Group Data Manager (Purever) at Ardmac in Madrid, MD, ES.

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Key Responsibilities

Data Strategy & Architecture Define and own the Group's target data architecture on Microsoft Fabric (lakehouse / medallion patterns, data pipelines, semantic models), while keeping the design open to other platforms and technologies where they genuinely serve the Group better. Personally build and maintain core Fabric artefacts - pipelines, lakehouse structures, semantic models, reports - in addition to specifying them for vendors and future team members;
today there is no delivery team to delegate to. Lead the migration path away from legacy, on-premise, single-vendor data setups towards a scalable, governed, cloud-native architecture. Act as the data voice on the Group's Architecture Review Board, ensuring every AI and data initiative across the Group aligns to a single architectural direction rather than fragmenting into local solutions.

Data Governance & Compliance

Stand up the Group's first formal data governance framework: data catalog, data quality rules, ownership and stewardship model (RACI), naming conventions, and change/version control for data assets. Own the Group Master Data programme (chart of accounts, cost centres, customers, products) that today blocks reliable cross-entity reporting. Ensure data practices meet GDPR and local data-protection requirements across all jurisdictions the Group operates in, working closely with local IT and legal/DPO functions.

Helix Platform Leadership

Take executive ownership of Helix,



the Group's Fabric-based data platform programme, from its current early-stage footing through to a mature, governed, multi-domain reporting and analytics platform. Own the programme roadmap, budget and prioritisation, balancing the Finance function's near-term reporting needs against the longer-term architectural foundation the Group needs. Define and enforce a group-first principle: local or business-unit data initiatives may pilot new ideas, but the platform architecture is decided and owned at Group level.

Vendor & External Resource Management

Own the Group's portfolio of external data, BI and Fabric delivery partners end-to-end: sourcing, RFQ/RFP management, contract negotiation, and ongoing performance and delivery accountability. Run competitive vendor selection processes for data services and longer-term data-foundation partnerships, several of which are already in flight and will need to be concluded by whoever takes this role. Actively manage the balance between vendor delivery and building sustainable internal capability, so the Group is not permanently dependent on any single external partner.

Team Building & Leadership

Build the Group Data team from its current near-zero headcount, starting with an already-approved Data Analyst hire, and grow it deliberately as the platform and governance model mature. Coordinate - and over time formally integrate - data-adjacent contributors who today sit informally in other parts of the business, into a coherent Group Data function. Establish the working practices, documentation and knowledge

📌 Group Data Manager (Purever) At Ardmac (Madrid)
🏢 Ardmac
📍 Madrid