Operations Systems Lead

Delivery Associates

Delivery Associates (DA) is seeking a Head of Data Ops and Systems to lead and strengthen our internal technology infrastructure, data capability, and systems operations. This is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring DA's internal systems are fit for purpose, well-integrated, and built on a foundation of strong data architecture and governance.  This is an internally focused role. The successful candidate will be responsible for keeping DA’s data and technology foundations reliable and evolving, leading and working alongside platform engineers, full stack developers, and data teams to build the infrastructure and data architecture that underpins how we operate globally.   About Delivery Associates (DA)  Delivery Associates (DA) is a global social impact consultancy specialising in transforming the public sector. We help governments, philanthropies, and social impact organisations turn ambitious goals into an everyday reality for the people they serve. At the heart of what we do is the methodology: Deliverology®, the evolving science of getting things done in the public and social sectors. We use our expertise across strategic planning, delivery and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, digital solutions, and strategic communications to build the capacity of our partners to deliver at every stage of the implementation life cycle. At DA, we value excellence, humility, and passion, ensuring that we deliver the highest quality work while staying committed to making a meaningful difference.  Job Description  We are seeking a senior technology and data leader to join our global team as Head of Data Ops and Systems. This is a role for someone who brings both strategic vision and operational discipline, someone who can set direction for our data and technology foundations while staying close enough to execution to continuously improve how we operate.  The Head of Data Ops and Systems will ensure our systems are secure, integrated, and reliable, and that our data is of high quality, well-architected, and used effectively across the organization. This role leads DA’s data and systems function and acts as DA's Data Protection Officer.   A strong background in data science, data architecture, and data governance is essential for success in this role.  The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in building and evolving data infrastructure, proven experience leading technical teams, strong vendor relationships and commercial judgement, and the strategic perspective and hands-on capability to drive consistent standards across a globally distributed organisation.   Key Responsibilities * Systems & Infrastructure * Own DA's systems strategy, architecture, and investment direction, ensuring infrastructure, platforms, and security enable reliability and scale.  * Lead a lean technical team, ensuring the infrastructure and systems that support DA’s global operations are built, maintained and continuously improved.  * Lead technology architecture and platform decisions, balancing operational resilience with the need to evolve systems over time.  * Ensure appropriate cybersecurity governance is in place, including oversight of controls, access policies, data protection and compliance requirements.   * Manage system performance, uptime, and incident response, ensuring operational continuity across geographies.  * Manage relationships and contracts with technology vendors and system providers, ensuring DA receives value, appropriate service levels, and contract compliance. Technically oversees the vendor management team.  * Maintain and improve IT documentation, processes, and standards across the organisation.  * Systems Integration  * Lead the integration strategy across DA's internal platforms and tools, ensuring systems connect effectively and data flows reliably between them.  * Identify and resolve integration gaps that create friction, duplication, or data inconsistencies across the organisation.  * Evaluate and recommend systems changes or replacements where current tools are not fit for purpose.  * Translate operational needs from across the business into clear systems requirements and solutions.  * Data Architecture, Quality & Governance  * Own and evolve DA’s data architecture, designing and maintaining the structures, pipelines and infrastructure through which data flows across the organisation.  * Own DA's internal data quality agenda, defining standards, building and managing processes to identify and resolve data issues, and embedding accountability for data quality across teams.  * Develop and maintain a data governance framework, including data definitions, ownership, lineage, and access policies.  * Provide strategic direction and oversight of data science work, ensuring data is structured, analysed and used effectively across the organisation.   * Lead data modelling, data mining and data extraction approaches to improve the quality and usability of DA’s internal data assets.  * Act as DA’s Data Protection Officer (DPO), taking responsibility for data protection obligations and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations across global jurisdictions.   * Governance, Strategy & Execution  * Develop and maintain a clear technology and data roadmap with defined priorities, milestones, and success metrics.  * Establish strong technology governance, including decision rights, escalation paths, and investment discipline.  * Ensure alignment between IT investments, systems, and broader organisational strategy.  * Identify, evaluate and manage technology and data risk at an organisational level, ensuring risks are understood, prioritised and addressed effectively across DA’s systems and data landscape.   * Lead a portfolio of change initiatives across data and systems, managing interdependencies, sequencing work effectively, and maintaining momentum across multiple concurrent priorities.  * Drive organisational change effectively, managing stakeholder expectations, communicating progress clearly, and ensuring new ways of working are embedded across the organisation.   * Translate strategy into execution through clear plans, routines, and accountability.  * Leadership & Collaboration  * Build, lead, and develop a high-performing data and systems team, setting clear expectations and creating the conditions for accountability and growth.  * Work closely with senior leaders and internal stakeholders across DA's practices and regions to understand needs and deliver effective solutions.  * Communicate complex technical topics clearly and confidently to non-technical audiences.  * Actively seek ways to innovate across data, systems, and technology, and support delivery teams across DA to do the same.   * Foster a culture of reliability, continuous improvement, and high operational standards.  Core Competencies  We are looking for people with the following competencies:   * Results Orientation: Takes clear ownership for data and systems outcomes. Ensures priorities are delivered, decisions are followed through, and technology investments translate into tangible organisational impact.  * Strategic Thinking: Able to set a clear direction for data architecture, systems capability, and technology infrastructure, making sound choices about where to invest, what to standardise, and how to sequence change over time.  * Communication: Communicates clearly and credibly with senior leaders and internal teams. Translates complex technical and data topics into clear options, implications, and decisions. * Technical Leadership: Brings deep technical grounding across data science, data architecture, systems engineering, and infrastructure, with the credibility to lead technical teams, make sound architectural decisions, and engage hands-on when needed.   * Problem Solving & Risk Management: Proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates technical, data, security, and delivery risks. Brings sound judgement to complex trade-offs and steps into difficult problems decisively to drive progress.   * Leadership & People Management: Builds, leads, and develops multidisciplinary technology teams, setting clear expectations, fostering accountability, and creating the conditions for high performance and colleague growth.  * Adaptability & Systems Thinking: Operates effectively in a global, multi-country, and evolving environment, understanding interdependencies across technology, data, processes, and people, and adapting approaches as context and constraints change.  Mindsets  We work closely in diverse, global teams, leaning on each other's strengths. We don't expect any one person to do all these things perfectly. Our teams are made up of people who are:   * Accountable: Takes ownership for data and systems outcomes, following through on decisions and commitments.  * Decisive: Makes timely, well-judged technical and strategic decisions in complex and evolving contexts.  * Strategic: Thinks long-term, sets clear direction, and balances short-term operational needs with strong, durable foundations.  * Collaborative: Works effectively across technical and non-technical teams and across the wider organisation, valuing different forms of expertise.  * Curious: Continuously learns and stays close to developments in data architecture, data science, and enterprise systems.  * Humble: Confident in expertise while open to challenge, evidence, and different ideas.  Required Skills & Experience  * Educational background: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data science, or a related field. Extensive professional experience may be considered in place of formal education.  * Professional experience: Significant senior experience leading data operations, data architecture, and systems functions in global organisations.  * Data expertise: Strong background in data science and data governance, including data quality management, data modelling and governance frameworks.  * Data architecture & engineering: Proven experience designing and evolving data architecture, pipelines, and infrastructure. Experience leading and managing teams of platform engineers and developers. Familiarity with BI and analytics platforms, and with data mining, extraction, and cleaning techniques.   * Systems & integration: Proven experience managing and improving integrations across enterprise platforms and tools, with a solid grounding in IT systems, infrastructure, and security.  * Data protection: Significant experience in data protection with a strong working knowledge of data protection obligations across global jurisdictions.   * Hands-on technical credibility: Comfortable engaging at a practical level when needed. Able to dive into technical details, review designs, or support teams in solving concrete problems.  * Governance, risk & execution: Proven ability to establish technology and data governance, manage risk, and translate strategy into executable roadmaps. Familiarity with relevant standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 is an advantage.   * Programme & portfolio management: Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of technology and data initiatives, delivering organisational change, and managing stakeholder expectations across complex, fast-paced environments.   * Innovation: A track record of identifying and realising opportunities to innovate across data and technology.  * Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders and non-technical audiences. Fluency in English is required; additional languages are a plus.  * Authorization + location requirements: This role is based in Ireland. Candidates must have the right to work in Ireland. Delivery Associates will not sponsor applicants for work visas.  What We Offer  * Impactful work: Opportunities to engage with senior leaders and contribute to an organisation delivering meaningful social outcomes globally.  * Global team collaboration: Work with diverse teams across geographies.  * Excellent colleagues: We strive to be as talent-dense and diverse as possible, so we are always learning from each other. Access to world-class training programmes and mentorship from senior leaders.  * Growth environment: Everyone's career pathway is unique, so be part of a growing organisation committed to continuous improvement.  * Flexibility: Remote working environment with opportunities for global collaboration.  * Healthy compensation: Our colleagues enjoy a comprehensive benefits package for the effort they put in.  Our Values  These values serve as an anchor, enabling us to stay true to who we are and what we stand for.   * Passion: It is all about impact.  * Excellence: Delivering to the highest standards.  * Humility: Pride without ego.  For more information, visit deliveryassociates.com/our-work or contact our talent team at talent@deliveryassociates.com  Compensation details for this role will be shared before the first interview.  #LI-MG1 #LI-REMOTE

Jlindeberg

