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Data & AI Platform Owner

Job description

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (NSHD) is one of the leading companies in the industrial and medical gases business. We have a diversified involvement in broad industries such as healthcare, food, manufacturing, metallurgy, chemical products, electronics and energy.

The Data & Ai Platform Owner will be based in Madrid, in European Headquarters, and will be part of NSHD IT Global team, reporting to Global Data & AI Director.

We are looking for a seasoned professional, to own the global Data & AI platform as a secure, scalable, reliable, governed and cost-effective product/service spanning data, analytics, ML, Generative AI and agents. The Data & AI Platform owner will lead strategy, delivery, operations, adoption and lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & roadmap – Own target architecture, roadmap and backlog; balance demand, foundations, innovation, security and governance against value, maturity, interoperability and strategic fit.
• Federated delivery – With the Director, define global/regional/partner ownership, service boundaries, decision rights, onboarding and deployment governance. Consolidate demand; build once for regional configuration and reuse; govern exceptions and escalations.
• Architecture & engineering – Align modular architecture with Cloud, Security, Data/AI and enterprise standards. Govern shared code, infrastructure, configurations, policies and reusable templates; standardize IaC, CI/CD, provisioning and guardrails for governed self-service.
• Data & AI lifecycle – Enable ingestion-to-consumption, orchestration and integration; standardize experimentation, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, human oversight and retirement.
• Security & governance – Work closely with Cybersecurity to ensure the platform implements all mandated security measures; implement Azure governance policies defined by the Cloud Infrastructure team.
• Service & resilience – Own demand-to-operation, support and improvement. Define catalogue, SLAs/SLOs, KPIs and escalation; manage incidents, changes, releases, upgrades, dependencies, technical debt and retirement. Ensure capacity, performance, end-to-end observability, backups and tested recovery procedures.
• Finance & vendors – Support budgets, forecasts, cloud/licensing optimization. Manage partner performance, deliverables, knowledge transfer, roadmaps, dependencies and support/integration commitments
• Adoption & outcomes – Engage regional IT teams and business driving onboarding, documentation, accelerators and practitioner communities. Improve user/developer experience through feedback

Job requirements

Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or related field.
• At least 7 years in enterprise data/analytics development or project leadership, including platform strategy, delivery, operations, adoption and lifecycle ownership.
• At least 5 years with Databricks: enterprise workspaces, Unity Catalog, automation and Asset Bundles; cloud Data & AI architecture, preferably Azure.
• Full professional English proficiency required.

Required Skills

• International/multicultural experience would be essential; distributed team/partner leadership, platform deployments, ownership, decision rights, onboarding, reuse and measurable roadmap delivery.
• DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaC, provisioning and releases; cybersecurity, privacy, regulatory/data governance, audits and remediation.
• Service management, SLAs/SLOs, incidents, observability, capacity, resilience/recovery, technical debt and technology lifecycle.
• Product/service mindset, strategic roadmaps, problem-solving and attention to detail; balance value, risk, cost, speed and sustainability with operational discipline and improvement.
• Global–regional collaboration, influence without authority, constructive challenge, conflict resolution and executive/technical communication.

Preferred Skills

• Preferred experience in industrial gases, manufacturing, supply-chain or asset-intensive sectors; operational/safety-critical AI; regional platforms across Europe, Japan, Australia, Asia-Pacific or comparable environments.
• MLOps/LLMOps, GenAI/agents, evaluation, observability and governance; Fabric, Microsoft AI, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry and Databricks AI would be valuable.
• Relevant cloud, architecture, security, IT service management, or data-management certifications would be valuable.

Others

Availability to travel abroad 15% of the time (worldwide).

Why join Nippon Sanso?

At Nippon Sanso, we’re a reliable partner for key industries, combining global expertise with a local touch to make a real difference. Guided by our commitment to sustainability, we drive innovation through cutting-edge technology and a strong R&D network. Here, you’ll have the autonomy to own your career, with the chance to work on projects that impact communities and shape a carbon-neutral future.

Discover a place where you’ll play a key role in solutions that power major industries and make a difference in everyday life. At Nippon Sanso, our technologies support countless essential processes — often behind the scenes — that keep food fresh, enhance electronic chip production, purify water, and provide critical respiratory treatments. With a solid, diversified presence across Europe, we’re a reliable and stable company dedicated to constant innovation and to creating a healthier, more sustainable future.

Being part of The Gas Professionals will lead you to:

🌍 Think beyond the visible to explore and develop new solutions for a sustainable tomorrow.

🚀 Move and challenge yourself with the support of a collaborative team and inspiring leaders.

🌱Grow amplify your talent to its fullest potential, reaching as far as you aim.

What we offer:

• Remuneration and Benefits 💰: We offer a range of bonuses, long-term incentives, competitive salaries, which we review each year to remain competitive in the market. In addition, we have a wide range of benefits as a company, you can choose what suits you best: childcare, transport card, pension plan, sports package, health insurance, etc.
• Worklife balance 🏖: We have 29 days off a year! Plus, the 24th and 31st of December.
• Flexible schedule 🕓: you'll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.
• Home Office Policy 💻: With our hybrid work plan, you can enjoy working from the comfort of your home.
• Diversity and inclusion 😊: Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected. A place where individual talent is recognised and nurtured.
• Sustainability 🍀: We enable a carbon neutral world. Nippon Sanso spearheads the efforts to achieving zero CO2 emissions by helping industries in transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
• Safety first 🦺: We create a safe environment where our employees can thrive. In the past two decades, we have been honored 17 times as the safest company in Europe by the Industrial Gases Association (EIGA).

About Us

Nippon Gases is one of the leading companies in the industrial and medical gases business in Europe. We service more than 150,000 customers and have a diversified involvement in broad industries such as healthcare, food, manufacturing, metallurgy, chemical products, electronics and energy. We aim to create social value through innovative gas solutions that increase industrial productivity, enhance human well-being and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Making life better through gas technology.

What can you expect from us?

We are an industrial company in which safety and integrity come first, as it could not be otherwise. We bet on the talent of each of our employees, creating opportunities for development and learning, as well as offering an environment of personal conciliation. Our employees are the key to achieve high customer satisfaction and be, day by day, your choice. We have a high commitment to society and respect for the environment. These values make us a great company with solid and continuous financial results.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Nippon Gases is a company committed to equality and promotes an inclusive work environment free of any type of discrimination and harassment. We believe that the diversity of talent strengthens and increases our success. We have equality policies that guarantee employability and increase opportunities for all candidates.