At Diehl, we combine tradition with innovation to provide sustainable solutions for our customers.
Head of Meter Data Management (all gender)
These are your tasks:
Set vision & governance for our global Head End System (HES)/ Meter Data Management (MDM) platform within Advanced Meter Intrastructure (AMI) 2.0 – defining architecture, standards, data models, APIs, cybersecurity and ensuring harmonized, scalable solutions across water, heat and cooling.
Own the roadmap & requirements – translate market needs, customer feedback and regulatory trends into clear functional requirements and user stories, prioritizing together with Product Management while keeping product ownership in the SBU.
Enable winning customer solutions – act as global HES/MDM authority for tenders and strategic deals, shaping end-to-end AMI architectures and ensuring consistent solution definitions instead of one-off customizations.
Drive data quality & operational excellence – define and monitor core KPIs (data completeness, timeliness, VEE performance, platform SLAs) and work closely with IT/Cloud Ops and Professional Services to secure stable operation at multi-million-meter scale.
Lead & develop a global expert team – build and coach a high-performing HES/MDM & data architecture team, foster an AMI 2.0 mindset, and ensure tight collaboration with Solution Design, Product Management, R&D and IT/Cloud Ops along the full software lifecycle.
Who we are looking for:
You have a university degree in computer science, engineering, data engineering, or a related field and proven experience in AMI, HES, MDM, IoT data flows, software product ownership, or AMI operations.
You have a deep understanding of cloud architecture, APIs, protocols (OMS, DLMS/COSEM, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT).
You have expertise in leading software platform definition (business-side).
You have excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills within global and cross-functional teams.
You have outstanding communication and negotiation skills, and excellent spoken and written English skills (French or German is a plus).
Work location:Ansbach, Nuremberg (DE), Saint Louis (FR), Bazanowice (PL)