Our ambition:

At ENGIE S&EM Iberia, data, analytics and AI are at the core of our ambition to become the Best Digital Utility in Iberia. Our Data, AI & Advanced Analytics team (D3A), composed of data scientists and digital talents, runs at the forefront of this digital transformation and we are hiring its manager.

This role combines strategy, delivery and hands-on leadership, with direct exposure to trading, sales and P&L. It is a unique opportunity to take a central, visible and decisive part in building what will be one of the most advanced data, analytics and AI capabilities in the global utilities sector.

You will work as the right hand of the CDAIO, translating strategy into measurable business impact, and embedding analytics, models and agents deeply into trading, short-term markets and B2B operations.

Your goal: turn data, models and AI into P&L, resilience and competitive advantage.

Your area: S&EM Iberia Data, Advanced Analytics and AI (D3A):

Lead the end‑to‑end strategy, delivery and industrialization of data, governance, BI, advanced analytics, and AI (incl. GenAI/agentic) for S&EM Iberia.

Collaborate closely with the business units and rest of central teams, foster a data-driven culture, industrialize high‑value use cases, and ensure tight partnership with IT to deliver reliable, sustainable & scalable solutions and measurable business impact.

Your scope & responsibilities:

1. Strategy & impact

• Execute our strategic Data, Analytics & AI roadmap for S&EM Iberia, aligned with global S&EM and ENGIE guidelines.
• Prioritize high-value use cases and transformation initiatives with clear ROI (forecasting, optimization, trading support, risk, commercial, GenAI/agents).
• Ensure end-to-end ownership: from idea to production, adoption and value realization.
• You are embracing the emerging technologies and striving to innovate with purpose.

2. Data, platforms & governance

• Own the data governance operating model (owners, stewards, quality, lineage, access, AI/agents governance) and ensure consistency with S&EM Data strategy
• Partner closely with IT and Data Engineers to evolve the data & AI platform (cloud, ingestion, time series, MDM, feature stores, MLOps, security).
• Ensure scalability, reliability and sustainability of solutions.

3. Analytics, models & AI

• Scale self-service BI and semantic models (e.g. Power BI).
• Industrialize forecasting, optimization and simulation models and support their integration into business processes
• Introduce GenAI and agentic solutions where they truly create business value (no hype). Strengthen contextual data frameworks and governance so AI agents operate with business‑aware logic, leveraging real‑time signals, metadata and domain rules to enhance reliability, compliance and automation performance.
• Manage a portfolio of locally developed corporate and external solutions.
• Foster collaboration with internal & external innovation hubs (universities, startups,…)

4. Business partnership

• Work daily with Trading, Short-Term Trading, B2B and FinOps, providing real-time insights, tools and decision support.
• Act as single point of contact for data & models for S&EM Iberian business units and central peers.
• Manage relationships and contracts with external parties when needed.
• Integrate regulatory constraints into data products and models.

5. Leadership & culture

• Build, lead and coach a high-performing multidisciplinary team (BI, data scientists, AI – data engineers in collaboration with IT).
• Foster a data-driven, product-oriented and delivery-focused culture.
• Develop talent, communities of practice and knowledge sharing across countries.

You are:

• An experienced leader in data/analytics (10+ years), with 5+ years building and guiding multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong background in data engineering, analytics, ML/AI and quantitative modeling.
• You have a master’s or PhD in a relevant field (Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics/Statistics).
• You have proven experience in data governance, BI, cloud data platforms (Azure/AWS/Google, Databricks), and AI/GenAI governance.
• You are comfortable coding in Python and want to be close to the data and models to challenge and guide the team.
• If you have experience in energy markets this is a plus (trading, short-term markets, risk, B2B)!.
• You have a strong delivery mindset: from strategy to production and impact.
• You have a deeply data-driven mindset (no hype!).
• You are curious, pragmatic, and eager to test new technologies with purpose.
• You can influence senior stakeholders across functions and geographies.
• Have great communication skills and will love to share what is happening in D3A.
• You are a natural leader who enjoys developing people and teams.

We expect that you:

Ø  Are driven by excellence, you want to perform at high standards

Ø  Are highly Inquisitive – Interested in the world, and you enjoy understanding and solving complex problems

Ø  Are a giver, not a taker - Truly believe in elevating yourself and your team through generous collaboration

Ø  Want to be rewarded and progress in line with your strong contribution

Ø  Are self-starting, you have the motivation and drive to excel

Ø  Truly seek constant self-improvement and growth

Ø  Have people management competences (vision, roadmap & priorities, people development, organization, team spirit, collaboration etc)

Ø  Want to communicate, learn and share

Ø  Have experience in working in a multinational environment

What you will find here:

Ø  Direct impact on business results and strategy from day one.

Ø  A flat, non-hierarchical, high-autonomy environment with start-up spirit.

Ø  Daily interaction with traders and business teams in a fast-paced setting.

Ø  International exposure within a global markets organization.

Ø  Meritocratic, transparent culture with strong growth opportunities.

Ø  High standards, strong collaboration and respect for work–life balance.

Languages:

Fluent in English

Spanish desired. French is a plus.

Travels:

Occasional travel to exchange best practices with business units and peer teams.

Context:

You and your team will design market-relevant data products; build and run forecasting & simulation models; industrialize analytics, Agents and GenAI solutions; and provide executive reporting and insights to support decision-making.

You will work closely with Trading (gas, LNG, power, green certificates, etc.), Short Term Trading (day and intraday power markets) and our new B2B (gas & power) brand, for Spain and Portugal, providing products to help to create P&L and foster the services we provide to our internal and external clients, both in the short and long term.

You will work closely with the rest of units of the CDAIO area -as IT-, and you will also be part of the global Expertise Center (EC) of “Data & Models”, a practice with a cross-country experts in energy markets, AI, data and quantitative economics around the world.

About US (ENGIE Supply & Energy Management Iberia):

Do you want to join a fast-paced environment…

• At the intersection of Markets, Analytics and the Energy Transition
• In one of the top companies active in global energy markets
• In a truly international environment (12 nationalities in a team of 100), working daily with your colleagues in Brussels, Paris…
• Part of a global markets area – offices in Singapore, US, Latam…
• With access to best-in-class analytics and AI, some of the most advanced data and systems in the industry
• Unique career prospects, great opportunities to grow locally or internationally, surrounded by top talent
• Highly collaborative culture
• Empowerment and autonomous decision making from early on
• Opportunities for rapid progression for top talents, in terms of scope of responsibility, breadth of tasks, compensation

More info on S&EM Hub (https://gems.engie.com) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/engie-global-energy-management-solutions).

If this suits you, contact  us!

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