Hiire is helping SBM hire a Senior Data Architect and help them bring new and exciting talent to the team!

About SBM:

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. At SBM Offshore, people drive continuous progress through their expertise, commitment, and collaboration. Together, they power its True Blue Transition, shaping the future of energy and beyond.

As the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert, SBM Offshore delivers cleaner, more efficient energy solutions while advancing decarbonization and pioneering new opportunities across the blue economy.

The Role:

As a Senior Data Architect, you will lead enterprise-wide data governance and architecture initiatives that enable trusted, scalable, and high-quality data across the organization. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to align data governance frameworks with business strategy and support data-driven decision-making at scale.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise data governance strategies and frameworks;

• Partner with data owners, data stewards, and senior stakeholders to align governance with business objectives;

• Define and enforce data governance standards to ensure data quality, integrity, and security;

• Oversee data governance activities, including data quality management, cataloging, and metadata initiatives;

• Drive training and awareness programs to embed governance practices across the organization;

• Monitor compliance, manage risks, and resolve complex data governance issues;

• Establish governance metrics and reporting to track effectiveness and maturity;

• Stay current on industry best practices and continuously improve governance processes.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Management, or a related field;

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in data governance or data management;

• Proven experience building and scaling data governance frameworks;

• Strong knowledge of data quality, metadata management, and governance tools;

• Experience with frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK;

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills;

• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Nice-to-Haves:

• At least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role;

• CDMP, CIMP, or similar certifications;

• Master’s degree in a relevant field;

• Strong mentoring and team leadership capabilities.

Team & Culture:

You will be part of a distributed data organization split between Porto and Monaco. The Data Architecture Lead is based in Monaco, while most of the team is located in Porto. The broader Data & Information organization is led by the Director of Data and Information and includes Master Data, Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Data Architecture teams, combining internal experts with external consultants.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working model, with schedule flexibility;

• Allowances to support meals, transportation, and remote working expenses;

• Performance-based annual bonus aligned with individual and company results;

• Other benefits.