Head of Data Platform

About the role

Solactive is seeking a Director of Data Platform to lead the architecture and operation of its internal data hub. The role involves ensuring the delivery of clean, reliable, and timely market data to support index construction, analytics, and client services. You will lead a large team of engineers and operations professionals to build scalable infrastructure and drive strategic data initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Translate market data and client requirements into platform capabilities, aligning technical solutions with business and product objectives.
• Define and deliver the data platform vision by building and operating a scalable, reliable, and cost-effective infrastructure.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of approximately 30 data engineers and operations professionals.
• Oversee end-to-end data operations from ingestion and normalization of external market data sources to internal distribution.
• Shape data architecture and governance frameworks to ensure data quality, lineage, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Drive strategic alignment and execution across engineering, product, and operations teams.
• Promote innovation by evaluating internal and external solutions to ensure the platform evolves with new technologies and business needs.
• Communicate vision and progress effectively to stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences.

Required skills

• Data engineering
• Platform management
• Infrastructure leadership
• Financial market data
• Kafka
• Airflow
• Flink
• Iceberg
• Databricks
• Snowflake
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• Software Development

Benefits

• 30 annual vacation days
• Christmas Eve and New Year time off
• Job ticket
• Corporate Benefits
• Ergonomic office setup
• Employee lounge
• Free beverages and fruits
• Networking events
• Professional development training

About the Company

Solactive AG is a German multi-asset index provider founded in 2007 in Frankfurt am Main. The company specializes in tailor-made indices and is a recognized player in the ETF industry, supporting leading investment banks and asset managers globally.