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About the Role

As Head of Data, you will shape our data strategy and technical vision, grow our Data capability, and enable teams to build scalable, AI-powered products at one of Europe's leading creator economy companies.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve our Data strategy together with the VP Tech & Data.
• Own and develop our data architecture, data platform, and data capabilities that power our AI products.
• Establish data governance, quality standards, and a trusted single source of truth for reporting and analytics.
• Drive best practices across Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI Engineering.
• Provide technical leadership for the design and evolution of modern AI solutions, including RAG pipelines, vector databases, semantic search, and LLM-powered applications.
• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing Data team.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and professional development initiatives.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data capabilities.
• Enable self-service analytics and AI-powered access to insights across the organization.
• Act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner to the VP Tech & Data.

Requirements

• Experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Data Architecture, AI Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and scaling modern cloud data platforms.
• Experience with modern cloud data stacks (e.g. Snowflake, dbt, BigQuery or similar) and BI platforms is a plus.
• Previous leadership experience through team management, mentoring, project leadership, or technical ownership.
• Strong understanding of Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Data Governance, and modern AI technologies.
• Hands-on experience with, or a strong interest in, LLMs, RAG, vector databases, and AI-driven products.
• Experience in digital media, the creator economy, influencer marketing, social media analytics, or marketing technology is highly desirable.
• Fluent English; German is a plus.
• Strategic thinker with a strong systems mindset.
• Pragmatic, hands-on, and execution-oriented.
• Comfortable making decisions and creating clarity in ambiguous environments.
• Able to communicate complex technical topics in a simple and business-friendly way.
• Strong relationship builder who earns trust across technical and business teams.
• Curious about emerging technologies and passionate about AI innovation.

Skills

• Data Engineering
• Analytics Engineering
• Data Architecture
• AI Engineering
• Cloud data platforms
• Snowflake
• dbt
• BigQuery
• BI platforms
• Data Modeling
• Data Governance
• AI technologies
• LLMs
• RAG
• Vector databases
• AI-driven products
• Digital media
• Creator economy
• Influencer marketing
• Social media analytics
• Marketing technology
• English
• German

Location

• Amsterdam
• Antwerp
• Berlin
• Cologne
• Münster
• Paris
• Stockholm

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Leadership experience

About the Company

• We Are Era is a European community economy company focused on community-led relevance.
• We decode what moves people through data and translate those insights into culturally resonant storytelling – across platforms, formats and markets.
• Our international team creates stories with impact and relevance, tailored to communities across all platforms.
• We Are Era sees itself as the shortest route to every community and subculture.
• Our projects range from TV productions and fictional series to branded formats on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, and TikTok.
• We support and guide creators on their journey toward building their own personal brands.
• Our international team of 400 employees speaks every language – from mainstream to subculture, from the Fridays for Future movement to K-pop culture.
• We're building the next generation of AI-powered products for the creator economy.
• From creator intelligence and social media analytics to intelligent matching, recommendations and AI-driven insights, data is at the core of our product strategy and AI innovation.