Principal Data Engineer - Data Enablement - Schibsted - Remote - Global

The role of Principal Data Engineer - Data Enablement involves helping product organizations adopt modern data practices, improve data product maturity, and connect technical execution with business outcomes. The role requires building trust with stakeholders, influencing teams without formal authority, translating data strategy into team-level adoption, and coaching teams through standards, workflows, and responsibilities. The role focuses on enabling teams to succeed in implementing the Data Operating Model, understanding responsibilities, and moving towards reliable, discoverable, and well-maintained data products. Responsibilities include stakeholder alignment, team enablement, adoption planning, change management, and cross-team coordination. The role emphasizes practical enablement over infrastructure ownership or deep technical isolation. Success is measured by trusted relationships, increased team confidence, and measurable business value from data products.