Lead Data Engineer

Are you passionate about data engineering and eager to drive data-powered growth at the world’s largest jewellery brand? 

Build high quality data and analytics products on our Azure PaaS data platform 

At Pandora, data is a strategic enabler of transformation across retail, supply chain, sustainability, manufacturing, and more. As we expand our global Data & Analytics footprint, we’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to drive the delivery of high-quality, scalable data products. 

In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of execution, building best in class architecture with our architects and engineering managers, and translating business strategy into robust, cloud-native data solutions. You’ll collaborate across domains, mentor engineering talent, and enable analytics capabilities that fuel decision-making, operational efficiency, and innovation. 

If you're passionate about building impactful data products, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to shape the future of data at scale, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose. 

Your primary focus will be to drive technical excellence within our engineering teams—ensuring the delivery of scalable, stable, and high-quality data products that support Pandora’s strategic ambitions. 

Further to this you will: 

• Lead the design and delivery of robust, cloud-native data pipelines that support ingestion, transformation, and consumption of complex datasets. 

• Automate manual processes and optimize data delivery to improve performance, reliability, and quality. 

• Collaborate with product manager, architects, and engineering managers to build data solutions that drive commercial growth and operational efficiency. 

• Translate business needs into technical designs and conceptual data models that support analytics and reporting. 

• Guide and mentor engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions that meet business objectives. 

• Champion engineering standards and CI/CD practices to enhance platform scalability, maintainability, and delivery speed. 

• Work closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to solve data-related challenges and ensure alignment. 

• Contribute as a technical expert in strategic projects and help evolve Pandora’s data platform to meet future needs. 

• Take ownership of data products, ensuring their stability, performance, and continuous improvement. 

• Promote scalable data products through a “build-once, consume-many” mindset, enabling self-service and accelerating value creation. 

We are on a journey from IaaS-based Microsoft/QV solutions to Azure PaaS with the use of well-known tools and solutions like Databricks, ADF, Data Lake, and Azure Synapse Analytics. 

Team player passionate about data and engineering 

You’re a collaborative team player with a product mindset, a can-do attitude. You are structured and analytical, always aiming to achieve great results. Furthermore, you are a confident communicator and have the ability to explain your solution design and tailor the message according to the audience. 

You’re perfect for this role if you have: 

• 7+ years of experience as a data engineer or BI engineer, with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions  

• Strong proficiency in SQL and/or Python and pyspark with experience working with relational datasets  

• Solid understanding of dimensional modelling, reporting layers, and data integration patterns  

• Demonstrated ability to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines, architectures, and datasets  

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP  

• A strong DevOps mindset, with practical experience in CI/CD, Git based workflows, and engineering best practices  

• Familiarity with unit testing and automated quality assurance in data engineering workflows  

• Experience delivering production-ready data products that support business-critical use cases  

• Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to engage stakeholders across all levels  

• An agile mindset and hands-on experience working in Scrum teams 

Your team 

You will be an essential part of the data engineering organization and Pandora’s extended Data & Analytics community. You will work within engineering teams in an agile based organization as lead engineer dedicated to one or more teams. 

As we are a growing team, you will have the chance to influence our culture and working tools and work together with other data engineers, analytics engineers, architects, scrum masters, product managers and much more across Europe, India and Thailand. 

Additional information   

• Global Career Band 4B  

Did we get your attention?   

If you see yourself in the position and would like to become a part of Pandora’s future, please do not hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!   

We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible.   

You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com.   

Icing on the cake    

You will be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. Besides our beautiful interior design we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.   

About Pandora   
Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.   
   
   

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 37,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery using only recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 31.7 billion (EUR 4.2 billion) in 2024.   
   
   

Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Best Workplaces and ranked #1 among Danish companies, Pandora is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that reflecting the diversity of society in how we engage with our customers is essential to fulfilling our purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We are dedicated to nurturing a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.