Data Director, Europe: Cloud Modernization & MDM Leader

Smollan; Winnersh; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave rising to 29 + BH

Medicash

Contributory Pension (4%)

Electric car buying scheme

Life assurance

Perkbox

Taste Card

Job summary

Smollan in Winnersh (Hybrid) seeks a Data Director to own end-to-end data flows across European Sales & Merchandising. Lead a team spanning MDM, Data Engineering, Governance and BI, building a governed data foundation as core platforms migrate and expand across 10 EU markets.

The role requires strategic leadership, hands-on data stack expertise (SQL Server/Azure, GCP/Databricks), and a track record delivering data-driven transformation. Hybrid work from London area with substantial impact.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary data teams.
• Hands-on with SQL Server/Azure and cloud-native environments (GCP/Databricks).
• Experience delivering Master Data Management rollouts and data quality frameworks.
• Experience across multiple EU markets with stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of data pipelines (ETL/ELT, dbt, ADF) and data modeling (Medallion/Star Schema).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data flow from source systems to Power BI reporting.
• Lead platform migration to modern cloud architecture (GCP/Databricks).
• Roll out MDM across 10 EU territories.
• Establish data governance and regulatory/privacy compliance.
• Lead and scale a 5-person multi-disciplinary team.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Systems and market leaders to align data strategy.

Skills

Data leadership

Team leadership

Cloud platforms

Power BI

ETL/ELT

MDM

Data governance

SQL/Azure

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Business

Tools

SQL Server

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Smollan in Winnersh (Hybrid) seeks a Data Director to own end-to-end data flows across European Sales & Merchandising. Lead a team spanning MDM, Data Engineering, Governance and BI, building a governed data foundation as core platforms migrate and expand across 10 EU markets.

The role requires strategic leadership, hands-on data stack expertise (SQL Server/Azure, GCP/Databricks), and a track record delivering data-driven transformation. Hybrid work from London area with substantial impact.