Title: Business functional owner - Finance & Logistics Working hours: Full time Reports to: CTO Location: J.Lindeberg HQ, Stockholm Role Overview The business functional owner of finance and logistics is responsible for the support tools for financial processes, planning, and warehouse logistics across J.Lindeberg. This role owns the datawarehouse in Fabric, the end-to-end finance data workflow as well as warehouse and logistics data flow, creating cross-functional alignment between Finance and Operations and facilitating data-driven insights to support business growth. The goal is to support business control, supply chain execution, and operational excellence. Objectives * Ensure stable system landscape to support finance processes and planning routines with a proactive mindset. * Support operational excellence across warehouse operations, logistics, and supply chain with a high-functioning, relevant system landscape. * Reduce manual tasks and operational risks through automation and workflow improvements. * Support scalability and reliability in financial reporting and warehouse management. * Build strong cross-functional alignment so that business teams feel supported and empowered. * Enable a data-driven approach to both financial and operational performance while maintaining the Fabric DataWarehouse Key Responsibilities Finance DataProcess Ownership * Own the implementation, operation, and roadmap of support systems for finance and logistics. * Ensure accurate, timely, and automated flows between finance systems (ERP, EDI, OMS, reporting tools, etc.). * Monitor and optimize financial workflows, proactively resolving bottelnecks and errors. * Primary internal owner of the semantic models in Fabric, ensuring they are kept up to date, regressions are solved in a timely manner, and supporting with new developments. * Drive continuous improvement and streamline way of working together with the business. Warehouse & Logistics Operations * Manage warehouse data processes including inventory management, fulfillment, and inbound/outbound flows. * Ensure operational workflows are efficient, scalable, and compliant with business requirements. * Support continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization. Collaboration * Proactivly identify areas of improvements and partner closely with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse teams to translate business needs into technical and operational solutions. * Work with external vendors, logistics providers, and integration partners to deliver stable and scalable solutions. * Act as the main escalation point for finance and logistics process issues. Technical Leadership & Governance * Maintain system documentation, data flows, and integration maps for finance and warehouse processes. * Oversee our Fabric enviroment and manage our Semantic Model to support a datadriver operation. * Ensure data quality, compliance, and security across all relevant systems. * Lead or support projects such as system upgrades, new business launches, or process improvements. * Co-own and track KPIs for financial accuracy, warehouse efficiency, logistics reliability, and overall process performance together with the business. Innovation & Continuous Improvement * Identify opportunities to automate manual tasks and reduce operational friction. * Evaluate new technologies that can enhance financial management, warehouse operations, or logistics efficiency. * Enable a data-driven approach to decision-making and operational improvements. Experience & Qualifications * 5+ years of experience in IT, business systems like Business Central, datawarehouse or financial operations, ideally within retail, fashion, or consumer brands * Strong understanding of finance processes (accounting, reporting, planning) and how they are supported by systems * Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a solution-oriented mindset. * Passionate about data quality, process optimization, and operational excellence and hands on experiences in semantic models. * Experience with supply chain, logistics, or warehouse systems (WMS) * Hands-on experience with system integrations (ERP, EDI, OMS, WMS, BI tools) * Proven ability to own systems, drive roadmaps, and deliver improvements * Experience working with external vendors, integration partners, and third-party providers * Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify inefficiencies and optimize workflows * Comfortable working in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment Education * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, or similar * Equivalent practical experience in IT systems and operations is highly valued Desired Characteristics * Analytical and progressive mindset: forward-thinking, curious, and eager to improve operational flows. * Energetic and proactive: thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes initiative, and drives momentum. * Inclusive communicator: can bridge gaps between finance and operations, ensuring clarity and alignment. * Structured, organized, and comfortable managing complexity across multiple systems and stakeholders. * Collaborative, solution-oriented, teamplayer and confident in leading cross-functional discussions. Success in This Role Looks Like * Finance and warehouse processes are stable, automated, and trusted across all channels. * Logistics operations are efficient, reliable, and scalable. * Business teams feel supported, empowered, and confident in the tools and workflows they use. * New channels, markets, or operational capabilities can be launched quickly and reliably. * J.Lindeberg’s operational and financial performance becomes a competitive advantage. J.Lindeberg Values * Progressive — We dare to challenge the status quo by questioning conventions and redefining what sport and fashion can be. Progressive means leading with curiosity, courage and constant innovation in both design and mindset. We embrace change, push boundaries and set new standards rather than follow old ones – always moving forward to create what’s next. * We are agile and entrepreneurial, moving fast and acting with intent. Our energy fuels creativity, performance and momentum – both in how we work and in the experiences we create for our community. * Inclusive — We’re a people-centric company, built on integrity and respect. Inclusive for us means celebrating diversity, acting responsibly and ensuring that everyone feels seen, valued and empowered within the J.LINDEBERG world. Salary band 50 000-60 000 SEK / Month We are looking forward to your application as soon as possible, but no later then 3/8 2026.

