Data Engineering Manager

Summary

Join GWI as their Data Engineering Manager in Athens and lead key initiatives around survey data. Guide a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with Software Engineers and PMs. Design and oversee the delivery of robust, scalable data solutions. Own the technical roadmap and communicate it effectively. Grow and nurture your data engineering reports, fostering their professional development. Coordinate agile ceremonies, ensuring smooth delivery cycles and effective team collaboration. The role requires flexibility and comfort with continuous change in a high-tempo environment. GWI offers a friendly and fulfilling work environment.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading impactful data projects and managing engineers, with a strong delivery track record
• Skilled in coaching, performance reviews, and building high-performing teams
• Hands-on in SQL and Python, with deep expertise in end-to-end data pipelines—covering orchestration, modeling, transformation, and quality—at scale
• Strong knowledge of modern cloud data stacks (e.g. BigQuery, Airflow, dbt, Spark), plus familiarity with LLM-adjacent tooling like vector databases and RAG
• Well-versed in data governance, cataloging, accessibility, and quality assurance
• Effective communicator with experience in agile methodologies, roadmap planning, and aligning technical strategy to business goals

Responsibilities

• Lead key initiatives around the core of our business: survey data
• Guide a multidisciplinary team of Data Engineers, collaborating closely with Software Engineers and PMs
• Be hands-on in designing and overseeing the delivery of robust, scalable data solutions that form the backbone of a modern data platform
• Own the technical roadmap, drive its formation and communicate it effectively across the organization
• Contributing directly to GWI's goal of embedding consumer insights at the heart of every organization
• Beyond the technical leadership, you'll be responsible for growing and nurturing your data engineering reports, fostering their professional development while maintaining high team performance
• You'll coordinate agile ceremonies, ensuring smooth delivery cycles and effective team collaboration

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• End-of-year office closures
• Flexitime
• Early Friday finishes
• Work-from-anywhere options
• Work from home' budget
• Carer days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Private insurance for you and your your family
• Accredited learning programs
• A commitment to mental and physical health
• Reward and recognition programs
• Career development opportunities
• DE&I committee
• Volunteer options
• 100% donation matching
• Payroll giving options
• Generous training budget, including a fully paid international conference each year
• Mobile phone contract and restaurant ticket options
• Private health insurance plan