HEAD OF DATA ENGINEERING AND BI (LIEGE-BELGIUM)
Summary
Lead a new data engineering and BI team to transform Gaming1’s data stack into a scalable, AI-ready platform, delivering trusted insights across Finance, HR, Compliance, and Retail.
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.
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