Chanel Manager, Data Platform Engineering
- Seniority
- Manager
- Posted
- Mar 16, 2026
About Chanel
Chanel is a globally recognised luxury fashion house known for its haute couture, ready-to-wear, accessories and beauty divisions. As an independent maison, Chanel combines artisanal craftsmanship with modern innovation; technology and data teams operate within a highly collaborative, brand-led matrix to support global retail, marketing and product strategies.
Chanel — Manager, Data Platform Engineering (North Asia & SEAA) in Hong Kong. Lead regional data platform strategy and engineering for the luxury maison.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead the regional data platform engineering function for North Asia and SEAA, defining technical strategy and delivering scalable platform capabilities.
- Design and evolve the data platform architecture (data lake/warehouse, streaming, compute, orchestration) to meet business SLAs and compliance requirements.
- Manage, mentor and grow a distributed engineering team; recruit top talent and oversee performance, capacity planning and career development.
- Partner with product, analytics, IT security and commercial stakeholders to prioritise roadmap, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and ensure timely delivery.
- Own operational excellence: reliability, cost optimisation, CI/CD, monitoring, and incident management for platform services.
- Establish and enforce data governance, security and access controls in collaboration with legal and compliance teams across the region.
- Drive vendor selection and manage relationships with cloud and platform providers; negotiate contracts and oversee third-party integrations.
- Define and track KPIs for platform adoption, quality, performance and business impact; report status to regional and global leadership.
Qualifications
- Proven leadership in engineering organisations with experience managing cross-functional, distributed teams.
- Deep technical expertise in data platform architecture, cloud infrastructure and platform engineering best practices.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience collaborating across commercial, analytics and IT security teams.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complex programmes in a matrixed, multi-country environment.
- Excellent communication skills and capacity to present technical recommendations to senior business leaders.
Skills
Experience
Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) in data engineering or platform engineering, including several years in a managerial or technical lead role responsible for architecture, delivery and team development across multiple countries or regions.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Culture
Chanel blends a heritage of craftsmanship with contemporary innovation; teams operate within a high-expectation, creative environment that values discretion, quality and attention to detail. The workplace favours cross-disciplinary collaboration, global exposure and professional development within a luxury brand context.
About Cerulean
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