Senior Data Lead - Product

Schibsted Media builds news products that more than 6 million people across the Nordics use every day. Data is at the heart of

building products that people love, and we are building a modern data foundation that supports smarter personalization, user

engagement, and monetization across our media brands.

We are now hiring a Senior Data Lead to join us. This is a new role, created as our data teams have grown and matured. We now want

to take the next step towards a shared way of working, with common standards and best practice that hold across domains,

disciplines and brands, and we are looking for someone to lead that work.

As Senior Data Lead you work directly alongside our Director of Data, with wide influence across analytics, data engineering and

data science. Our Product Data teams span three domains. User covers the user lifecycle, Content covers the lifecycle of the news

content we produce, and Performance works directly with our media brands. Your role spans all three, setting shared direction and

standards that help teams stay aligned and move faster with data.

You will be accountable for Product Data as a discipline, and lead the cross-product data initiatives that no single domain can

own.

• Set the direction. Together with the Director of Data, define technical and analytical direction across our data domains, and

be a point of reference for analysts, data engineers and data scientists.

• Shape how we work. Build our operating model and one shared playbook of standards, guidelines and reusable patterns, covering

how data products are owned, documented and kept reliable. You do this together with lead analysts, engineers and product

owners, who each drive a practice area such as metrics and KPIs, data products, engineering or experimentation.

• Lead cross-product initiatives. Lead a small number of data initiatives that span several domains and brands, such as shared

KPIs and user segments across our products.

• Improve how we build with AI. Explore and scale new ways of using AI across data work, from better tools for analysts and

engineers to agents, and set the quality bar for AI-produced analysis. Make sure our data is ready to power AI product

features.

• Partner with Schibsted's central Data teams. Work closely with our central Data and AI teams on governance, data architecture

and shared standards. Bring in Product's needs and expectations, and turn shared decisions into how we work in Product.

• Grow senior people. Coach and develop senior and lead individual contributors across all three disciplines, without line

management.

You bring deep expertise in at least one of analytics, data engineering or data science, and enough fluency in the others to be

credible across all three. We don't expect anyone to be an expert in everything below.

• 7+ years of experience in analytics, data engineering or data science, including several years in senior or lead roles with

influence across teams.

• Strong judgement about scope and priorities. You can decline or redirect work, including valuable work, so that the most

important things get done.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement. What

matters most is your motivation and potential.

You lead through influence. You build alignment in groups that don't report to you, explain the why behind a standard, and are

comfortable holding an outcome while someone else does the work. You write clearly, because much of what you produce has to work

without you in the room. And you have good judgement about scope: you make a call, document your reasoning, and say no when

something belongs elsewhere.

At Schibsted, we value openness, curiosity, and collaboration. You'll be part of a diverse, inclusive workplace that encourages

bold thinking and continuous learning. Our work directly supports public interest journalism, and we take that responsibility

seriously.

Whether you're enabling better content decisions, driving user personalization, or shaping experimentation at scale, your

contributions will help shape the future of digital media in the Nordics.

You will be joining a collaborative, impact-driven team that works across disciplines like technology, product, and editorial. We

believe in structured yet flexible ways of working, balancing clear ownership with strong teamwork. Curiosity, openness, and a

drive to create value through data are at the heart of how we operate. We support each other, celebrate continuous learning, and

are passionate about turning complex challenges into meaningful solutions for our users and brands.

Please apply for this position by sharing your CV with us and a letter of motivation. English is our corporate language, but you

are welcome to write it in Swedish or Norwegian. Selection of candidates takes place on an ongoing basis during the process.