Job Description
As the Head of Enterprise Data, you will play a pivotal role in unlocking enterprise-wide value from data. You will enable faster decision-making, regulatory readiness, and AI-powered innovation by developing and owning the enterprise data strategy.
2. Establish and lead a modern data operating model that enables decentralised ownership while ensuring governance and consistency.
3. Partner with the Board and C-suite to embed data into business planning, performance management, and risk mitigation.
4. Oversee the build-out of our enterprise cloud data platform, ensuring scalability, high availability, and analytics-readiness.
5. Introduce and scale data-as-a-product thinking, supporting domain-oriented data delivery through reusable, trusted data assets.
6. Define and drive the roadmap for analytics tooling, BI access, and API/data-sharing interfaces.
7. Prioritise and deliver high-impact data use cases across key domains-e.g. demand forecasting, loyalty performance, store productivity, compliance automation, and ESG reporting.
8. Partner with business leaders to co-develop data solutions that drive measurable commercial or operational outcomes.
9. Proactively monitor and address the risk of shadow data systems by offering compelling, supported alternatives.
10. Lead a pragmatic, business-aligned data governance framework that ensures data quality, lineage, and stewardship without stifling innovation.
11. Drive the development of clear, accessible metadata, business glossaries, and shared definitions to reduce reporting conflict and ambiguity.
12. Champion responsible data usage, privacy compliance, and data security across all environments.