthcare environments.
• Driving platform modernization programs (legacy to cloud migration, tool consolidation, operating model changes) with measurable cost and reliability improvements.
• Supporting M&A integration, including rapid onboarding of new data sources and harmonization of data models and controls.

• Set a bold, clear enterprise data platform vision and strategy, aligned to business priorities, and translate it into an executable, multi-year roadmap.
• Lead, coach, and scale teams across data governance, data engineering, EDI, ETL, and integration engineering, developing strong leaders and a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Drive modernization of the data platform, including architectural simplification, standardization, and adoption of modern data patterns and platforms.
• Own delivery outcomes for the data platform, including reliability, performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and time-to-value.
• Ensure the platform meets stringent SOX and GxP requirements, with strong controls, validation discipline, audit readiness, and data integrity practices embedded by design.
• Lead a team responsible for enterprise data governance, and partner closely to:
  • Define and enforce data policies, standards, and stewardship models.
  • Improve data quality, lineage, and transparency across domains.
  • Enable confident decision-making through trusted, well-documented data.
• Influence and align across a complex, matrixed organization, driving adoption of shared platforms and reducing fragmentation and technical debt.
• Establish clear metrics and operating rhythms to measure platform health, adoption, and business impact.
• Make decisive build/buy and prioritization decisions, balancing speed, risk, compliance, and long-term sustainability.