Team Lead, Data Management

Meet Sievo!

We are Sievo – a fast-growing software-as-a-service company from Finland. Our unique superpower is called procurement analytics. We are the global leaders in our space and help our customers understand their own procurement data, make data-driven decisions, reduce emissions, drive supply chain resilience, and beyond! Currently 2% of global GDP is processed by Sievo every year – pretty cool, right?

We serve the world’s largest companies such as Kellogg's, Levi's, and Deutsche Telekom, and our over 400 Sievonians are based in Helsinki, Chicago and Bucharest.

At the core of our success are talented and passionate people. Sievo prides itself in creating a collaborative, welcoming, and enriching environment. We put people first, celebrate diversity and drive innovation.

About the role

We’re forming a new team to expand our existing consultative category service offering, and now we are looking for a Data Management Team Lead to lead this team and its Taxonomy Specialists in Bucharest.

The team will work cross-functionally to serve the entire lifecycle of our clients, and internal product development needs. Additionally, the team will be supporting our clients in building and reforming their data hierarchies, focusing heavily on sourcing taxonomies. These hierarchies form the foundation of Sievo’s data classification services.

As a Team Lead for the new Data Management team, you would

• Lead a team of procurement Taxonomy Specialists and act as the first point of contact for your team members
• Prioritize team tasks and manage stakeholder requests and escalations. You would make independent decisions on best approaches, while being able to shift focus and remain flexible when confronting ad hoc requests.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the team, as well as recruit and onboard new team members. You would manage the workload, wellbeing and performance of your team members to ensure the quality of your team’s work.
• Drive internal development initiatives for central category services in alignment with other Data Management teams and Product Development
• Work alongside your team to build, monitor and maintain quality of category hierarchies in Sievo
• Work with a combination of Sievo’s own proprietary tools and Microsoft SQL

What we are looking for from you

• Excellent internal and external communication skills
• Previous experience working with category structures and/or as a team manager
• Good coordination, task, and project management skills
• You’re a proactive collaborator who is not afraid to take initiative and get things done
• Ability to handle competing priorities and meet deadlines, while recognizing when to take time off
• Fluency in English – other language skills are appreciated

Extra points for

• Experience/knowledge of procurement
• Experience in advocating for change towards clients
• Experience with SQL

What awaits you at Sievo

• A hybrid work environment with a great relaxed place to work in Afi Park 1, Bucharest
• A highly international setting with exciting global clients, and a group of great colleagues with diverse backgrounds
• A company culture that challenges you to exceed and enables you to learn
• A caring manager who will support you and your growth
• Freedom and responsibility – we are looking for people who yearn for this freedom, are able to make the most out of it and are willing to take on the responsibility
• Awesome perks such as private medical subscription, flexible benefits package, Sievo Equity Program, referral bonus, extra 5 days of vacation, and many more!

This is a full-time position that provides a great opportunity to make an impact and contribute to building our new Data Management team from day one!

The salary for this position ranges from 7.500 to 10.000 RON/net per month depending on the previous experience of the candidate. This is a hybrid role, and candidate is expected to be based in Bucharest.

Does this sound like your kind of role?

We’d love to hear from you! Send us your CV and cover letter through our recruitment system by September 14th. We are screening applications on an ongoing basis and fill the position as soon as we have found a suitable candidate. So, if we sparked your interest, don’t hesitate to send in your application already today!

If you have further questions about the position, please reach out to the hiring manager, Head of Data Management, Emilia Viitasaari (emilia.viitasaari@sievo.com).