Digital Development Manager

Parkwind develops, finances, and operates offshore wind farms. Since 2023 Parkwind has been wholly owned by JERA, the Japanese energy group that is one of the world’s largest electricity producers. It is now part of JERA Nex, JERA’s renewable energy subsidiary.
With more than a decade of experience and 1028MW under operational management worldwide, Parkwind is currently expanding internationally. Our team of 160 professionals works from Belgium (Leuven & Ostend), Germany, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Australia, and New Zealand, and is committed to making green energy available and affordable for everyone.

Parkwind as an employer
At Parkwind, we want to create a better world for future generations by making offshore wind energy available to all. We are ambitious and set the bar high for ourselves with enthusiasm, not only today but also tomorrow. This is not a short-term job but requires a long-term commitment and vision for the future.
And we realize that changing the future starts with ourselves. Parkwind's real magic lies in people.  We do business with people, for people. And that is why we find it essential to work together in an open and safe environment, where everyone feels welcome and can contribute optimally.

As our global portfolio grows, we are looking for a Digital Development Manager to join our team.

Your Role:

•        You liaise with all internal partners for their data analytic needs and prioritize the strategy on how to respond to them.

•        You define the strategy for which digital tools we will self-develop, co-develop or commercially attract and assures the correct maintenance of these tools.

•        You are knowledgeable on data analytic tools and technologies such as anomaly detection, machine learning, artificial intelligence, ...

•        You understand and collaborate towards the optimal data architecture.

•        You have a strong understanding of the IT, OT and cyber security risks and will engage in the mitigation strategies..

•        You have the competency to identify the commercial value of data and how to enable this throughout the company.

•         You are ready to build ad-hoc teams around data topics liaising with all different capability pools.

•        You are a strong support for the operational reporting needs, both engineering as managerial, such as automatic reports, dashboarding, alarming’s, etc…

Your Profile:

•        A master’s degree in an engineering or related field.

•        You have at least 10 years of experience as a data analyst, with a technical and strategic background.

•        You can demonstrate a strong capacity towards manager of change.

•        You are an effective listener, and communicator and you can detect and interpret the changing needs of the company.

•        You have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

•        You have a technical and data-driven mindset.

•        Willingness and flexibility to travel occasionally.

•        Fluency in English is a must.

What we offer:

•        A position in a stimulating professional environment within a sustainable, fast-growing international industry that has a long-term ambition to contribute to global decarbonization.

•        A challenging function with a lot of responsibilities and variety.

•        The ability to develop your personal and professional skills to become a specialist in your chosen field of expertise.

•        An attractive remuneration based on your skills and achievements combined with an extensive package of extra-legal benefits.

•        We believe in the benefit of flexible working hours and location and appreciate that we see one another in person regularly.