Head of Enterprise Data Office & AI Readiness

Republic Services; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Republic Services, a leader in environmental services, is seeking a Director of Data Office & AI Readiness to build and scale an enterprise Data Office. You will drive governance, data standards, and stewardship across priority programs, enabling AI readiness at scale and data reuse.

You will partner with business and technology leaders to define a value-driven data roadmap, establish formal operating models, and deliver measurable outcomes while fostering a data-driven culture in a hybrid

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise data management or governance.
• 7+ years leading cross-functional programs or data initiatives.
• Experience designing governance operating models and stewardship frameworks.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and data catalogs.
• Ability to translate data concepts for executives and non-technical stakeholders.
• Hybrid role based at Republic Services HQ in Phoenix, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Establish Data Office as enterprise capability with charter and operating model.
• Define roles, responsibilities, and engagement models across domains.
• Lead enterprise data operating model, governance forums, and executive alignment.
• Own data demand and portfolio management, sequencing strategic initiatives.
• Operationalize data ownership, stewardship, and data quality framework.
• Drive data governance, metadata, lineage, and data certification practices.
• Collaborate with architecture and data engineering to align platforms with business needs.
• Enable AI readiness and self-service analytics with governance standards.
• Foster data-driven culture through communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

AI readiness

Data architecture

Leadership

Change management

Tools

Snowflake

data.world

AccelData

Reltio

Job description

Republic Services, a leader in environmental services, is seeking a Director of Data Office & AI Readiness to build and scale an enterprise Data Office. You will drive governance, data standards, and stewardship across priority programs, enabling AI readiness at scale and data reuse.

You will partner with business and technology leaders to define a value-driven data roadmap, establish formal operating models, and deliver measurable outcomes while fostering a data-driven culture in a hybrid