GIS Manager (IT) | Corporate Platform

Company: Akuaro Title: GIS Manager (IT) | Corporate Platform | Digital Transformation Location: Metropolitan Area of Barcelona Tech Stack: ESRI, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, FME, Python, Spatial Databases There are roles where GIS truly becomes a critical platform—enhancing how a company operates its assets, networks, data, mobility, system integrations, data quality, business users, and decision-making. This opportunity is precisely about that. At Akuaro, we are partnering with a solid, industry-leading utilities company in Barcelona, currently at a pivotal stage in evolving its corporate GIS ecosystem. We are looking for a GIS Manager (IT) to lead this function from within the IT department: defining strategy, roadmap, team, vendors, service delivery, data quality, platform evolution, and business integration. This is not a position for a GIS consultant or technician alone—it is for someone who views GIS as a living, strategic corporate platform, tightly connected to the company’s core operations. The Context The company is modernizing its GIS environment toward a more robust, integrated architecture, with a strong focus on ESRI / ArcGIS technologies, and an increasingly central role within its Information Systems department. The challenge involves streamlining processes, improving data quality, coordinating vendors, supporting internal and external users, integrating with corporate systems (e.g., SAP), and ensuring the GIS delivers tangible value to operations, assets, networks, and business outcomes. What You’ll Do Lead the corporate GIS function within the IT department. Define and execute the GIS technology roadmap. Coordinate the evolution of the ESRI platform: ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and related solutions. Drive migration from legacy GIS environments to modern architectures. Manage GIS projects end-to-end: requirements, design, planning, execution, deployment, and monitoring. Coordinate internal teams, external resources, and specialized vendors. Ensure GIS service availability, quality, performance, and continuity. Champion geospatial data quality and governance. Manage incidents, enhancements, priorities, budget, and planning. Act as the key liaison between IT, operations, business units, users, and vendors. Support integration of GIS with corporate systems: ERP, BI, mobile, asset management, remote metering, SCADA, and other operational environments. What We’re Looking For A professional with solid GIS experience and an IT mindset—someone able to speak fluently with technical teams, vendors, business users, and internal leaders; capable of diving into technical details when needed, while maintaining a strategic, platform-oriented vision. Key Requirements: Completed university degree. Proven experience in GIS projects, platforms, or services. Strong experience with ESRI technologies: ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server/Portal, or similar. Knowledge of corporate GIS architectures. Experience managing technology projects. Ability to coordinate internal teams, external resources, and vendors. Experience working with geospatial data, spatial databases, and system integrations. IT-oriented mindset: service delivery, production support, incident management, quality, documentation, user support, security, and methodologies. Native Spanish; Catalan and English are valued. Highly Valued: Experience in utilities, infrastructure, energy, water, gas, telecom, smart cities, or asset management. Experience with Smallworld, legacy GIS migrations, or transition to ESRI platforms. Knowledge of: ArcGIS UtilityNetwork, FME, Python for GIS. Spatial databases: PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, SQL Server, etc. Geospatial services: WMS, WFS, REST. Experience integrating GIS with SAP, SCADA, BI, GMAO, mobile, or other corporate systems. GIS-BIM, 3D, digital twin, or asset modeling experience. Why This Role May Interest You Because here, GIS is not an isolated department or secondary tool—it’s a critical platform for a stable, investment-capable end-user company undergoing real digital transformation. You’ll have visibility, influence, and real impact. This could be especially appealing if you’re coming from GIS/ESRI consulting and want to move in-house—gaining greater ownership and direct budget control to build a corporate platform. Or if you’re already in a utility, engineering, or infrastructure environment and want to lead a technology evolution with direct operational and business impact. Here, it’s not just about delivering projects—it’s about building strategy, roadmap, service culture, and the future of GIS from within. Conditions Permanent contract. Competitive salary (based on experience). Hybrid model: 2 days in office / 3 days remote. Main location: Badalona / Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Flexible working hours. Training budget. Excellent corporate benefits via collective agreement. Career stability and professional growth. High-visibility internal project with strong digital transformation focus. If you’d like to learn more confidentially, apply for this opportunity.