Product Manager – Data Platform (F/M/D)

Job description

 ### OUR VISION When people use our technology to "bridge the gap" between the physical and digital worlds, they don’t just capture reality - they create a new one. In this new reality, they are smarter, more productive, more streamlined, and more creative - because they have the digital foundation to build the world they want to live in. That’s what NavVis offers in all our products and services: the tools to not just map the world as it is, but to pave the way to a better future. To forge something new. Physical or digital, there is only one reality. And it’s the reality NavVis empowers people to build better. ### THE OPPORTUNITY Does owning and scaling an internal data and analytics platform that powers decision-making across the organization appeal to you? In this role, you will lead the evolution of our internal data and analytics platform — from both a technical and product perspective. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to define priorities, shape the platform roadmap, and ensure teams have reliable, trustworthy data to make informed decisions. This is a player-coach role combining leadership, platform ownership, and hands-on execution. You will guide and coordinate a small team of data engineers while remaining deeply involved in pipeline design, data modeling, source integrations, and analytics delivery. You will help define how the organization uses data today and build the foundation for how it will use data in the future. ### HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT - Own data quality standards, metric definitions, and data contracts to ensure reliable and trustworthy data - Guide and coordinate a small data engineering team, providing technical guidance, test data integration, and day-to-day direction - Design and contribute hands-on to ELT pipelines, data models, and source integrations across the platform - Drive the ongoing Databricks migration from both a technical and product perspective - Own the platform roadmap and OKRs in collaboration with senior leadership - Gather and prioritize requirements from stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and the business and translate business needs into platform improvements, pipeline initiatives, dashboards, and analytics outputs - Establish and manage a clear intake and prioritization process for platform and analytics requests - Drive platform adoption through documentation, demos, and enablement activities ### WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THE ROLE - 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, data platform ownership, or related technical leadership roles - Experience leading or mentoring small engineering or analytics teams in a hands-on environment - Strong SQL skills and practical experience designing and maintaining ELT pipelines and data models - Experience working with modern data platforms and warehouses, including Databricks and related tooling - Hands-on experience with source integrations, orchestration workflows, and data quality management - Experience building dashboards, analytics outputs, and data solutions for diverse technical and business stakeholders - Strong product and platform mindset with the ability to prioritize based on impact, usability, and stakeholder value - Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts, trade-offs, and priorities clearly - Fluency in English as it is our official language of communication across the company ### HOW WE WILL KNOW WE ARE A PERFECT MATCH Your recruiting partner for this role is Sylvie (she/her). You can expect to go through a screening call, and up to 4 rounds of interviews, where we would love to discover your passion and interests, introduce you to who we are and what drives us, and finally understand how we can potentially add value to each other's growth. ### HOW WE WILL KEEP YOU SMILING - It's important to take a break from work! We offer 30 days of paid time off per year - Affordable access to a vast network of fitness and wellness facilities through EGYM Wellpass subsidy - Deutschlandticket subsidy to support sustainable travel using public transport - We offer flexible working hours and a hybrid work setup, enabling you to plan your work around your life, and not your life around work! - We offer full visa and relocation support for international candidates - An attractive bike leasing model through JobRad, in line with our commitment towards sustainable mobility - A competitive compensation package that values the skills and experience you bring - Up to 4000 EUR employee referral bonus - Financial support for local language classes to help you in your journey of integrating into the culture! **ABOUT US** NavVis is a technologically-focused, global leader in reality capture and digital factory solutions. Prominent manufacturers and laser scanning professionals around the world trust our ground-breaking technology, designed to capture and share the built environment as photorealistic digital twins. By bridging the physical and digital worlds, we’re helping organizations make smarter decisions and build more efficient, connected operations. With over 300 people from around 60 nationalities and offices around the globe, we’re proud to be a truly international and diverse place to work. As a scaling company, we bring together the agility, innovation, and entrepreneurial mindset of a startup with the professionalism and reliability of an established enterprise — offering our team the best of both worlds. You’ll be part of an open culture that values trust, collaboration, and transparency. We are proud of our environment where diverse talent can thrive and where feedback fosters individual growth and development. Do you share our passion for disruptive technology and want to be part of our dynamic journey? At NavVis, you’ll own your projects, bring innovative ideas to life, and have real opportunities to grow your career and be recognized for your impact. **We derive our strength from our diversity.** NavVis’ unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace has laid the foundation for our incredible growth. We thrive on the collective strength of our people who come from diverse backgrounds. We respect and value every experience associated with race, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion and disability. We do not discriminate on the basis of any of these, or other identities, and strongly encourage everyone to apply. **Together with you, we build NavVis!** If you need assistance at any stage of the recruiting process due to a disability, please reach out to your recruiting partner(s) for this position.