Head of Enterprise Data Platforms

Virgin Media Business Ireland; Ireland; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Birthday day off

Contributory pension

Healthcare

Discounts on our mobile broadband and

Job summary

Virgin Media Ireland is seeking a strategic Head of Enterprise Data Platforms to lead the data strategy, architecture and governance for enterprise reporting and analytics. You will oversee data foundations, enable AI-driven solutions and drive federated operating models across teams, vendors and internal partners.

The role focuses on building scalable data platforms, modern cloud data warehouses, and trusted data services to support reporting, analytics and AI products across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership across enterprise data platforms.
• Delivery of large-scale cloud data ecosystems including modern architectures.
• Experience with Snowflake and Google BigQuery; Databricks and Azure data services are advantageous.
• Strong modelling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT, APIs, metadata and quality practices.
• Experience enabling ML/AI in governed data environments and model lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data strategy and multi-year roadmap.
• Maintain architecture principles and reusable data models and products.
• Lead engineering, operations, security, performance and cost management.
• Enable trusted reporting, self-service analytics and AI initiatives.

Skills

Senior leadership

Data engineering

Data architecture

Data modelling

Data governance

Reporting platforms

Executive comms

Cloud data

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Databricks

Azure data services

APIs

Job description

Head of Enterprise Data Platforms - Virgin Media Ireland

About Virgin Media: Virgin Media Ireland is home to the country’s fastest broadband and is the leading provider of connected entertainment and broadcasting. We power millions of connections nationwide every single day, delivering award‑winning ultrafast broadband, TV, mobile and home phone services that keep Ireland working, streaming and communicating at superfast speed. Our Virgin Media Business division provides the fastest broadband speeds and advanced connectivity solutions for entrepreneurs, SMEs, large organisations and the public sector. Virgin Media Television is Ireland’s number one commercial public service broadcaster, delivering four free‑to‑air channels - Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three and Virgin Media Four, along with Virgin Media Play, our state‑of‑the‑art free streaming service. We deliver fresh, diverse and original Irish content - from news and current affairs to entertainment, factual and drama - alongside the best of international programming. Virgin Media Ireland is part of Liberty Global Ltd. (Nasdaq: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK), a leading international converged connectivity and investment company. Liberty Global manages three complementary platforms: Liberty Telecom, which provides around 80 million fixed and mobile connections across Europe and generates $21.6 billion in aggregate revenue; Liberty Growth, which invests in scalable technology, media, sports and infrastructure businesses valued at $3.4 billion; and Liberty Services, which delivers technology, operational and financial services generating approximately $700 million annually*. Together, these platforms create long‑term, sustainable value for shareholders. For more information, visit www.virginmedia.ie. *As independently valued as of December31, 2025. **Represents full year 2025 revenue of Liberty Services, substantially all of which is derived from our consolidated businesses and nonconsolidated joint ventures

About the Role

The Head of Enterprise Data Platforms is accountable for Virgin Media Ireland’s enterprise data strategy, architecture, modelling, governance and operational services. The role owns the delivery, support and continuous evolution of all enterprise data, reporting and analytics platforms, providing trusted, secure and scalable foundations for reporting, digital products, applications, advanced analytics and AI. Acting as custodian of enterprise data foundations, the role establishes common models, standards and controls while enabling AI Solutions Architecture & Engineering, Applications & Platform Engineering and Business Insights Reporting teams to deliver analytics, machine learning and AI solutions through a clear federated operating model.

Enterprise Data Strategy, Architecture & Modelling

• Define and execute the enterprise data strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned to business and technology priorities.
• Set enterprise data architecture principles and maintain conceptual, logical and physical data models, common definitions and reusable data products.
• Drive modern architecture patterns across cloud data warehouses, data lakes, lake houses, streaming, APIs and data products.

Platform Engineering, Reporting & Operations

• Own the engineering, operation, support, resilience, security, performance and cost management of all enterprise data, reporting and analytics platforms.
• Lead data warehouses, data lakes, pipelines, ETL/ELT, integration and semantic services, supported by clear service levels and continuous improvement.
• Enable trusted reporting, self‑service analytics, machine learning and AI through certified, discoverable and scalable data services.

Data Governance, Quality & Leadership

• Lead enterprise data governance, ownership, stewardship, metadata, lineage, quality and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory and risk requirements and chair relevant governance forums.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams and manage strategic suppliers, investment, budgets and delivery outcomes.

Collaboration & Enablement

The role must act as a key enabler to several stakeholders both across the wider business. Some key stakeholders and partnerships are outlined below.

• Business Insights Reporting Teams: Provide certified data products, common metrics and reusable datasets; enable business‑led reporting, analytics, machine learning and AI while maintaining standards for governance, quality, security and reuse. This should be done across a number of business functions in Virgin Media Ireland including Customer Support, Commercial, Wholesale, Finance and the CEO office.
• AI Solutions Architecture & Engineering: Provide governed data products, feature datasets and semantic models; partner on AI‑ready architecture, machine learning operationalization, responsible AI controls and model lifecycle requirements.
• Applications & Platform Engineering: Partner on application integration, APIs and shared data services; provide modelling expertise and enable secure data publication and consumption across BSS and OSS platforms and digital channels.

Skills & Expertise

• Senior leadership experience across enterprise data engineering, architecture, modelling, governance, reporting and analytics platforms.
• Proven delivery and operation of large‑scale cloud data ecosystems, including Snowflake and Google BigQuery; experience with Databricks and Azure data services is advantageous.
• Strong expertise in conceptual, logical and physical modelling, data warehousing, lake house architectures, ETL/ELT, real‑time and event‑driven integration, APIs, metadata, lineage, master data and data quality.
• Experience enabling machine learning, AI‑ready architectures and advanced analytics, including governed datasets, feature engineering and model operationalization.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Python, modern data engineering frameworks, BI and semantic modelling platforms, security, privacy, regulatory controls and cloud FinOps.
• Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams, strategic partners and complex transformation roadmaps, with strong executive communication and commercial judgement.

The Person

A strategic, outcomes‑focused technology leader who translates business ambition into trusted and scalable data capabilities.

• Collaborative and influential, able to clarify accountabilities and build effective partnerships across central technology and federated business teams.
• Committed to operational excellence, responsible innovation, talent development and a strong data‑driven culture.

Virgin Media is an equal opportunities employer. Having a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business.

Join and you’ll be part of the Virgin Media family. You can trust us to do the right thing by you. We’re a great place to work and we offer impressive benefits too.

• Generous holiday allowance
• Birthday day off
• Contributory pension
• Healthcare
• Discounts on our fantastic mobile broadband and cable

Virgin Media is one of the country’s leading connected entertainment providers and operates a cable and broadcast business in Ireland. Our cable business delivers multi award‑winning services: broadband, TV, mobile and home phone connect thousands of people across the country. We are extending our cable footprint so that more communities can enjoy the benefits of the fastest, widely available broadband speeds from Virgin Media. Our broadcast division, Virgin Media Television is Ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster operating three free‑to‑air channels (Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three, plus the Virgin Media Player) and is a significant investor in home produced content across news, current affairs and drama. We offer extensive sports coverage on our Virgin Media Sport and our 6 Extra Sport channels to ensure fans see all games across UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures and more. Through Virgin Media Business, we support entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector, delivering the fastest speeds and tailor‑made services.

Virgin Media is part of Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company. Liberty Global connects 21 million customers through operations in 10 countries across Europe subscribing to 45 million TV, broadband internet and telephony services. It also serves 6 million mobile subscribers and offers WiFi service through 12 million access points across its footprint.