Chief Data Platform & Governance Leader

QSR Brands; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

QSR Brands is seeking a Head of Data Platform & Governance to lead the development of the Group’s enterprise data platform, architecture, engineering, master data, data quality, and governance across brands and units.

The role requires extensive experience in data platforms, cloud data ecosystems, data governance, and AI governance. You will oversee data pipelines, privacy controls, and vendor management while partnering with stakeholders to drive data-driven transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics or related field; master's preferred.
• Extensive experience in data engineering, enterprise data platforms, data architecture, or data management.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary data teams and building enterprise data platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms, data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouse, data integration, and APIs.
• Experience in data governance, data quality, master data management, customer identity resolution, and data privacy.
• Understanding of AI/ML production environments, AI governance, and responsible AI practices.
• Experience managing cloud costs, technology vendors, and strategic technology investments.
• Experience in high-volume consumer businesses such as QSR, retail, e-commerce, telecommunications, or financial services advantageous.
• Proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group’s enterprise data architecture, platform development, integration, and implementation roadmap.
• Ensure reliable, scalable data pipelines and platform services.
• Establish trusted master data and unified customer identities across brands, systems, and channels.
• Drive data ownership, standards, quality monitoring, accessibility, and accountability across the Group.
• Strengthen data privacy, consent management, data-access controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Build the data and technology foundation for AI and machine-learning solutions, including responsible AI practices and model governance.
• Optimise platform performance and cloud expenditure while managing technology partners and vendors.
• Build and develop high-performing data teams while partnering with business, product, analytics, technology, cybersecurity, legal, and other key stakeholders.

Skills

Data engineering

Data platform leadership

Data architecture

Data management

Cloud data platforms

Data lakes

Data warehouses

Lakehouse

Data integration

APIs

Data governance

Data quality

Master data mgmt

Customer identity

Data privacy

AI governance

Responsible AI

Vendor management

Cost management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

QSR Brands is seeking a Head of Data Platform & Governance to lead the development of the Group’s enterprise data platform, architecture, engineering, master data, data quality, and governance across brands and units.

The role requires extensive experience in data platforms, cloud data ecosystems, data governance, and AI governance. You will oversee data pipelines, privacy controls, and vendor management while partnering with stakeholders to drive data-driven transformation.