Alpega Group is looking for an VP of Data for the group, reporting directly to the CEO, working across the product portfolio. This role will ideally be based in Barcelona (hybrid), with the option to be based across Europe.
WHO WE ARE
Alpega Group is a European leader in end-to-end transportation management solutions, bringing together modular SaaS products that enable shippers, carriers, and logistics partners to operate more efficiently and sustainably. Our portfolio includes cutting-edge Transport Management Systems and Europe’s leading Freight Exchange platforms. With 35+ years of industry expertise and over 40 nationalities working with us to drive success, we are committed to transforming logistics while contributing to a greener, more connected supply chain.
As we continue to expand our footprint across Europe and support customers with increasingly complex logistics ecosystems, strategic account management becomes a critical lever for long-term business growth and customer success. Our ability to deeply understand customer needs, influence executive stakeholders, and deliver measurable business outcomes is essential to our expansion.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Alpega operates a pan-European transport platform where data is generated across multiple products, markets, and systems. The company’s ability to scale, differentiate, and operate efficiently increasingly depends on how well this data is governed, integrated, and turned into intelligence. The Vice President of Data owns this end to end.
This is a hands-on, transformational leadership role responsible for establishing a coherent data governance model in a distributed data-creation environment, building reliable data pipelines into a central platform, and converting data into internal insights and customer-facing, data-driven capabilities. The role also owns Alpega’s data science and algorithmic capabilities and acts as the company’s pragmatic AI champion, ensuring advanced techniques are applied where they deliver measurable value.
Core Responsibilities
- Data Governance: Define and implement a practical data governance model for our distributed data environment, establishing clear ownership and accountability to ensure data quality and trust while maintaining product and engineering velocity.
- Data Platform: Own and standardize end-to-end data pipelines, building and maintaining a scalable and reliable central data platform to support both analytics and production use cases.
- Insights & Analytics: Enable data-driven decision-making across the company by providing a single source of truth for core business metrics and delivering actionable insights to leadership, product, commercial, and operational teams.
- Productized Data: Partner with Product and Engineering to develop and embed customer-facing, data-driven features into our platform, transforming raw data into production-grade intelligence.
- Data Science & Algorithms: Lead the data science function to design, operate, and continuously improve our core algorithms, ensuring they are explainable, monitored, and effectively integrated into live workflows.
- AI Enablement: Champion the practical and responsible application of AI to enhance engineering productivity, accelerate product innovation, and deliver high-impact intelligence capabilities within the platform.
- Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing data organisation, fostering a collaborative and effective operating model across our distributed, multicultural teams in Europe.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU
- Senior data leadership experience in a complex B2B SaaS, platform, or marketplace environment
- Strong background in data governance, data platforms, and analytics
- Proven experience owning and scaling production-grade data science and algorithmic systems
- Ability to translate complex data and algorithmic concepts into business and product outcomes
- Hands-on mindset with a bias for execution and accountability
- Experience applying AI in real-world engineering or product contexts
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
- A culture built on transparency, excellence, and personal development—where your wellbeing and growth truly matter.
- A Competitive package
- A flexible working model
- Work in an international environment with 40+ nationalities and a dynamic, scaling SaaS business.
How the Role Creates Impact
Alpega sits at the intersection of transport execution, marketplaces, and networks, generating a rich and complex data footprint. This role turns that complexity into durable advantage—driving better decisions internally and enabling differentiated, data-driven capabilities for customers.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
With over 500 colleagues worldwide, the Alpega Group is a diverse, global community. We are committed to ensuring every employee feels included, supported, and empowered to grow. If you require any support during your application process, please reach directly to the talent partner handling this role.
We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the best of luck with your application!
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What We Do
Alpega Group is a global leader in logistics SaaS software, dedicated to delivering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for all transport requirements. Our mission is to empower shippers, forwarders, and carriers through efficient digitalization, addressing today’s logistics challenges and driving smarter logistics for a greener tomorrow. Leveraging extensive carrier-based assets, Alpega provides tangible benefits in Transport Execution, Freight Planning, Freight Sourcing and Payment, Dock Scheduling, and Data Insights. As the only SaaS provider offering Transport Management Systems (TMS) for shippers, and with an 80,000-strong open carrier network that covers about 10% of all commercial trucks in Europe, we lead in innovation and efficiency. Our connectivity extends through three premier freight exchanges in Europe, with notable leadership in Iberia, Romania, Central, and Southeastern European regions, facilitating seamless matching of freight loads with transportation capacity. With over three decades of transportation expertise, we help businesses streamline their supply chain planning and execution, reducing costs and increasing visibility. Our community of 80,000 carriers and 200,000 members is seamlessly connected daily, efficiently managing vital transport operations. This network harnesses the power of collective intelligence, driving data-driven insights and optimizations across the logistics ecosystem, and creating a network effect that adds significant value for our customers. Operating in 80 countries, Alpega boasts a diverse team of over 500 professionals representing 31 nationalities.
