🚀 Business Unit Lead

🔭 Your Role

As a Unit Lead at Dataroots, you will take on the exciting challenge of leading and growing a business unit of 30-50 professionals in the domain of Data Strategy or Data & Cloud. You will combine strategic vision with operational excellence, helping to drive the growth of our services, build a high-performing team, and ensure impactful client outcomes.

Dataroots is part of the Talan Group, a global organization that enhances our ability to scale, innovate, and access international opportunities while maintaining our dynamic and entrepreneurial culture.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development: Build and lead a high-performing team. Support career development, foster a collaborative and innovative culture and create initiatives that ensure team cohesion and knowledge sharing.

Project Delivery Excellence: Oversee consulting engagements, ensuring quality and client satisfaction. Provide guidance during challenges and, when needed, take the lead on critical projects.

Business Growth: Work closely with the business development team to qualify leads, shape sales strategies, and grow client relationships. Manage key accounts, identify new opportunities, and drive long-term success.

Operational Efficiency: Define and develop the service and product portfolio of your unit, manage budgets, optimize recruitment and onboarding, and ensure streamlined operations to support outstanding delivery.

Entrepreneurial Impact: Drive the growth of your business unit by identifying market trends, introducing innovative offerings, and positioning Dataroots as a leader in the field.

💼 What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a hands-on leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for growth:

Experience: 8+ years in consulting or professional services, including a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role. Proven expertise in data strategy and governance or data architecture and engineering is essential, along with a strong conceptual understanding of their key building blocks.

Leadership: Proven ability to build, inspire, coach and manage high performing teams, while fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment.

Business Acumen: Strong balance of strategic vision and operational focus, with a knack for spotting opportunities and turning them into results.

Language Skills: Fluent in English, with proficiency in Dutch or French.

💰 What We Offer

At Dataroots, we blend the energy of a dynamic, young company with the leverage of a global network:

Exciting Opportunities: Work in an innovative environment with challenging and impactful projects.

Empowered Growth: A generous training budget, access to cutting-edge tools and technologies, and opportunities to lead in an evolving domain.

Flexibility: Remote work options, flexible hours, and inspiring office spaces in Leuven and Ghent.

Engaging Culture: A dynamic and energetic team culture, with regular team-building activities and knowledge-sharing events.

Competitive Package: A competitive salary, mobility budget or company car and high-end tech equipment.

🎉 What You’ll Find at Dataroots

Since 2016, Dataroots has been committed to helping clients excel in their data-driven operations. We prioritize team well-being, foster diversity, and promote knowledge-sharing. This approach has enabled us to achieve sustainable growth and make a lasting impact.

As part of Talan Group, we amplify these strengths with the added dimension of international exposure and mobility, creating unique opportunities for both our clients and our team.

Join us and make a difference in a vibrant, forward-thinking organization. Learn more at www.dataroots.io.