Head of Data Services
1. Full-time
Company Description
Welcome to SMG Swiss Marketplace Group
We are a pioneering network of online marketplaces and a leading European digital company that simplifies people's lives with forward-looking products.
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG came together following the merger of Scout24 Switzerland and TX Markets (part of TX Group) in 2021. A union which included some of Switzerland’s most well-known leading marketplaces. We are a pioneering network of online marketplaces and a leading European digital company that simplifies people's lives with forward-looking products.
Job Description
Our exciting portfolio currently spans four business areas and includes Real Estate (immoscout24.ch, homegate.ch, ImmoStreet.ch, home.ch, Acheter-Louer.ch), Automotive (autoscout24.ch, motoscout24.ch, CarForYou), General Marketplaces (anibis.ch, tutti.ch, Ricardo.ch) and Finance and Insurance (financescout24.ch).
Become a part of our winning team at SMG
We hire the best digital talents to meet the highest demands of our users and customers in Switzerland. In return, we offer you an attractive, innovative, friendly and fast-paced work environment where you can reach your full potential, achieve your goals, and your successes are celebrated.
Join us in this exciting role and support our General Marketplaces team as our Head of data services.
As Head of Data Services in General Marketplaces, you will own and further develop a 80TB cloud based data lake for the most known second-hand platforms in Switzerland (anibis.ch, tutti.ch, Ricardo.ch), wow our users together with your team and improve our teams’ efficiency by designing and building data and AI services to be embedded into our products and internal tools. You will be part of a cross-functional, agile data team with an open mindset and convivial teammates who enjoy learning new skills and sharing theirs.
About the position:
2. You will lead and coach a team of Data & ML Engineers, analysts and scientists
3. You will lead decisions around the design and development of the data integration in the data lake and also AI services leveraging this data in the production environment.
4. You will communicate and align with various teams on business and technical needs to conduct your projects
5. You will be responsible for ensuring the data foundation is performant and scales with business needs and further drive the development of our analytics capabilities
6. You will be responsible for a full GCP project (architecture, choice of technologies, cost monitoring, alerting, etc..)
Qualifications
We already know you’re talented, but here are some other requirements for the role:
7. Fast learner and ability to connect the dots both from a business and technical perspective
8. You have extensive programming, SQL and data modelling skills in cloud environments (GCP, BigQuery is a plus)
9. You have the ability to work well across different teams, feel comfortable with multithreading and deal with ambiguity
10. You do both project management and operational work, are able to delegate and spread knowledge and coach
11. You want to make a difference working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment for the leading second-hand marketplaces in Switzerland and work with cross located teams (You speak fluent English, French or German are a plus)
Additional Information
Benefits you’ll love:
12. Be a part of well established Swiss-based subsidiary in Belgrade
13. We value work-life balance and employee happiness. That’s why we grant you hybrdi work environment, and 25 vacation days per year, with the option to buy another 10 days in an unbureaucratic process. You get 5 fully paid sick days per year, and another 5 days for special occasions
14. Lots of team activities and perks
15. Great equipment, competitive salary and a variety of fringe benefits like a gym membership and discounts at local stores
16. International team and working environment of talented and fun people
17. Stimulating work experience that will allow you to grow both professionally and personally (yearly budget for your personal development)
Please send a CV in English. The position is open in Serbia, please apply only if you are eligible to work in the location .
Looking forward to meeting you!
Disclaimer
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG primarily engages directly with candidates. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies unless we have specifically requested their assistance for particular roles. Any submissions made without a prior request from our Talent Acquisition team will not be acknowledged or considered. We appreciate the understanding and cooperation of recruitment agencies in respecting this policy.
About Us
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG. is a pioneering network of online marketplaces and cutting-edge European digital company that simplifies people’s lives with innovative products.
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG. provides customers the best tools to meet their life decision needs. The portfolio includes Real Estate (,, ,, ,, ,, ), Automotive (, ), General Marketplaces (,, ) and Finance & Insurance (). The company was founded in November 2021 by TX Group AG, Ringier AG, La Mobilière and General Atlantic.
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