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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal IT Data Lead (Global Cross-Border & Transport) - **Company:** bpost - **Location:** Machelen, Belgium (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Decision Support Systems, Power BI, Data Streaming, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Data Strategy, Event Driven Architecture, Data Analytics, Data Management, Databricks - **Published:** July 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5816048944 ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in data, analytics, or data platform leadership within a complex international environment * Proven ability to define and execute data strategies with clear business impact * Strong experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake or Databricks and cloud environments such as AWS or Azure * Solid understanding of data modelling, KPI design, and performance management frameworks * Experience with self-service analytics and tools such as Power BI * Exposure to event-driven architectures and streaming data is a strong plus * Good understanding of data governance, quality, lineage, and security principles * Experience in logistics, transport, e-commerce, or similarly complex environments is a plus * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills * Ability to operate at senior leadership level in a multi-country environment * Strategic thinker with a hands-on, delivery-oriented mindset * Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving change across teams What do we offer? ## Description We are looking for a Principal IT Data Lead to define and drive the data strategy for our global Cross-Border & Transport business. This is a high-impact role focused on enabling end-to-end visibility, performance management, and decision-making across a complex, multi-country logistics network. You will lead the evolution of our data landscape towards a modern, cloud-based ecosystem, while ensuring the business can leverage trusted, scalable, and actionable data through self-service analytics, advanced insights, and AI-driven use cases. This role operates at the intersection of business, data, and technology, with end-to-end responsibility for enabling performance, visibility, and decision-making across the cross-border network. Your role You act as the owner of data strategy and performance insights for the cross-border business. You partner closely with senior stakeholders across operations, finance, commercial, and IT to translate business challenges into data-driven solutions with tangible impact. You combine strategic thinking with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset to build both data foundations and business value., * Define and drive the data strategy for Cross-Border & Transport, aligned with business priorities * Enable a control tower capability providing real-time operational visibility and decision support * Develop and evolve KPIs, data models, and performance frameworks such as cost-to-serve, SLA tracking, and shipment visibility * Deliver actionable insights to support strategic and operational decision-making * Lead the transformation towards a modern, AI-ready data platform such as Snowflake or Databricks * Ensure data quality, governance, and consistency across countries and systems * Drive self-service analytics through scalable semantic models and certified datasets such as Power BI * Shape event-driven data capabilities and support near real-time use cases * Partner with IT and engineering teams on data architecture, tooling, and roadmap * Influence and align senior stakeholders across business and technology * Build and scale data capabilities, products, and ways of working across regions Who are you? 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