Group Data Director
Core
Build a new enterprise data governance function from scratch to turn data into measurable business value, replacing fragmented definitions with a unified customer view and shared standards.
Role type
Senior IC Group Data Director (Strategy & Build)
Builds
Internal data products (Customer single source of truth, Service Catalogue, semantic layer) and unified data standards.
Domain
Enterprise Data Governance & Master Data Management
Required skills
Data governance strategy, Master Data Management (MDM), Data modeling & ontologies, Stakeholder leadership & arbitration, Roadmap management, SQL & data warehousing concepts, Change impact analysis, Cross-functional alignment
Preferred skills
Supply chain/quality management domain knowledge, ERP/CRM data flows (NetSuite, Zoho), Governance tooling (catalogue, lineage platforms)
Responsibilities
Chair the Data SteerCo and hold binding arbitration authority on data definitions; Own the unified customer view end-to-end; Define and maintain data ontologies and taxonomies; Deliver core internal data products with clear SLAs; Enforce data quality at the source during feature design; Manage the lead-to-cash data seam for trustworthy revenue reporting; Shift organizational culture to shared data standards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC building a function from scratch