Global Director, Market Data & AI Strategy

Bayer; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 173,280 - 259,920; Full time

Job summary

Bayer is hiring a Global Director Market Data & AI in Whippany, NJ to shape enterprise market data as a strategic asset and translate AI strategy into scalable business impact. This role connects global standards with multi-market execution, enabling analytics and intelligent systems across markets.

The role requires strong leadership, governance, and experience delivering data-driven AI initiatives within regulated environments. Location is United States, New Jersey, Whippany.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, Economics, Data Science, Statistics, or related field (or Bachelor’s with equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a Business Data Domain Owner with end-to-end accountability for domain strategy, governance, data quality, priorities, and business alignment.
• Experience managing market data vendors, budgets, contracts, and license optimization.
• Experience defining and maintaining commercial data dictionaries, metadata, lineage, and usage standards.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality controls, and practical application in large organizations.
• Track record translating business outcomes into analytics, automation, and AI use cases with high-quality data.
• Fluency in GDPR, third‑party data rights, and governance for compliant AI deployment.
• Experience integrating market data into enterprise platforms (Snowflake, Azure, Databricks).
• Ability to lead data and AI initiatives from strategy to deployment and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Define global vision, roadmap, and success measures for market data and activation in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
• Enforce global governance standards, data policies, and quality across the data lifecycle with GDPR compliance.
• Own global market data quality and enrichment strategy, including matching algorithms and scoring models.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design global-to-local data flows and activation strategies.
• Coordinate a global network of Data Owners and Business Data Stewards with clear accountability.
• Co‑shape Master Data Strategy to harmonize market data with product, customer, and consumer domains.
• Ensure Market Data is AI-ready with quality, lineage, and compliant usage rights.
• Define data and AI governance, and enable scalable data platforms for cross-market adoption.
• Lead cross-functional teams and change management to adopt AI with confidence.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

Stakeholder management

AI strategy

Regulatory compliance

Analytics & data modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s in business or related field

Bachelor’s degree with equivalent experience

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

Databricks

Job description

Bayer is hiring a Global Director Market Data & AI in Whippany, NJ to shape enterprise market data as a strategic asset and translate AI strategy into scalable business impact. This role connects global standards with multi-market execution, enabling analytics and intelligent systems across markets.

The role requires strong leadership, governance, and experience delivering data-driven AI initiatives within regulated environments. Location is United States, New Jersey, Whippany.