Product Owner - Customer Centric Analytics

Sika Informationssysteme AG (SIS) operates Sika’s global modern IT platforms allowing our approx. 27’000 internal users to carry out their business processes efficiently. As a competent partner, SIS supports the business (global, regional, local) and the local IT organizations to develop the next generation of innovative digital solutions. SIS is headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland) and has an office in Madrid (Alcobendas) at Sika S.A.U.

We are looking for a highly motivated and qualified person in Zürich to take end-to-end technical ownership for the CCA product (Customer Centric Analytics), which is the marketing stream of the global Sika Data Platform, called Mercury.

• Take responsibility for the design, development, and maintenance of data integration processes and ETL pipelines to ensure smooth data flows for CCA.
• Work closely with internal business stakeholders from different marketing departments to capture requirements and turn them into backlog items for the next releases.
• Provide technical supervision and budget control with external partners for CCA.
• Ensure that already implemented 10+ data sources and overall Azure Databricks for CCA is stable, ensuring performance and high availability for the end-user.
• Elaborate and maintain a clear technical product roadmap for CCA in close alignment with the Mercury Platform.
• Support the creation and maintenance of reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using tools like Power BI in conjunction with CCA.
• Advocate for the adoption of a unified data platform and analytics approach to replace ad-hoc data gathering and analytics by business stakeholders.
• Provide support with architecture, configuration, administration, and functionality to enhance capabilities within the Sika Data Platform (Mercury) and Analytics tool.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of databases (Data-lake, Azure Databricks, Azure Blob Storage) and the analytics product CCA, offering recommendations for improvements.
• Design and implement end-to-end analytics solutions that enhance collaboration and productivity.
• Implement and maintain data security measures, including access controls and encryption, to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Master’s degree in computer science, management information systems, data science, or relevant work experience as a substitute for degree.
• Extensive experience (2 years+) in the Data Engineering and Analytics domain using state-of-the-art tools like Datalake, Snowflake, Azure Databricks, SQL, Power BI, etc.
• Practical experience with data warehouses, data lakes, graphs, and cloud architecture, including usage of Hyperscaler-Services.
• Proficiency in SQL for database querying and management, with experience in database systems like SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
• Proficiency in data analysis techniques, including data profiling, data cleansing, and data transformation.
• Strong skills in data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker to create engaging and informative reports and dashboards.
• Knowledge of data security best practices and experience with compliance regulations along with the ability to implement security measures to protect data assets.
• Experience with data aggregation and data science including collaboration with domain experts.
• High degree of independence, initiative, flexibility, sense of responsibility, and reliability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Trust is the most important thing for us. We trust in the capabilities of all our Sika team members and reward them with above-average freedom and empowerment – every day.
• For a large company, we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes.
• We offer a fair employment package with good social benefits.

We look forward to your application.