Director Data Platform

We are seeking a Director, Data Platform to lead this mission: architecting, building, and operating the systems that deliver clean, reliable, and timely market data to our in-house teams. You will lead our data engineering and operations teams, responsible for the end-to-end delivery and operation of our financial markets data platform. You will drive the architecture and execution of the development of our data platform and ensure it provides high-quality, scalable, and cost-effective data services. This platform is the foundation for our index construction, analytics, and client delivery and therefore central to the company's success. You will report to the Chief Technology Officer and collaborate closely with index structuring, operations, and technology teams to drive data reliability, accessibility, and innovation.

Your Tasks

• 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 that underpins index construction, analytics, and client delivery.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of ~30 data engineers and operations professionals, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee end-to-end data operations from ingestion and normalization of hundreds of external market data sources to reliable 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 to deliver on shared business outcomes.
• Promote innovation and systems thinking by evaluating internal and external solutions or services to ensure the platform evolves with new technologies, data sources, and business needs.
• Communicate vision and progress effectively to stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Partner with HR and senior leadership to attract, develop, and retain top talent, building sustainable leadership and technical depth within the team.

Do you have experience in Leadership?, * Experience: 10+ years in data engineering, platform management, or infrastructure leadership, including 5+ years leading large teams.

• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of financial market data (e.g., pricing, reference, corporate actions, ESG, and alternative data).
• Technical Expertise:

• Deep experience with modern data architectures and tools (e.g., Kafka, Airflow, Flink, Iceberg, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Proven ability to operate large-scale data ingestion and processing systems handling financial or reference data.

• Leadership: Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver business-critical systems in complex environments.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communicator with strong strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.

• Modern Culture: Enjoy our modern, flat hierarchy and startup-like culture
• Responsibility & Connections: Take over responsibility from day one and build relationships in- and outside of the company.
• Vacation: Enjoy 30 annual vacation days, plus extra time off for Christmas Eve and New Year
• Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive compensation package
• Special Benefits: Job ticket, access to Corporate Benefits, modern office space with ergonomic set-up, employee lounge, and free beverages and fruits
• Community & Networking: Engage in our various networking events
• Professional Development: Grow both personally and professionally through our diverse training offers
• Flexibility: Embrace a flexible work culture with the freedom to choose your work hours, including a hybrid work model, all within a diverse and dynamic environment

Solactive is a technology driven index provider headquartered in Frankfurt, operating globally and growing at a fast pace. Since 2007 we have been developing tailor made and multi asset class index solutions for ETFs and other index linked investment products at competitive prices. We are currently present in Frankfurt, Dresden, Berlin, Toronto and Hong Kong. Our software development and core technology team, responsible for the infrastructure, development, operation and maintenance of our index calculation and publication engine is hiring in Berlin!