HEAD OF DATA ENGINEERING AND BI

THE SCOPE With 30 years of history, today Gaming1 is one of the international leaders in both land-based and online games of chance (casino games, sports betting and poker). Its evolution at the heart of innovation is accompanied by a diversification and specialization of positions, with the creation of new cutting-edge jobs. As part of its sustained growth, Gaming1 is looking for a Head of Data Engineering & BI to join its IT Department. Our IT department serves the full breadth of our retail operations, supporting stakeholders across Finance, HR, Compliance, Legal, and Retail — and we are at an inflection point: moving from reactive data management to a proactive, insight-driven data culture. YOUR ROLE This is a transformation role, not a maintenance one. You will act as the first dedicated data leader within our IT function, shaping the vision, defining the roadmap, and driving the execution to build a robust, business-driven data practice. You will lead and grow a team of data and BI professionals, positioning data as a strategic asset — structured, trusted and AI-ready — serving the entire IT organisation. Working within a federated data ecosystem, you will collaborate closely with central platform and infrastructure teams, ensuring alignment while progressively clarifying ownership, responsibilities and data governance. Your

key responsibilities
include: Defining and executing the data & BI strategy and governance Delivering scalable, business-oriented BI solutions Modernising the data stack and ensuring data quality & AI readiness Guiding architecture decisions and data standards Building and structuring a high-performing data team Driving cross-functional collaboration across the organisation

YOUR PROFILE
Experience transforming and structuring underperforming data environments Background in data-intensive, regulated industries (banking, insurance, utilities…); gaming is a plus Track record of building and leading data teams Delivery of impactful data products driving business decisions Strong BI expertise (Power BI mandatory), data modelling & semantic layer design Solid understanding of data engineering (warehousing, pipelines, data quality, AWS) Familiar with modern data stack (Medallion, data mesh, dbt or equivalent) Able to challenge architecture and guide technical decisions Awareness of AI/LLM data requirements (RAG, structured data, vector-ready formats) Autonomous and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership Pragmatic: focused on delivering scalable, business-driven solutions Analytical and structured approach to problem-solving Strong stakeholder management across Finance, Compliance & Operations Influential communicator able to drive alignment without formal authority Curious mindset, staying up to date with data & AI trends French and English: professional proficiency (mandatory)

What We Offer
As well as enjoying a unique experience – centered around our values of Pleasure, Team Spirit, Performance, Boldness and Integrity – alongside 1.600 colleagues worldwide, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the international development of a fast-growing family company. Joining Gaming1 means becoming part of a human and entrepreneurial adventure where people are empowered to make an impact, grow and succeed together.

We offer
the opportunity to work on ambitious international projects within a solid and growing group a collaborative and high-performing work environment leadership based on trust, autonomy, talent and shared values continuous learning and career development opportunities through training and internal mobility a competitive salary and benefits package aligned with the local market a hybrid working model, with the possibility to work remotely up to 50% of your working time an international and collaborative environment where people come first THE INTERVIEW PROCESS