Global Data & Technology Director - Strategy & Platforms

Aramark; Leeds; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Life assurance & pension

Benefits app with discounts

Food and in-house events

Job summary

Aramark International seeks a strategic and hands-on Director of Data & Technology to shape the data agenda across global markets from Leeds. You will lead vision, architecture and delivery of data platforms, turning operational data into actionable insights for senior leadership.

The role combines technical leadership with business impact across multiple countries, with extensive travel. Competitive salary, generous leave, life assurance and pension, plus a benefits app and in-house events.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading data, technology, architecture, or engineering teams in a complex enterprise.
• Proven delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms and analytics initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management across multiple countries and functions.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and privacy regulations (GDPR).

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of Aramark International's data strategy in line with business and tech priorities.
• Design scalable data platforms, architectures, and integration solutions enabling enterprise-wide insights.
• Drive data products, reporting and analytics delivering measurable value.
• Establish data standards for quality, security, compliance, ownership and lifecycle management.
• Grow and lead the data function leveraging internal, external, and nearshore resources.
• Advise the CIO with technical leadership across data, apps, infra, and security initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with country and enterprise stakeholders to enable adoption of shared solutions.
• Lead multi-country transformation programs balancing local needs with global standards.

Skills

Data leadership

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Multi-country delivery

Data governance

Cybersecurity

Job description

Aramark International seeks a strategic and hands-on Director of Data & Technology to shape the data agenda across global markets from Leeds. You will lead vision, architecture and delivery of data platforms, turning operational data into actionable insights for senior leadership.

The role combines technical leadership with business impact across multiple countries, with extensive travel. Competitive salary, generous leave, life assurance and pension, plus a benefits app and in-house events.