Global Director, Data Strategy & Transformation

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated is seeking a Data Strategy Lead to drive the EOS-Digital Core program data architecture and governance across Royal Canin and Mars Global Services. You will partner with business leaders to deliver a scalable data strategy aligned to the ERP transformation roadmap.

You will lead a cross-functional team, engage senior stakeholders, and champion data quality, migration, and BAU readiness as Mars drives growth through 2030.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading data and data teams.
• Experience leading transformation programs.
• Strong cross-functional/technical business knowledge.
• Experience on a business leadership team.
• Experience with SAP, Salesforce; B2B planning and pricing preferred.
• SAP S4Hana experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the end-to-end EOS-Digital Core data strategy to enable the EOS transformation roadmap across Digital Core and Growth from process and data.
• Design the data strategy and methodology for migration, deployment and adoption and the transition into business as usual for Royal Canin and Mars Global Services.
• Lead and integrate the four EOS data pillars as one coherent delivery organization, with clear priorities, decision rights and performance expectations noting all dependencies.
• Act as the single data counterpart to the EOS Digital Core Global Leadership team ensuring and integrated view of progress, investment requirements, decisions and risks.
• Ensure data strategy is aligned with the Petcare Data strategy and ecosystem and generates value for the business
• Partner closely with the Royal Canin MDM Director and Business Data Owners to ensure the EOS Digital Core program operates within the Royal Canin master data governance framework, standards, forums and decision rights without creating parallel program governance.
• Establish ways of working and governance for escalations across Global Process Owners and teams; Deployment teams and Royal Canin BAU, MDM, D&A, DT and Mars Global Services as well as external delivery partners.
• Develop the resource strategy according to the EOS-Digital Core program principles and drive to reduce duplication in resources across program Associates, 3rd party staff augmentation and IBM/SAP.
• Build and lead the required capability in the team with Mars Associates developing talent and ensuring succession.
• Manage the 3rd party staff augmentation according to the EOS-DC Principles ensuring roles requiring staff augmentation are not capabilities required long term in Mars and/or are required for capacity during a particular phase.
• Accountable for measuring data outcomes rather than coordination alone across Design, Adoption, Migration accuracy, Data Quality performance, market readiness and successful cutovers and sustainable BAU ownership.
• Manage complex stakeholder network across EOS-Digital Core program, Royal Canin, Global Petcare, Mars Global Services and Corporate

Skills

Data strategy leadership

Transformation programs

Cross-functional knowledge

Executive stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

S4Hana

B2B planning & pricing

Job description

Mars, Incorporated is seeking a Data Strategy Lead to drive the EOS-Digital Core program data architecture and governance across Royal Canin and Mars Global Services. You will partner with business leaders to deliver a scalable data strategy aligned to the ERP transformation roadmap.

You will lead a cross-functional team, engage senior stakeholders, and champion data quality, migration, and BAU readiness as Mars drives growth through 2030.