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# Data Operations Manager at Kpler

- **Company:** Kpler
- **Location:** Greece
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-05-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/kpler/e0140688-3e87-416f-ba31-b7e970f373de

## Job description

At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors. Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 700 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.

## Your future position

Join Kpler’s Maritime Data team as our next Data Operations Manager and help shape the future of maritime intelligence.

In this high-impact leadership role, you will lead and develop a talented team of data professionals while driving the technical capabilities, processes, and operational excellence behind some of Kpler’s most valuable maritime datasets.

Your focus will be on building a high-performing and well-enabled data team: strengthening technical capabilities, improving ways of working, introducing scalable processes and automation, and ensuring the team has the tools, knowledge, and support needed to deliver high-quality, trusted data efficiently.

Working closely with Data, Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams, you will help shape how data is collected, managed, validated, and delivered. You will combine strong people leadership with hands-on technical expertise to identify opportunities for improvement, solve complex data challenges, and build scalable solutions that support Kpler’s continued growth.

You will also work closely with senior domain experts and specialists covering key maritime data areas, enabling them to focus on their areas of expertise while ensuring the wider team operates effectively, consistently, and efficiently.

If you are passionate about developing people, improving data operations, and using technology to build scalable and efficient data solutions, this is an opportunity to make a visible impact in a fast-growing global company.

Internally, this role is known as Vessel Data Manager.

Your mission is to:

- Lead, coach, and develop a team of data professionals, fostering ownership, growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Build and strengthen the team’s technical capabilities through coaching, enablement, knowledge sharing, and development opportunities.
- Establish and continuously improve data management and operational processes, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, and fit for purpose.
- Provide technical leadership across data workflows, including SQL, Python, ETL processes, APIs, data ingestion, automation, and data validation.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of data operations.
- Design, develop, and maintain business logic, data validation frameworks, dashboards, and data workflows.
- Support the adoption and integration of new tools, technologies, and data sources, working closely with relevant technical stakeholders.
- Ensure strong data quality and operational standards through effective monitoring, validation, documentation, and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with senior domain experts and specialists to enable effective delivery across key maritime datasets.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, and Commercial teams to understand requirements, resolve challenges, and improve how data is delivered to customers.
- Define and monitor KPIs and OKRs, using data and insights to identify opportunities for improvement and support strategic decision-making.
- Manage resources and priorities effectively, balancing operational delivery with longer-term capability and process improvements.

## Experience & Background

Essential:

- Extensive experience in data management, data operations, analytics, or related technical data roles, including 3+ years of direct people management experience.
- Proven experience as a People Manager, with a track record of building, developing, coaching, and empowering technical or data-focused teams.
- Advanced, hands-on proficiency in SQL and Python.
- Proven experience designing, optimising, and maintaining ETL processes and data workflows
- Experience working with APIs and data ingestion.
- Strong understanding of data quality, data validation, and automated validation methodologies.
- Experience identifying and implementing automation and process improvements to increase efficiency and scalability.
- Practical familiarity with data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Looker, or similar platforms.
- Strong ability to translate operational or business challenges into practical technical and data solutions.
- Experience working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable:

- Experience in the maritime industry or working with maritime data, or a genuine interest in the maritime industry and the opportunity to develop knowledge in this space.
- Project management experience.
- Experience with Dataiku or similar data science and workflow automation platforms.
- Experience working in a data-intensive product or technology organisation.

Behavioural Competencies

- Strong people leadership skills, with a focus on coaching, development, empowerment, and team performance.
- Technical curiosity and confidence working hands-on with data and technology.
- Ownership mindset with accountability for data quality, operational excellence, and delivery.
- Structured and process-oriented approach, with the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Analytical thinking and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on problem solving.
- Ability to create an environment where technical experts and specialists can perform at their best.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Maritime Studies, or a related field.

We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?

We make things happen We act decisively and with purpose, going the extra mile.

We build together We foster relationships and develop creative solutions to address market challenges.

We are here to help We are accessible and supportive to colleagues and clients with a friendly approach. Our People Pledge

Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.

