Data Architect

Are you our next creator of change?

This is for you who wants to have a real impact on creating a healthier planet for our children every day. At Neste, you will be working for the world's leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. Let's create transformation for a sustainable future together.

 

We are looking for you,

 

Data Architect

 

to join our Data Management team within the Process & Data Management unit in Espoo.

 

Data Management plays a key role in transforming Neste to a data driven company, which is one of the strategic spearhead projects. We are building our competitive edge on data, to understand even better our customers, suppliers, markets, competitors and our operations. This whole initiative is quite unique in the Finnish industrial landscape.

 

Data is a central asset for Neste, and data architecture creates one essential piece in the Neste wide Data Platform. Your role as a Data Architect in the Data Management team is to support the business processes, functions and over all data development on top of Neste Data Platform. Together we will build a robust and scalable way of working that will truly allow Neste to lie on the pulse of the business.

 

The Data Management team is one of seven sub-teams under the Process & Data Management organization:

 

• Operating Models & Processes - Driving group operating models, business processes development, and continual improvement frameworks and methodologies
• Architecture & Governance- Driving Neste process and information architectures and related governance, also for master data management for group common master data elements
• Data Management - Driving Neste Data Architecture and Engineering for Neste data asset management and services
• Intelligent Automation - Driving efficient intelligent automation capabilities, including AI driven process analytics, RPA and process mining
• AI Value Acceleration - Driving opportunity identification, testing and scale-up of business application of Artificial Intelligence capabilities
• Neste Excellence - Driving overall development portfolio optimization to maximize value for the company and its stakeholders
• Internal Controls - Driving the assurance on the reliability of the financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements

You will focus on designing, controlling and validating Neste Enterprise Data Architecture. You will work closely with different business key stakeholders, key process owners, Neste Data Platform team, Business Process owners, Information Architects, Master Data Architects and IT to identify old and new data related needs and solutions. Together with you and your expertise, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow.

 

Reasons to join

 

Real impact right now. We work in an inspiring and evolving business environment, where everything we do serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. To drive a growing impact as a global leader in renewable and circular solutions we live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

 

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves. 

 

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global growing company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.

 

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, and an extensive membership in a sickness or health insurance fund. We also support leisure time activities, e.g., by offering benefits for sports and culture.

 

More about the job

 

Your main responsibilities in creating a sustainable future are
 

• Taking charge of the data architecture deliverables in your responsibility area including
  • Logical and physical data modeling and relation to Neste Data Platform, master data management, integrations, and other services
  • Enterprise Data Architecture patterns, policies and guidelines are followed at Neste
  • Other data architecture tasks on needs bases
• Participating and controlling development projects with hands on attitude
• Collaborate with business and process development, to review data models and business logic for initiating data discovery to process
• Cooperate with Process Owners, Data Owners, Data Leads and Analysts, to foster a data architecture community at Neste 
• Participation in developing enterprise data architecture discipline and common ways of working in Neste
• Support Data Quality Measurement together with other KPIs and report creation
• Drive ownership and accountability in your responsibility area including data access, privacy and security related activities
• Improve data transparency and understanding 

The best combination to succeed in this role

 

• Strong background in Data Vault 2.0 modeling methodology and dimensional modeling
• Strong background in data platforms preferably Snowflake and DataOps approach
• Strong background in SQL
• Understanding the basics of conceptual modeling and its use with Data Vault modeling
• Good understanding of data platform architectures
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms preferably Microsoft Azure
• Ability to analyze complex data and figure out how operational systems work as part of Neste's end to end processes
• Great communication skills to both business users and technical developers
• Capability to evaluate different solution options for the business case at hand and choose the best one - even if it leads to not using the data platform
• Responsible attitude with a safety-oriented mindset

Other strengths we value
 

• Ability to work with complex initiatives having the big picture in mind, and drive these initiatives forward with a high level of independence
• Understanding how to utilize digital solutions with data to innovate and improve the production and operations business processes and courage to challenge non-value-adding initiatives
• Strong self-starter with ability to lead and think outside of the box, and ability to gain trust from stakeholders of all seniority levels
• Fluent English, both written and spoken

 
Come and do meaningful work in a community that has its eyes set forward!

 

Let's get you started

 

Wondering whether we are a match or not? Take a short test at neste.com/game.

 

We look forward to receiving your CV and application with a salary request by 18th of August.

 

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Janne Nikkola, Head of Data Management, +358 40 338 0328, on 6th of August at 12:00-13:00 (EEST) or 15th of August at 12:00-13:00 (EEST).

 

We will do our best to contact you within one week after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place on week 34/35. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with your consent.

 

About Neste
Neste uses science and innovative technology to transform waste and other resources into renewable fuels and circular raw materials. We create solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. With over 75 years of refining expertise, we are the world's leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. Our ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe. We have set high standards for climate, biodiversity, human rights and the supply chain. Together with our partners we are aiming at a carbon neutral and nature positive value chain by 2040. Our success is created by 5,600 professionals working in 16 countries.  Read more: neste.com. Get inspired by our story.

 

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