Job Description Dunnes Stores is Ireland's leading retailer positioned at the cutting edge of food, fashion and home retailing. We are known for offering a wide range of high-quality products to our customers. Overview We are undertaking one of the most ambitious digital and operational transformations in the Irish retail sector. As Head of Enterprise Data, you will play a pivotal role in unlocking enterprise-wide value from data enabling faster decision-making, regulatory readiness, and AI-powered innovation. This is not a custodial data role. It is a strategic, business-facing leadership position tasked with shaping and executing a data strategy that cuts across all business units from Supply Chain to Sustainability, from Customer to Compliance. You'll lead a growing multidisciplinary team across data engineering, BI, and governance while collaborating closely with senior executives and business leaders. You will define how we treat data as a product, steward our enterprise data model, and enable self-serve analytics through modern tooling and federated ownership models. This role sits at the intersection of technology, operations, and commercial value. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Data Strategy & Leadership Develop and own the enterprise data strategy, aligned with corporate and digital transformation goals. Establish and lead a modern data operating model that enables decentralised ownership while ensuring governance and consistency. Partner with the Board and C-suite to embed data into business planning, performance management, and risk mitigation. Data Platform Enablement Oversee the build-out of our enterprise cloud data platform, ensuring scalability, high availability, and analytics-readiness. Introduce and scale data-as-a-product thinking, supporting domain-oriented data delivery through reusable, trusted data assets. Define and drive the roadmap for analytics tooling, BI access, and API/data-sharing interfaces. Use Case Acceleration Prioritise and deliver high-impact data use cases across key domains-e.g. demand forecasting, loyalty performance, store productivity, compliance automation, and ESG reporting. Partner with business leaders to co-develop data solutions that drive measurable commercial or operational outcomes. Proactively monitor and address the risk of shadow data systems by offering compelling, supported alternatives. Governance & Quality at Scale Lead a pragmatic, business-aligned data governance framework that ensures data quality, lineage, and stewardship without stifling innovation. Drive the development of clear, accessible metadata, business glossaries, and shared definitions to reduce reporting conflict and ambiguity. Champion responsible data usage, privacy compliance, and data security across all environments. Team Leadership & Capability Building Build, lead, and mentor a cross-functional data organisation including engineering, analytics, BI, and data governance. Cultivate a high-performance, delivery-focused culture grounded in trust, transparency, and accountability. Embed data fluency across the business via training, communities of practice, and business partnerships. Required Experience & Profile 10-15+ years of experience in enterprise data leadership roles, ideally within large-scale retail, FMCG, or other complex operational environments. Proven success delivering enterprise-wide data platforms and business value through data products, analytics, and self-serve tooling. Experience with migrating off and decommissioning of on-prem legacy data warehousing Strategic mindset with the ability to align technical solutions to commercial and regulatory priorities. Strong understanding of cloud data architecture (e.g. Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Snowflake, Databricks) and modern data stack technologies. Experience building and leading multi-disciplinary teams and driving cultural change across siloed or legacy-heavy organisations. Deep understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA), but with a practical, value-oriented approach. Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to partner at the C-suite level and translate between business and technical domains. If this sounds like the job for you, please apply now! Dunnes Stores is an equal opportunities employer