Head of Data Architecture and Governance

Sambla Group is a tech company with a clear goal to make loans better for all. We need you your ambition and your skills on our journey. We have become the fastgrowing fintech company that we are today bridging the gap between borrowers and lenders thanks to all the 300 amazing people who work here.

Our success is the result of the commitment to deliver the best customer journey and consumer finance products in the industry. Together with well known brands such as Sambla Advisa Rahoitu DigiFinans and Omalaina we help customers improve their personal finances by comparing and consolidating their loans.

We at Sambla Group are looking for a Head of Data Architect and Governance! To lead the design implementation and evolution of our data architecture and governance framework. This role is critical in building a scalable reliable and secure data foundation that supports current reporting and analytics needs while paving the way for nextgeneration AIdriven solutions. You will mentor a talented team champion data best practices across the organization and ensure our data assets are managed effectively ethically and in compliance with regulations like GDPR and DORA.

We are looking for a unique blend of technical depth strategic thinking leadership capability and a genuine excitement for building something impactful in a fastpaced scaleup environment.

Essential Experience & Skills:

Proven Leadership: Demonstrable experience (minimum 35 years) leading managing and mentoring technical teams (Data Engineers Architects Analysts).

Data Architecture Expertise: Deep understanding and handson experience designing building and managing modern scalable data warehouse solutions particularly on cloud platforms (GCP/BigQuery strongly preferred).

Data Modeling Mastery: Expertise in various data modeling techniques and best practices for analytical workloads. Proven ability to design robust and understandable data models.

Data Governance Implementation: Track record of successfully defining implementing and operationalizing data governance frameworks policies and processes in midtolarge sized organizations.

Modern Data Stack Proficiency: Strong handson experience with tools like dbt and cloud data warehouses (BigQuery preferred Snowflake/Redshift acceptable). Solid understanding of ELT paradigms.

BI Tooling Architecture: Experience designing data structures optimized for BI tools specifically Power BI.

Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to effectively engage with influence and manage expectations of diverse stakeholders (technical and nontechnical) across different levels in midtolarge organizations.

Regulatory Awareness: Solid understanding and practical experience working with data privacy regulations particularly GDPR within data architecture and governance contexts (tracking monitoring compliance).

Technical Foundations: Expertlevel SQL skills are mandatory.

Communication: Exceptional communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills in English. (Swedish or another Nordic language is a plus).

Desirable Experience & Skills:

Experience working within the Fintech or Financial Services industry.

Experience thriving in a fastpaced highgrowth scaleup environment.

Direct handson experience with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data stack (BigQuery Dataflow Pub/Sub etc..

Experience evaluating selecting and implementing Metadata Management or Data Catalog tools.

Familiarity with designing data solutions that support AI/ML workloads and data science workflows.

Proficiency in Python for data engineering or scripting tasks.

Experience with Data Quality specific tooling.

Knowledge of specific governance frameworks like DAMADMBOK.

Personal Attributes:

Dynamic & Ambitious: Energetic proactive and eager to take on challenges and drive significant impact. Not afraid to roll up sleeves when needed.

Personable & Collaborative: Excellent interpersonal skills; builds rapport easily and fosters a positive collaborative team environment. Adept at influencing and working across teams.

Strategic Thinker Pragmatic Doer: Ability to develop a longterm vision while simultaneously delivering tangible results in the shorttomedium term. Balances perfection with pragmatism.

Passionate & Enthusiastic: Genuinely excited by the potential of data innovative technologies (including AI) and the opportunity to contribute to a missiondriven scaleup helping customers manage their finances.

Structured & DetailOriented: Possesses strong organizational skills and attention to detail crucial for architecture and governance.

Problem Solver: Analytical mindset with a knack for identifying issues and designing effective solutions.

Adaptable: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving priorities typical of a scaleup environment.

Why Join Us

This is a unique opportunity to shape the data foundation of a rapidly growing Nordic fintech leader. You will have significant autonomy lead a talented team work with a modern tech stack and play a key role in enabling our next phase of growth and innovation including harnessing the power of AI. If you are an ambitious personable leader passionate about data architecture and governance excited to make a tangible impact in a dynamic scaleup we want to hear from you.

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