Disguise

Role: Lead Engineer - Commercial Systems Department: Operations Reports into: VP of Commercial Operations Location: London, UK (hybrid) ROLE SUMMARY We’re looking for a Lead Engineer to take ownership of developing and optimizing our user-facing commercial platform. This platform is at the heart of how customers interact with our products, so you’ll have a big impact on shaping both user experience and business operations. You’ll be joining our Commercial Operations team, while collaborating heavily with the wider engineering team, finance, sales and operations. Together, you’ll develop and deliver a system that evolves alongside our customers’ and business’s changing needs. We’re looking for an engineer with a strong proficiency in our technology stack that can hit the ground running and is passionate about building successful products or systems. The role will be a mix of hands-on development and project management. You need to be able to translate the business vision into code and interact with a wider group of stakeholders. You’ll be comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces; you’ll have excellent attention to detail; and you’ll be comfortable with new technologies and systems.  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES * Act as a project manager for the various releases; communicate timelines to key stakeholders, advise on the roadmap, define best practice, etc. * Manage and mentor junior developers * Build and maintain APIs, services, and systems through multiple platforms, languages and technologies * Build scalable and robust backend solutions leveraging proper database optimizations * Build and maintain Vue controls and components to expose functionality to end users * Coordinate with other developers, UX designers and data engineers to ensure successful delivery of key milestones * Work heavily with other development teams within the organization to lend your expertise to other company applications * Review other developers code and pull requests, including code reviews and quality assurance testing * Assist the Support team members in customer inquiries, solving and troubleshooting problems and responding to support requests both internally and externally * Assist with troubleshooting, debugging, and deployments where necessary * Be able to take a feature and break it down into manageable tasks for implementation REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS  * 5+ years software dev experience (ideally with some experience through a full product lifecycle, from ideation to deployment). * Project management experience and Product-minded: ability to think about the why and not just the how. * Strong proficiency in Vue on the frontend * Strong proficiency in Django and/or Laravel on the backend * Proven experience building integrations with existing business systems and processes (ideally Stripe, Salesforce, Netsuite, or similar and licensing management systems) * Experience leading and/or mentoring junior developers * Comfortable with legacy systems, including SOAP * Experience/willingness to use AI tools like Claude Code to improve productivity without impacting quality * JIRA, GitHub, ProductBoard or other project management tracking and ticketing tools * Git source control including proficiency with branches, pull requests, and code reviews * Strong REST understanding and implementation experience, servicing public and private APIs, including OpenAPI spec and documentation * Exposure to standard AWS based product stacks, and associated secondary tooling for documentation, testing and deployments NICE TO HAVE * Basic design/UX sensibility * Nuxt.js * Tailwind CSS  * Experience or familiarity in the live events, film, production, or entertainment industries About Disguise Disguise is the industry-leading platform sitting at the heart of a new era of visual experiences. One powerful integrated system of software, hardware and services to help create the next dimension of real-time spectacle. We partner with the biggest entertainment brands and companies in the world to deliver the A-list of live music events, live TV broadcasts, immersive experiences, installations, theatre, film and TV production, corporate communications and brand product launches. Working with Disney, Snapchat, Netflix, ESPN, the Burj Khalifa, and Adele, Disguise is the number one partner delivering the next dimension of entertainment.    Don’t Disguise your differences. Innovation comes from everyone. We strive to create a workplace that reflects our diverse audience. We celebrate our people for their full authentic selves, and embrace uniqueness. Inclusion and Equity matter at Disguise. We create together and we create everywhere.    Our values * Honest. We are real with ourselves and our clients and share our ideas with openness and transparency.  * Evolutionary. We innovate using our user’s ever-changing needs so our technology remains ahead-of-the-game. * Fearless. We take the best path, not the easiest, and innovate where it’s right, not where it’s simplest. * Resilience. We don’t give up until we find the right solution, even if it means going outside our remit. * Belong.  We create an environment where everyone feels like they belong and is empowered to do their best work.   Our benefits * We have a suite of globally relevant competitive benefits packages as we want to make sure we retain the best talent out there. Our benefits for every perm hire, globally include: * Unlimited Paid Time Off - with minimum time you must take set at 20% above statutory * Hybrid working between home and our offices (dependent on role and location) * Mental health and wellbeing support - subscription to the Calm app, mental health first-aid buddies, employee assistance programmes * Gig allowance - £400 (or local equivalent) to spend on tickets every year to immerse yourself in our industries * Belonging policies -  including (but not limited to) support for Parental, Fertility, Miscarriage, Menopause and Transitioning * Training, coaching & mentoring