Enabling Services Delivery Director

Danish Crown Group; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Edenred lunch card

Flexible working hours and hybrid 50/%

Life insurance

MyBenefit and Multisport

Two additional holiday days

Employee events and integration

International leadership role

Job summary

Danish Crown A/S in Krakow seeks an Enabling Services Delivery Director to lead Data Analytics, delivery excellence, and platform strategy across BI, data, and AI initiatives. You will drive architecture, governance, and cross‑functional collaboration with IT and business partners in a high‑impact, global role.

The role requires senior leadership, a strong data mindset, and fluency in English, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent practical experience in data/analytics or related field.
• Extensive senior leadership experience in Data Analytics or BI.
• Proven track record leading international teams and complex programs.
• Experience translating analytics strategy into roadmaps and delivery.
• Strong budgeting, vendor management, and cross-functional dependency skills.
• Fluent English with ability to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Direct delivery performance across data platforms and analytics.
• Translate strategy into prioritised delivery plans with clear ownership.
• Ensure scalable, well-documented solutions with lifecycle management.
• Lead through leaders, developing capability and succession.
• Manage budgets, vendors and delivery commitments.
• Provide executive updates and align with IT and enterprise architecture.

Skills

Executive presence

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

Databricks

SAP BDC

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Power BI

Power Platform

SAP S/4HANA

AI enablement

Job description

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We are a food company owned by Danish farmers supplying high-quality food to customers and consumers all over the world. From butchers to business developers, we’re more than 23,000 colleagues.

Danish Crown Global Business Services (GBS) in Krakow is a key part of Danish Crown’s transformation journey. We strive to be a trusted partner to the business by providing scale and standardized, efficient and effective services, thereby achieving the strategic goals of the business.

GBS and its three Centers of Excellence act as the Group Digital Transformation engine for Finance, Procurement, and Master data. Our Operational teams provide global services for Finance, Procurement, Master data, HR, and IT with the ambition to further move up the value chain and expand its service portfolio.

Passion is our protein, and by supporting each other every step of the way - from high potential programs and sustainability certifications to embracing diversity - we’re moving towards the same goal.

Better food. Brighter future

Enabling Services Delivery Director

The Data Analytics Director leads Danish Crown’s Data Analytics area (Enabling Services Delivery) and is accountable for delivery excellence across data platforms, business intelligence, reporting, advanced analytics, automation and related capabilities.

Areas of responisibilty

Delivery & Service Performance

• Own delivery performance, quality, reliability, service health and continuous improvement across Data Analytics.
• Translate agreed strategies and roadmaps into prioritised delivery plans with clear ownership, capacity, dependencies and outcomes.
• Ensure solutions can be delivered and operated sustainably, with appropriate controls, documentation and lifecycle management.

Leadership & Capability

• Lead through other leaders, setting clear direction, expectations and accountability across teams and partners.
• Build the required leadership, competencies, capacity, succession and sourcing model for current and future demand.

Stakeholders, Technology & Transformation

• Contribute delivery and technology perspectives to vision, strategy, prioritisation, architecture and investment decisions with Service Owners, IT Business Partners and Enterprise Architects.
• Maintain credibility across the core data and analytics technology landscape and manage dependencies with SAP S/4HANA, Data Governance, Master Data, Infrastructure and the AI Centre of Excellence.

Business & Financial Management

• Own the area’s financial and operational performance, including budgets, forecasts, vendors, capacity economics and delivery commitments.
• Contribute to the wider Business Solutions management, transformation and cross-area agenda.

Specific Tasks

• Run an effective delivery rhythm covering priorities, milestones, capacity, quality, service performance, risks, financials and decisions.
• Monitor outcomes, intervene early, remove roadblocks and ensure corrective actions are owned and completed.

Lead & Develop

• Coach and empower managers and senior specialists, while building succession, talent and critical capabilities.
• Plan the workforce and sourcing mix across employees, consultants and vendors, balancing capability, cost, resilience and knowledge retention.
• Align demand, priorities, commitments and lifecycle needs with Service Owners and relevant stakeholders.
• Use KPIs and root-cause analysis to improve performance, simplify delivery and resolve recurring issues.
• Provide clear executive updates and represent Data Analytics in Business Solutions and Global IT fo rums.

Requirements

Educational background

• Relevant master’s degree or equivalent practical experience in data, analytics, computer science, engineering, information systems, business or a related field.
• Leadership, strategy, finance or transformation education is an advantage.
• Considerable senior leadership experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, enterprise data platforms or a related domain.
• Proven experience leading through leaders and developing international teams, capabilities and operating models.
• Experience translating data and analytics strategy into roadmaps, portfolios and sustainable delivery.
• Practical experience with modern data ecosystems, including Databricks, SAP BDC, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Power BI, Power Platform, SAP S/4HANA and AI enablement.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, risks and complex cross-functional dependencies.

Specific Requirements

• Strong executive presence, judgement and stakeholder-management skills.
• Able to lead through others, empower teams and hold the organisation accountable for outcomes.
• Technologically credible, commercially aware and comfortable challenging assumptions and trade-offs.
• Proactive, self-reliant and able to navigate ambiguity and resolve complex problems.
• Fluent written and spoken English and willing to travel internationally as required.

What we offer

• Private medical care together with dental care
• Edenred lunch card
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working model (50% house, 50% office)
• Life insurance
• MyBenefit and Multisport programme
• Two additional holiday days
• Employee events and integration activities
• International leadership role with significant influence on Danish Crown’s transformation agenda