Global Media Data Foundation Manager

Nestlé S.A.; Esplugues de Llobregat; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé S.A. is seeking a Global Media Data Foundation Manager to design and deploy an enterprise‑grade media data management process across geographies. You will govern data standards, ensure quality, and connect marketing data across touchpoints to unlock analytics value.

The role spans global scope with hybrid work and language fluency in English and Spanish. You will lead a team to build roadmaps, identify opportunities, and implement scalable data management technologies, partnering with IT,

Qualifications

• Experience in media data governance within global matrix organisations.
• Deep understanding of media supply chain: planning, activation, tracking and reporting.
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong leadership to build and develop high‑performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve the media data foundation roadmap, including governance and taxonomies.
• Identify gaps and transformation opportunities and translate them into priorities and plans.
• Ensure data capabilities support campaign tracking, performance, ROI analysis and cross‑channel reporting.
• Define and upgrade data dictionary with new KPIs and data sources; maintain taxonomies.
• Collaborate with IT to enable automation, tooling for data governance and scalable processes.
• Lead the team responsible for media data foundation and operations; mentor and develop talent.
• Oversee day‑to‑day media data operations across the supply chain from planning to reporting.
• Coordinate with agencies and partners to ensure timely data delivery; engage senior stakeholders.

Skills

Media data

Analytics

Data governance

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Job description

As a Global Media Data Foundation Manager, you will support Nestlé designing and deploying a robust, agile, cross-functional, cross-category, cross-geography end-to-end media data management process aligned to Nestlé standards, ensuring media data is managed as an enterprise asset, maintained with quality, and connected across marketing touchpoints to unlock analytics and business value. Scope• Global scope across businesses/categories/zones, covering marketing data for media and asset supply chain (strategy, design, execution, and embedding capability). • Works across internal and external ecosystems including functional units, agencies, and IT/IBS delivery partners. Priority data sources: • Paid media, retail digital media, offline media • Media planning to activation

Position Snapshot:

• Type of Contract: Permanent, full time local contract.
• Type of work: Hybrid.
• Language: Fluent Business English and Spanish.
• Location: Barcelona.

What you'll do:

• Build and evolve the media data foundation roadmap, including governance, taxonomy, identifiers, data quality standards, and interoperability across systems and partners.
• Identify gaps, risks, and transformation opportunities in the media data ecosystem, and translate them into clear strategic priorities and implementation plans.
• Ensure media data capabilities support critical business use cases such as campaign tracking, performance measurement, ROI analysis, optimization, and cross-channel reporting.
• Define and upgrade data dictionary including new KPIs with new sources of data as well as use cases. Maintain and upgrade taxonomies for specific category data sources.
• Collaborate with IT to create roadmaps for automation and AI, define needed tooling for data governance, and identify opportunities to improve data management processes
• Identify and support implementation of scalable strategic data management technologies to run marketing/media data foundations at scale.
• Oversee the day-to-day management of media data operations across the full supply chain, from planning and trafficking inputs to ingestion, validation, enrichment, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of operational workflows, controls, and documentation to ensure scalability, consistency, and transparency.
• Coordinate with agencies, vendors, and technology partners to ensure accurate and timely delivery of required media data inputs.
• Support IT to automate new data flow with new sources of data, including complex databases
• Influence adoption of media data standards and processes across markets and partners, balancing global consistency with local business needs.
• Escalate and resolve key risks, trade-offs, and decisions in a structured and business-oriented manner.
• Engage regularly with senior functional stakeholders to align priorities, discuss
• Lead, develop, and mentor the team responsible for media data foundation and operations, creating a high-performance and collaborative environment.
• Set clear objectives, priorities, and ways of working for the team, ensuring strong execution against strategic and operational goals.
• Allocate resources effectively across priorities, projects, and business-as-usual operations.

We offer you:

We offer more than just a job. We put people first and inspire you to become the best version of yourself.

• Great benefits including salary and a comprehensive social benefits package. We have one of the best pension plans on the market, as well as flexible remuneration with tax advantages: health insurance, restaurant card, mobility plan, etc.
• Personal and professional growth through ongoing training and constant career opportunities reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.
• Hybrid working environment with flexible working scheme. Our state-of-the-art campus is dog friendly and equipped with a medical center, canteen and areas to co-create network and chill!
• Recreation activities such as yoga, Zumba, etc. and a wide range of volunteering activities.

Join our global team of professionals at Nestlé, driving daily innovation and leveraging cutting-edge technologies to address digital opportunities. Grow professionally in a dynamic and impactful environment, collaborating with business partners worldwide to deliver integrated technology solutions!

What will make you a great fit?

• Strong experience in media, marketing data, analytics, or data governance, ideally within a global or complex matrix organization.
• Deep understanding of the media supply chain, including planning, activation, taxonomy, tracking, measurement, and reporting processes.
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and external partners in complex environments.
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience building and developing high-performing teams.
• Analytical, structured, and detail-oriented, with the ability to connect operational detail to strategic business outcomes.

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