Group Data Director
Core
Build a new enterprise data governance function to turn data into measurable business value, replacing fragmented definitions with a unified customer view and shared standards.
Role type
Senior strategy-level data governance director (building from scratch)
Builds
Enterprise data governance function, unified customer data model, master data standards, internal data products
Domain
Data governance, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Product Leadership
Required skills
Data governance strategy, Master Data Management (MDM), Data ontology and taxonomy design, Cross-functional stakeholder leadership, Business outcome alignment, Data lineage analysis, SQL and data warehousing concepts, Roadmap management
Preferred skills
Supply chain or quality management domain knowledge, ERP/CRM data flow experience (NetSuite, Zoho), Data catalog and lineage tooling
Responsibilities
Chair the Data SteerCo and hold binding arbitration authority on data definitions; Own the end-to-end unified customer view and master data standards; Define and maintain data ontologies and taxonomies; Deliver core internal data products with clear business cases; Enforce change control and impact analysis for new features; Drive stakeholder adoption of shared data standards; Own the lead-to-cash data seam for trustworthy revenue reporting
