Data Officer (m/f/d)

Leads data & AI strategy, drives transformation, and builds partnerships to enhance capabilities.

In Short: The Data & AI Officer (m/f/d) is responsible for leading the development and execution of the organization’s data & AI strategy, driving data-driven transformation initiatives, and maximizing the value of data. They engage in a Center of Excellence on data and AI topics and develop partnerships to enhance data and AI capabilities.

What You Will Do:

• Data Strategy Leadership: Leads the development and execution of the organization’s data strategy, ensuring data is a key asset in decision-making and innovation.
• Data Strategy Execution: Facilitate the creation of a group-wide (domain-specific) data strategy in cooperation with data architects to enable cross-group reporting and data exchange.
• Data Management: Oversees data management, analytics, and data quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Maximizing Data Value: Ensures the organization maximizes the value of its data by making it accessible, reliable, and secure.
• Data-Driven Transformation: Leads data-driven transformation initiatives, helping the organization become more data-centric and competitive.
• AI Roadmap: Develop and implement a strategic AI roadmap that aligns with the organization’s business priorities, focusing on AI use cases that deliver measurable value.
• AI Adoption: Encourage the adoption of AI technologies within the organization by demonstrating their potential benefits, providing training, and overcoming resistance to change.
• Center of Excellence Engagement: Engages in a Center of Excellence (CoE) on data topics.
• Partnership Development: Develops partnership ecosystems to enhance data capabilities.

What You Will Bring:

• University degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field; advanced qualifications in data management or AI.
• Leadership in developing and executing data strategies aligned with business goals and innovation.
• Expertise in data governance, management, and quality, ensuring data standards and compliance.
• Experience executing cross-group data strategies and enabling data exchange.
• Ability to maximize data value, ensuring accessibility, reliability, and security.
• Proven track record in data-driven transformation, fostering a data-centric culture.
• Knowledge of AI, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms, including supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks, and natural language processing.
• Fluent in both written and spoken German and English.

About Us: Securing Energy for Europe – it’s a simple statement, with a bold ambition. SEFE is not just our name, but also encompasses everything that drives us. To accomplish this, we’re taking immediate action to secure gas supply – but also looking forward, to explore our role in the European energy transformation and how we can contribute to a stable and sustainable future. SEFE, an international energy company, ensures the security of supply and drives the decarbonisation of its customers. SEFE’s activities span the energy value chain, from origination and trading to sales, transport, and storage. Through its decades-long expertise in trading and the development of its LNG business, SEFE has become one of the most important suppliers to industrial customers in Europe, with an annual sales volume of 200 TWh of gas and power. Its 50,000 customers range from small businesses to municipalities and multinational organisations. By investing in clean energies and especially in the hydrogen ecosystem, SEFE is contributing to the energy transition. The company employs around 2,000 people globally and is owned by the Federal Government of Germany. Our international teams work across locations in Europe, Asia, and North America. We’re passionate about energy and the important role it can play in shaping a better future. Securing energy – now and for the future.

Our Benefits: We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces diversity and fosters the development of knowledge, skills, and experience. Whatever your role, you’ll find an open, welcoming atmosphere that empowers you, and recognises your contribution. In return we offer a competitive starting salary supported by a comprehensive range of financial, lifestyle and wellness benefits with the flexibility to follow a hybrid working model. Bonus earning potential. Non-contributory pension with 10% employer contribution. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and volunteering days. Buy / sell holidays. Life assurance. Medical and dental insurance (family cover). Range of optional flexible benefits. We are committed to supporting your career growth with opportunities to develop both your knowledge and experience through a blended approach to learning. Join SEFE and help us secure energy supply across Europe and shape a better, more sustainable tomorrow.