## About Kpler

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kpler is a data and analytics platform providing real-time intelligence on global commodity flows, vessel movements, and physical trade.
- **Entity Type**: Private (PE-backed; primarily founder- and employee-owned)
- **Headquarters**: Brussels, Belgium
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Two engineers (names not publicly listed) who started the company in a kitchen

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Maritime and commodity trade intelligence; data & analytics (classified as Technology, Information and Media)
- **Target customers**: B2B — commodity traders, analysts, shipping professionals, energy companies, supply chain operators, and financial institutions across 40+ markets (liquids, gas, dry bulk, freight, power)
- **Mission**: "Serve as the definitive intelligence platform for global physical trade, driving real-time decisions"

## Products & Services
- **Kpler Platform**: Subscription-based real-time cargo tracking and commodity flow analytics covering 40+ markets, including vessel movements, volumes, product grades, buyers/sellers, and forecasted destinations.
- **MarineTraffic**: World's leading ship tracking and maritime intelligence provider, acquired as a Kpler brand.
- **Inbox**: Collaborative communication platform designed specifically for the maritime and global supply chain industry.
- **Kpler APIs & Data Integrations**: Developer portal for embedding trade-flow and maritime data into applications, plus an Excel Add-In, Cloud DB, and Snowflake-native data solutions.
- **Kpler MCP (Beta)**: Model Context Protocol integration that lets large language models translate plain-language requests into precise API calls, returning answers as narrative, charts, or CSV.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$201.6M** across funding rounds, most recently a Private Equity round (April 2022) led by Insight Partners and Five Arrows Growth Capital, followed by a secondary market round (June 2026) led by Sixth Street.
- **Annual Revenue**: LinkedIn's data provider reports **EUR 6.7M** — this figure appears significantly understated relative to the company's scale (850+ employees, profitable since launch) and should be treated as an unreliable estimate.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Insight Partners, Five Arrows Growth Capital, Sixth Street
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **+22.1% YoY** (data provider reports 599 employees; company site reports 850+ employees and 69 nationalities)
  - Acquisitions: **FleetMon** (March 2023) and **COR-e** (September 2022), plus MarineTraffic
  - **54 active job postings**; job postings up **+116% YoY**
  - Expanding into power markets with dedicated Data Engineer and ML Engineer roles
  - Processes **1.3bn+ AIS signals per day** with a global network of agents and experts

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary datasets**: 1.3bn+ AIS signals per day and 245k–255k+ tracked assets/experts create a defensible data moat.
- **First-mover in LNG**: Revolutionized the LNG market with the first cargo-tracking solution in 2014.
- **Profitable from the start**: Remains primarily owned by founders and team members, allowing long-term product focus.
- **Global footprint**: Operations in 10+ countries with workforce distributed across 34+ countries, providing on-the-ground intelligence and 24/7 coverage.
- **Brand portfolio**: MarineTraffic and FleetMon extend reach across maritime and supply chain segments.

## Strategic Focus
- Building a "singular platform for global trade intelligence" that consolidates commodities, freight, and maritime data.
- Expanding into **power markets** and adjacent commodity verticals.
- Investing in **AI/ML capabilities**, including the MCP beta for LLM-driven data access and ML engineering hires.
- Deepening **data integrations** (APIs, Snowflake, Cloud DB, Excel) to embed Kpler data into customer workflows.

## Why Work Here
- **Flexibility**: Hybrid, fully remote, or on-site options; employees can work from central office spaces, sponsored co-working hubs, or fully remote.
- **Perks**: WFH monthly allowance for electricity and wi-fi, top-of-range office equipment and setup budget, health insurance coverage.
- **Leave**: Global maternity, parental, medical, festival, and compassionate leave policies.
- **Culture**: 69 nationalities across the company; regular online and on-site social events; described as "globally minded, flexibility-driven, and innovation-fueled."
- **Employer rating**: 3.7/5 from 158 reviews on LinkedIn — Work-Life 3.7, Compensation 3.7, Culture 3.2, Career 3.5.
- **Salary benchmarks** (from LinkedIn data): Account Manager ~$99,343/yr, Account Executive ~$111,985/yr, Data Engineer ~€60,000/yr.
- **Talent pool**: Frequently hires from competitors and adjacent data providers including MarineTraffic, Spire, Wood Mackenzie, S&P Global, Argus Media, and Bloomberg.

## Sources
1. [kpler.com — Careers](https://www.kpler.com/company/careers)
2. [kpler.com — About Us](https://www.kpler.com/company/about-us)
3. [linkedin.com — Kpler](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpler)
4. [jobs.lever.co — Kpler](https://jobs.lever.co/kpler)
5. [kpler.com — Homepage](https://www.kpler.com/?r=0)

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