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You will become CDO (Head* of Digital & Data) within the new Business Technology Organization (BTO).

You will lead the Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Platform and Data Governance teams within the Digital & Data department. This new BTO department provides resources to the three BT business domains (BT System and Markets, BT Asset Chain, BT Enabling Foundations) to support them with digital and data topics. You will act as a reference within TenneT and drive the implementation of digital innovation within the BTO.

*Head is internal function book name within TenneT

 

Your contribution to TenneT

You will lead the Digital & Data department (+/- 50 fte), supporting strategic initiatives and bottom-up activities that fit into the strategic framework and business roadmaps from the BT business domains.

Provide expertise

• Act as reference in digital and data, supporting resolution of highly complex problems 
• Lead trainings and supports development of specific solutions for several teams across multiple business domains

Bring strategic support for the BT business domains

• Provide a strategic vision of your digital and data expertise, providing direction on TenneT and TSO market perspectives for decision-making
• Support the BT leadership team in prioritizing initiatives, analysing results and action plans
• Work with the heads of the BT business domain on behalf of terms to remove roadblocks and identify risks and opportunities

Perform people management & develop talents

• Responsible for overall career direction and capability building track
• Develop and evaluate team lead performance, working on technical and management skills
• Support team development plans & objectives and monitors performance in people evaluation process
• Monitor and rebalance member allocation between teams

You define and execute the digital and data strategy to support the BT business domains and drive innovation. You focus on opportunities and actively model necessary changes in order to realise continuous improvement and innovation on the topic of digital and data.

Mindsets and behaviours

• Foster open dialogue and coaching on individual behaviour
• Encourage an organizational culture of continuous learning
• Asks and gives current, direct, complete, and “actionable’ positive and corrective feedback to others and ensures that moments of reflection are created
• Seen as a trustworthy individual, highly reliable and committed even in challenging situations 
• Can deal with escalations with other departments/customers and anticipate them (mediation skills) 

Skills & qualifications

• Learn quickly to find solutions for the teams/organization when facing changes or new problems
• Stimulate team building: supporting teams to succeed together
• Have strong communication skills to teach staff new concepts and techniques
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations and internal policy and guidelines, especially in the digital and data field 

Domain expertise

• Have experience in the fields of digital strategy, data analytics, data platforms and data governance
• Have experience working on projects that cover several departments, business units or countries
• Have experience as a business expert and technical expert in the digital and data field

Your profile and background

You are a senior IT expert responsible for managing & developing digital and data teams and act as an expert in your field. You ensure performance and development of the digital and data teams, while supporting organizational leadership in decision-making and monitoring results, in particular through a strategic vision from your experience. Proven track record in successful scalable digital use cases with big impact  a corporate environment. Experience with successful implementing data governance and bring an organization to the next data maturity level.

Furthermore:

• You have a degree in Computer Science or Data Science, or a clear affinity with these studies
• You have at least 5+ years of experience in a comparable job
• You are fluent in English, German and/or Dutch is an advantage

This is a 100% dedicated role to lead engineering competency & practices within the digital and data field.

Our recruiting process

Our offer

We are family friendly and flexible

Health - your basis

Modern working environment

Attractive remuneration and social benefits

Personal development

This will be our challenge

BTO’s vision is to drive security of supply, energy transition, organizational and financial health through digital, data and analytics. For that BTO will deliver on 3 promises: (1) secure solid IT foundations including seamless user experience (UX) and industry-leading cybersecurity, (2) organize for success through a new operating model and organizational structure, and (3) unlock value of data and digital using domain-driven business roadmaps. While delivering its vision, BTO will focus on building culture that fosters pride of the work done and supports sustainable growth, a culture aligned with TenneT’s promise and principles of ownership, courage and connection.

Additional information

• Start date is negotiable
• The weekly working hours are 36-40 hours
• Your contract will be indefinite
• This position is offered in hay20 (max. 12.094 euro gross per month)
• Job interviews for this position will be (partly) in English. Please send us your application documents in English

 

TenneT is a leading European grid operator committed to a secure and reliable electricity supply - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are shaping the energy transition for a sustainable energy future. As the first cross-border transmission system operator, we plan, build and operate an almost 24,500 kilometres long high and extra-high voltage grid in the Netherlands and Germany and are one of the largest investors in national and international electricity grids, on land and at sea. Every day, our 6,600 employees give their best and ensure with responsibility, courage and networking that more than 42 million end consumers can rely on a stable electricity supply.

Lighting the way ahead together