About this role
Req ID 89858 | Barcelona, Spain, ZF Services España, S.L.U. About the team: We are reinforcing our Product Data Governance & Excellence team at our location in Barcelona. Our team is responsible for establishing and maintaining the governance framework that ensures product data quality, consistency, and compliance across ZF Aftermarket. We define standards, monitor data quality, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and support the transformation of product data processes across ERP, PLM, Golden Record, and related business systems. Working closely with business and IT stakeholders globally, we enable trusted, governed, and scalable product data that supports operational excellence, digital transformation, and data-driven decision making throughout the organization. The Product Data AI & Automation Expert will drive continuous improvement across the Product Data Management organization by automating manual and repetitive activities, supporting data governance processes, and enabling scalable AI-driven solutions. The role focuses on improving efficiency, data quality, and process transparency while helping Governance Stewards and business stakeholders spend less time handling data and more time making business decisions. Job Description: What you can look forward to as Product Data AI & Automation Expert: Identify and prioritize automation opportunities across Product Data Governance, Golden Record, and data quality processes. Design, build, and deploy automation solutions using AI, Python, Power Automate, UiPath, Databricks, and related technologies to streamline repetitive data management activities. Develop AI-enabled solutions for data transformation, harmonization, cleansing, matching, classification, and enrichment across master and product data domains. Support ERP, PLM, Golden Record, and other transformation and migration initiatives through AI-assisted data standardization, validation, consolidation, and migration readiness activities. Apply AI/ML techniques to data quality monitoring, anomaly detection, completeness scoring, pattern mining, and governance controls within the Critical Attribute Framework. Automate cross-system comparisons, data validation, and monitoring activities to improve governance efficiency and reduce manual effort. Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and monitoring solutions (e.g., Power BI) to increase visibility, transparency, and measurability of product data processes. Partner with business and IT teams to embed automation capabilities while maintaining governance standards, controls, and ownership models. Document, standardize, and hand over automated solutions to ensure scalability, maintainability, and avoidance of single-point-of-failure risks. Monitor emerging AI, automation, and data management technologies and recommend adoption where they create measurable business value. Your Profile as Product Data AI & Automation Expert: 3-5 years of experience designing and implementing automation solutions using Python, Power Automate, UiPath, or comparable technologies. 2+ years of hands-on experience applying AI/ML techniques to data quality, master data management, matching, classification, anomaly detection, or related domains. Experience with data transformation, harmonization, cleansing, and migration activities in enterprise environments. Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Azure Synapse, or similar, as well as strong SQL skills. Good understanding of Product Data Management (PDM), Master Data Management (MDM), and data governance principles. Experience developing reporting and monitoring solutions using Power BI or similar analytics platforms. Knowledge of ERP, PLM, Golden Record, or similar enterprise data ecosystems is considered a strong advantage. Automotive, aftermarket, or manufacturing industry experience is a plus. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical solutions into clear business value. Fluent in English Be part of our ZF team as Product Data AI & Automation Expert and apply now! Contact Steffi Lange +49 211 584 2182