Head of Data Department

Responsibilities: Lead the bank’s Data function across three departments: Data Engineering, Reporting, and a new Data Governance team. Design and build the new data warehouse and operational data layer. Drive the migration from the legacy Oracle / PL/SQL warehouse to the new ClickHouse-based platform, and phase out legacy layers and duplicated orchestration. Develop and maintain the modern data stack: Airflow, Spark, MinIO-based Data Lake, ClickHouse. Integrate and standardize data from many different relational and non-relational sources. Requirements: Senior leadership experience in Data / Data Engineering, ideally having grown into the role from a Data Engineering background. Hands-on technical depth: you can still do the work yourself, not only manage it. Proven experience in banking, with a solid understanding of core banking entities (accounts, postings / ledger transactions, core banking data). Track record of building or modernizing an enterprise data warehouse, including migration from legacy platforms. Experience managing several teams or departments (10+ people). Willingness to relocate to Baku, with relocation support provided.