Chapter Lead Data & BI

As a Chapter Lead Data & BI in the IT department of Hendrix Genetics, you are responsible for guiding, coaching and developing your 9 direct reports of the Data & BI chapter. You are also actively involved in hands-on work as a member of a squad, a cross-functional Agile team that works together on a specific product or domain, follows a shared backlog and delivers value through regular Scrum ceremonies. You ensure the chapter has the right capabilities, knowledge and standards to support our data landscape and the technologies we use.

You play a key role in cultivating a healthy, effective engineering culture, supporting chapter members who work across various squads and ensuring alignment with architectural and governance guidelines. Alongside your leadership role, you contribute directly to delivering robust data solutions, pipelines, models and BI products that enable the business to make data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities span several key areas: people leadership, data engineering and business intelligence.

People & Leadership

• Coach and develop chapter members through regular 1:1s, feedback and performance reviews
• Maintain chapter standards such as consistent data engineering practices, BI guidelines, architecture and governance rules and support members working across squads
• Encourage collaboration and effective ways of working within and between squads

Data Engineering

• Build and maintain secure, reliable and scalable data pipelines
• Ensure data quality, consistency and accessibility for consumers
• Contribute to prototypes and larger Azure-based data initiatives
• Work closely with other IT teams such as Data Architecture, Platform Admins and Security to ensure solutions follow platform, governance and Lakehouse standards.

Business Intelligence

• Define and maintain BI and reporting standards
• Manage and optimize the Power BI environment
• Support squads in consistent and effective use of BI tools, ensuring alignment with data architecture and governance principles

Do you have experience in Scrum?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, You are a hands-on data professional with strong leadership skills. You enjoy helping people grow while contributing directly to data and BI solutions. You communicate clearly and understand how to balance people, process and technology., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data science or data architecture
• Experience leading or coaching technical teams
• Solid understanding of modern data platforms (Data Lake, Lakehouse, Medallion, Kimball)
• Knowledge of operational data engineering (stability, monitoring, data quality)
• Experience working in an Agile (preferably Scrum) environment
• Good understanding of data modeling and data structures

Hendrix Genetics is a multi-species animal breeding, genetics and technology company that is passionate about animal breeding and our customers. We have breeding programs in laying hens, turkeys, traditional poultry, swine, salmon, shrimp and trout. We are a customer focused business that believes in adding value in every interaction. We look for innovative, sustainable solutions, together with the entire animal protein value chain. At the start of the chain, we have an influence on the outcome. For us, better breeding today, means a brighter life tomorrow. As a Hendrix Genetics employee, you will join us on mission to feed the world. Your values are ideas and beliefs that shape you and guide your choices in life. A company can also have its own set of values, called company values. Hendrix Genetics' company values are there to help you feel empowered in your role and give you a sense of connection to our place in the world. We strive for excellence, ensure everyone wins and go the extra mile every day. We believe that diverse teams brings a wealth of perspectives, ideas and experiences to the table. Diversity at our company means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person's talents and strengths. What We Can Offer You Our people are of utmost importance to us. You will work in an environment based on respect, trust and recognition. You will have the opportunity to shape your own career by working locally or internationally with colleagues from around the globe. We believe in your personal development and provide on the job training, continuing education, industry programs and challenging work. We also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages with regular reviews of total compensation. We also ensure that all employees have the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future. Hendrix Genetics has recognized for a long time that there is far more than just efficiency to consider in producing food. What we do today has an impact on the future. Not just our own future, but that of generations to come.