Head of Data Platform Engineering at lastminute.com

Position Head of Data Platform Engineering
Veröffentlicht 17 Feb 2026
Abgelaufen 19 Mar 2026
Unternehmen lastminute.com
Standort Mendrisio | CH
Anstellungsart Full Time

Stellenbeschreibung:

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We are looking for a Head of Data Platform Engineering to join our Unternehmen of around 1700 people worldwide to help us power up the travellers journey for millions of holidaymakers. If youre passionate about building scalable modern data platforms and leading teams to deliver data as a strategic asset keep reading as you might be the perfect fit for this job.

The job in brief:

Jobtitel oder Stichwort: Head of Data Platform Engineering

Working model: hybrid from Schweiz

Team: you will join the Data Warehouse team within the Data Platform Engineering area inside the Data department.

Level: Managerial and Tech leading with Accountable for managing people setting direction and deploying resources and technical knowledge reporting to Chief Data Officer

Standort: Chiasso

Contract: Permanent full-time (EUR 36 h/week)

Qualifications What your impact will be:
  • Design and implement our enterprise data infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments
  • Define reference architectures for modern data systems: data lakehouses streaming pipelines APIs and microservices
  • Ensure platform reliability security data quality and regulatory compliance
  • Oversee the full data lifecycle: ingestion storage processing orchestration and distribution
Lead and develop your team
  • Manage and mentor a team of Data Engineers and Data Architects
  • Set technical direction prioritize work and manage performance
  • Build a culture of collaboration quality and continuous learning
  • Attract and retain top data talent
Drive strategic impact
  • Partner with the CDO to shape the organizations data strategy
  • Translate business needs into scalable efficient technical solutions
  • Collaborate with Data Technology and business stakeholders to align on priorities
  • Continuously optimize platform performance costs and capabilities while evaluating emerging technologies
Your expertise Experience and leadership
  • 5 years in data engineering platform engineering or data architecture roles
  • 3 years leading technical teams with proven ability to manage mentor and grow engineers
  • Track record of delivering enterprise-scale data platforms in production environments
  • Experience working closely with senior leadership and translating strategy into execution
Technical depth
  • Strong expertise in modern data architectures: data lakehouses event-driven systems streaming platforms
  • Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms and hybrid environments
  • Deep knowledge of data technologies: SQL and NoSQL databases streaming systems orchestration tools
  • Proficiency with Python SQL and modern data tooling
Strategic mindset
  • Ability to balance technical excellence with business value
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and driving clarity in complex environments
Nice to Have
  • Previous experience in travelling&tech oriented environments
  • Certifications in cloud platforms
Additional Information Perks of working with us

How we work together:
- An inclusive friendly and international environment (youll be working with colleagues from 10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
How we learn together:
- Professional and managerial skills development training paths access to e-learning platforms such as Oreilly Udemy Coursera (depending on the department) and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content
Wish you were here We do too!

Selection process steps*
  • HR interview (10-30 minutes)
  • 1st interview (Manager HRBP): soft skills technical knowledge
  • 2nd interview (Manager HRBP Director)
  • Offer extended
  • (*Please note the process can slightly vary. The recruiter in charge will share more details when setting up the interview)
Our commitment to celebrate diversity and generate belonging

At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race gender age sexual orientation religion gender identity or expression and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.

Eligibility by criteria

By submitting your information and application you confirm that you are legally authorised to work in the Land of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa status.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time

Vacancy

1

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Job-Informationen:

  • Unternehmen: lastminute.com
  • Position: Head of Data Platform Engineering
  • Arbeitsort: Mendrisio
  • Land: CH

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