Head of Data Asset Portfolio

EUROMONITOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary

Pension

Holidays plus bank holidays

40 hours personal development

Work from anywhere in the world, up to

Flexi working hours

Job summary

Euromonitor International in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Data Asset Portfolio to lead the commercial performance, governance and strategic direction of the data asset portfolio across Passport, Consulting and New Product initiatives.

You will own the cross-asset roadmap, align client demand with priorities, build the data assets team and define quality standards, while driving value realisation and opportunities across complex product lines.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing complex data, research or information portfolios.
• Proven line management experience, establishing teams and developing capability.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate data investment into business value.
• Deep understanding of data governance, quality management and lifecycle practices.
• Strong stakeholder management across senior business, product and technical communities.
• Experience developing enterprise roadmaps, prioritisation frameworks and investment cases.
• Experience operating in research, data, insight or information-driven organisations.
• Ability to influence and lead through change in complex matrix environments.

Responsibilities

• Define business purpose, commercial value and strategic direction of all data assets.
• Own cross-asset roadmap and prioritisation framework.
• Develop and track KPIs, ROI measures and commercial outcomes.
• Recruit and build the Data Assets team with clear KPIs and workload expectations.
• Define how assets support research methodologies and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Establish governance standards, usage policies and data quality frameworks.
• Align priorities across Product teams to deliver commercial and client outcomes.
• Drive asset adoption across heritage products and new product development.
• Maintain a pipeline of new data sources and commercialisation opportunities.
• Monitor portfolio health, progress and value realisation; address risks.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

Commercial acumen

Roadmapping

Stakeholder management

Job description

About Euromonitor

Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries, economies and consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination for organisations seeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence.

Purpose of the role

The Head of Data Asset Portfolio leads the commercial performance, business effectiveness and strategic direction of the organisation's data asset portfolio. The role acts as the single business owner across all data assets, aligning client demand, commercial priorities and methodological requirements into one coherent roadmap. The role ensures assets deliver measurable value across Passport, Consulting and New Product initiatives while creating a consistent framework for quality, governance, adoption and return on investment.

Key Accountabilities

• Portfolio Strategy: Define the business purpose, commercial value and strategic direction of all data assets to maximise customer value and business impact.

• Roadmap and Prioritisation: Own the cross-asset roadmap and prioritisation framework to ensure resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities.

• Commercial Performance: Develop and track KPIs, ROI measures and commercial outcomes across products and services that utilise data assets.

• Team Leadership and Development: Recruit and establish the Data Assets team, setting clear KPIs, responsibilities and workload expectations. Build team capability alongside the development of the asset roadmap.

• Research Integration: Define how assets support research methodologies, analytical workflows, models and emerging AI-enabled capabilities.

• Quality and Governance: Establish business quality standards, usage policies and governance frameworks that support confidence in outputs and client defensibility.

• Cross-functional Leadership: Align priorities across Product teams i.e.( Foundational Data, Project Delivery, Insights Consulting and New Product) to deliver successful commercial and client outcomes.
• Asset Adoption: Drive consistent use of assets across heritage products, consulting solutions and new product development.

• Continuous Improvement: Maintain a pipeline of new data sources, enhancements and commercialisation opportunities that strengthen portfolio value.

• Performance Management: Monitor portfolio health, delivery progress and value realisation, addressing risks and prioritisation conflicts.

• Knowledge and Capability Development: Ensure critical asset knowledge, source expertise and business context are documented and institutionalised.

• Proven leadership experience managing complex data, research or information portfolios.

• Proven line management experience, including establishing teams, setting expectations, managing performance and developing capability. Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate data investment into measurable business value.

• Deep understanding of data governance, quality management and lifecycle practices.

• Strong stakeholder management skills across senior business, product and technical communities.

• Experience developing enterprise roadmaps, prioritisation frameworks and investment cases.

• Strong analytical and decision-making capability supported by evidence and performance metrics.

• Experience operating in research, data, insight or information-driven organisations.

• Ability to influence and lead through change in complex matrix environments.

• Generous salary
• Pension
• Holidays plus bank holidays
• 40 hours personal development
• Work from anywhere in the world, up to 15 days a year
• Flexi working hours

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Why work for Euromonitor?

Our Values:

• We seek individuals who act with integrity
• We look for candidates who are curious about the world
• We feel that as a community, we’re stronger together
• We seek to enable people to feel empowered
• We welcome candidates who bring strength in diversity

International:not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we communicate across our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis.

Hardworking and sociable:our staff know how to work hard and know also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of other groups to be involved with.

Committed to making a difference:We believe that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It gives all new starters a donation amount on joining us which they can give to a charity of their choice.

It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights.

Excellent benefits:we offer competitive salaries, enhanced healthcare and pensions, plus generous holiday allowances, hybrid working and, in many offices, a Core Hours policy allowing flexible start and finish times to each day.

Opportunities to grow:we offer extensive training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our Managers and Directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.