Sr Manager, Enterprise Data & Architecture

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We are addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

This leader partners closely with the Chief Data & Architecture Office (CDAO), Digital Technology leadership team, Business Executives, and DT Operations, Engineering and Delivery Teams to design, architect, and govern a scalable, secure, and trusted data ecosystem built on Modern and Standard Data Platform. The right candidate will lead a team of 5‑7 people. This position conducts business in more than six countries or in areas/communities that have strong, unique ethnic/cultural traditions. Domestic and international travel of 5% is anticipated.

LYB is accelerating its digital transformation to unlock enterprise wide value from data, analytics, and AI. The Senior Manager, Enterprise Data, Strategy & Architecture plays a pivotal leadership role in shaping the company’s data future—defining strategy, architecting modern data platforms, and guiding execution across a global, asset intensive petrochemical enterprise. The role requires deep industry experience in petroleum, petrochemicals, or energy markets, with a strong understanding of operational, commercial, and regulatory data domains.

Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Enterprise Data Strategy & Leadership: Define and evolve LYB’s enterprise data strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, digital transformation priorities, and the Operating Model. Lead multi‑year roadmaps for data modernization, including cloud migration, data fabric capabilities, and AI readiness. Drive enterprise adoption of data standards, governance frameworks, and architectural principles across business units and global functions. Serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives on data‑driven decision making, platform investments, and emerging technologies.
• Data Architecture & Platform Engineering: Architect and oversee the enterprise data platform leveraging Azure services (Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Purview), Snowflake, and Azure Databricks. Establish reference architectures, integration patterns, and best practices for ingestion, transformation, modeling, and consumption. Guide the design of scalable data products, operational data pipelines, and advanced analytics environments supporting both IT and business teams. Ensure platform performance, reliability, cost optimization, and security in alignment with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity standards.
• Governance, Quality & Compliance: Lead enterprise data governance initiatives, including metadata management, data quality frameworks, lineage, and stewardship models. Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Cybersecurity to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements relevant to petrochemical operations and global markets. Champion trusted, well‑governed data as a foundational enabler for AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics.
• Business Partnership & Value Delivery: Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and HSE to translate business needs into scalable data solutions. Drive adoption of data‑driven capabilities in areas such as feedstock optimization, trading & risk, production planning, reliability engineering, and ESG reporting. Lead cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑impact data initiatives that improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and unlock commercial value.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development: Build and mentor a high‑performing team of data architects, platform engineers, and strategy analysts. Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence. Promote collaboration across Digital Technology, business units, and external partners.

You Bring This Value:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline with specialized leadership training and/or demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities through previous experience and education.
• 15+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data engineering, or digital transformation roles.
• Proven leadership in designing and operating cloud‑based data platforms using: Azure Data Services (Data Lake, Synapse, Data Factory, Purview, Event Hub, Functions), Snowflake (architecture, performance tuning, governance), Azure Databricks (Delta Lake, MLflow, Spark optimization).
• Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, and enterprise data management practices.
• Demonstrated experience in petroleum, petrochemicals, energy trading, or heavy manufacturing industries.
• Expertise in designing data solutions supporting operational technology (OT), manufacturing systems, commercial trading, and supply chain processes.

Competencies: To be successful in this role you must recognize yourself in the following profile:

• Demonstrating the ability to influence senior executives and align with stakeholders across complex global organizations.
• Communicate technical concepts in ways that clearly convey business value.
• The experience includes implementing enterprise‑scale data fabric or data mesh architectures and integrating SAP ECC/S4 with cloud data platforms.
• Bring knowledge of petrochemical regulatory frameworks and have a background in AI/ML platform enablement, including MLOps and LLM‑based capabilities.

What We Offer: We offer an environment where we encourage personal and professional growth and where you will be rewarded for your performance and results. You will have the possibility to work with specialists on all fields to develop innovative solutions and to extend your national and international network. In addition, we offer you a competitive salary package.

Interested? Please send us your resume via the application button. Please feel free to contact James Smeets, Talent Acquisition Consultant at james.smeets@lyondellbasell.com for more details. Would you like to apply? Just send us your motivation and resume via the application button. Only applications through this application button will be taken into consideration. The recruitment process consists of an initial phone screening and business interviews before proceeding to a possible job offer. A background check will be part of the process as well.