Unit Head Engineer/Manager - Data Product and Strategy

Company Description

The H&M Group is on a journey to meet and surpass our customers' expectations, both now and in the future. Through collaboration, innovation, and technology, we challenge ourselves and the industry. In order to cater to the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers, our tech organization delivers solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands. We are expediting digitalization and to stay relevant, we need to ensure we have strong leaders in place to bring our best capabilities, innovation ideas and talented technologists to support the transformation of the H&M Group.

Job Description

Develop and lead a comprehensive strategy and product vision in support of the mission of the Data Office for the H&M enterprise. This includes providing a definition for the value stream measurement to the repeatable product definition to the assurance of product quality and delivery.

• Drive and lead the design of a multi-year data and product strategy to create new data products and provide a measurable competitive advantage for H&M. Gauge the investments required in terms of people and technology to achieve these objectives.

• Explore developments in data engineering, data science, and AI, and translate these to the data strategy to keep H&M at the forefront of data optimization.

• Effective stakeholder management, balancing the prioritization of strategic initiatives from the top-down with technology requirements from the bottom-up.

• Orchestrate all data efforts within IT and the business and align the business to the IT agenda with new capabilities and methods.

• Advance the identification of new internal and external data assets; approve selection and integration.

• Explore the ecosystem, both internally and externally, to introduce fresh data insights into both IT and the business. Implement tailored use cases and lead the distribution of research findings throughout H&M.

• Drive the broader need for data engineering and data science, align re-usable and scalable tooling for implementations; deploy top-tier data and AI capabilities.

• Collaborate with Tech stakeholders and business units to harmonize the data agenda and drive standardization of the data program, data adoption, effective data implementations.

• Champion data and AI opportunities to the business leadership team, fostering collaboration to shape H&M’s data narrative.

• Work with business leaders to craft a unified data portfolio and projects that align with broader IT and H&M strategic roadmaps. Transition from reactive, static reports to a federated data model and promote self-service data consumption.

• Oversee an area responsible for PMO management with proven achievements in IT Business Partnership and Relationship Management, Value Realization.

• Recognize opportunities to foster relationships that support others in achieving their goals and proactively connect with both existing contacts and new individuals.

• Demonstrated track record of driving change in processes and organizations, while maintaining working relationships with key business customers.

• Broad technology skills in data, AI/ML with the ability to translate knowledge into solutions that transform the customer’s experience.

• Experience in designing and evaluating organizational transformations and delivering large-scale change that adds value from data and information.

• Guide Product teams on buy vs build concept, act as a strategic partner to our business stakeholders.

• Experience implementing cloud economics, value demonstration, and measurement within cloud economics.

Qualifications

• A Master's or Bachelor's Degree in computer science, mathematics, or engineering is required.

• 10+ years of leadership experience in data and analytics.

• Candidates from any industry are welcome, with a preference for those with previous experience in retail, brands, or e-commerce.

• Technical experience across a variety of analytics functions and capacities.

• Experience in designing and leading or implementing product-oriented methodology across teams.

• Experience working in globally matrixed organizations, with a demonstrated ability to unify and lead teams within such an organization.

• Experience in managing a large portfolio of data products, analytical/AI products, and data platforms.

• Proven experience of providing strategic and technical leadership to large complex organizations.

• Experience in leading large teams at scale in complex organizations.

• Established partnerships with top academic institutions or industry/domain leaders.

• Referenceable leadership, management, or key influencer experiences required.

• Previous experience managing large programs and budgets preferred.

• Someone who embodies and exemplifies H&M's core values in both their actions and communications.

• Experienced in Agile methods and leading Scrum teams.

Leadership Behaviours:

• As a role model of our values and in taking action, you are expected to demonstrate excellent cognitive, social, and emotional skills, and know how to nurture these in others.

• You are committed to directional decisions, taking ownership of the whole, and collaborating across boundaries.

• You create trust and are not afraid to lead.

• You communicate in a timely and clear manner.

• You aim for speed, simplify complex issues, and focus on the outcome.

Additional Information

Working with tech at H&M Group
Shaping the future of fashion with people, data, and tech. The fashion and retail industries are undergoing a transformation, driven by customers' technology and sustainability expectations. At H&M Group, we want to shape the future of fashion and lifestyle by harnessing the power of smart tech and data. With our 75-year history of innovation, we understand the need to collaborate and co-create with engineers and tech specialists around the world to achieve our vision.

What we offer

You are joining a unique value-driven culture, a large tech network, and community where you can be yourself. Besides the obvious perks such as staff discount card, learning communities, wellness benefits, parental benefits, and a flexible work life, there are many opportunities to experiment and grow in the direction you want. Being a significant player gives us countless opportunities to make a real impact and shape the future. H&M Group is a value-driven company that aims to lead the way to a more inclusive environment. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace with a culture that is dynamic and innovative.

Learn more about our L&D work at https://youtu.be/veRbl9Cijts

Additional Information:

This is a full-time position based in Stockholm. Please apply as soon as possible but no later than December 3rd. We will review and interview applicants continuously. If you have any questions, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner - Shriti Shetty.