Chanel Data Tech Lead
- Location
- Seniority
- Senior
- Posted
- Mar 13, 2026
About Chanel
Chanel is an independent, family-owned maison renowned for haute couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrance and beauty. As an employer, Chanel combines artisanal craftsmanship and creative excellence with an increasing focus on digital and technological innovation to support product, retail and client experiences worldwide.
Chanel — Paris: Data Tech Lead role driving data platform architecture and leading engineering teams to deliver scalable data solutions.
Role & Responsibilities
- Own the technical vision and architecture for the data platform, ensuring scalability, reliability and security across analytical and operational use cases.
- Design, build and optimise robust ETL/ELT pipelines and data models to support reporting, analytics, machine learning and product teams.
- Lead and mentor a small team of data engineers; drive best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD and observability.
- Collaborate closely with data scientists, BI teams and business stakeholders to translate requirements into pragmatic technical solutions and measurable outcomes.
- Define and enforce data governance, lineage and quality processes in partnership with data stewardship and privacy teams.
- Evaluate and introduce appropriate cloud services, frameworks and tooling to reduce technical debt and accelerate delivery.
- Troubleshoot platform incidents, perform capacity planning and implement monitoring and alerting to guarantee SLAs.
Qualifications
- Proven technical leadership experience in data engineering or platform engineering roles.
- Solid track record designing and operating production data platforms at scale.
- Strong programming proficiency and system design capability.
- Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices across teams.
- Comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, product-oriented environment.
Skills
Experience
Typically 5+ years in data engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical lead or senior engineering role responsible for platform design and delivery.
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or equivalent practical experience.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Chanel fosters a culture of uncompromising quality, creativity and discretion, balanced with a pragmatic embrace of digital transformation. Teams operate in a collaborative, detail-oriented environment where technical excellence supports luxury product and client experiences.
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