Sr Director Data Fabric Strategy Sr Director Data Fabric Strategy

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • VA

79d • $185,000 - $255,000

About The Position

Join Nestlé USA as the Senior Director for Data Strategy & Data Fabric, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping our data vision and strategy! You will spearhead the development of Azure Data Fabric's strategic capabilities, driving alignment across internal and external data sources. Your leadership will be crucial in advancing our Data Management organization, overseeing capability investments, financial management, and forging key data partnerships that empower business analytics and foster innovation in critical areas such as Strategic Revenue Management, Digital Marketing, and Connected Supply Chain. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate closely with teams across Functions, Divisions, Analytics, IT and Digital. By leveraging agile best practices, you will transform data into a trusted and valuable product, delivering a unified set of data assets that enhance the entire enterprise. Your efforts will ensure that data is readily available for consumption, enabling informed, data-driven decision-making that propels our business forward.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• 15+ years of overall professional experience with 10+ years being focused in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Operations and or consulting in the data domain.
• 5+ years of experience leading Data Management vision, strategy based on key objectives and goals in large company, including strategic capabilities master plan and financial investment decisions.
• 3+ years of experience partnering with change management through a digital transformation.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in quantitative discipline such as Information Technology, Data Management, Business Analytics.
• Experience working in Consumer Packaged Goods or Retail industries.
• Significant stakeholder management experience in a large matrix organization.
• Leadership and/or senior-level experience in data management and architecture organizational design with an ability to lead and deploy teams on multi-functional projects in successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Nestlé USA Data Strategy to deliver Data Fabric capabilities, including Data Catalog, Governance, Architecture, and Fluency, along with technical solutions like data lakes and platforms to support data science and advanced analytics using agile methodologies (CI/CD, DevOps/MLOps).
• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of data engineering solutions that enable scalable, high-quality data assets to power analytics, AI, and business decision-making across the enterprise.
• Lead Data teams to collaborate with business divisions in identifying and integrating key data assets into the Data Fabric for effective business intelligence and analytics.
• Lead the Data Governance Executive Group and the Data Governance Council to promote best practices and resolve governance issues in collaboration with business divisions.
• Establish strategies for integrating internal and external data sources and partnerships, supporting data negotiations to align with Nestlé USA's business strategy.
• Lead the strategic direction, development, and lifecycle management of enterprise data and analytics platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business objectives.
• Own and evolve DevSecOps processes and tooling across the data ecosystem to drive secure, automated, and efficient deployment pipelines, fostering a culture of continuous integration and delivery.
• Collaborate with Regional and Global IT & Digital leaders and Product groups to ensure understanding of the business strategy, goals, and context to properly incorporate those into the product, platform and data roadmaps.
• Set financial, operational, and quality objectives for Data Management projects and activities.
• Engage with industry leaders and forums to bring best-in-class data management practices to Nestlé USA.
• Oversee the recruitment, development, and retention of a high-performing team of data engineers, architects, scientists, and other relevant roles in strategy and operations.
• Develop standards and policies for data creation and consumption to ensure standardization, security, compliance, and trustworthiness of information.
• Enhance knowledge sharing through a centralized data source for information, analysis, testing, and reporting, ensuring accessibility and optimal performance in analytics.

Benefits

• 401k with company match
• healthcare coverage
• performance-based incentives
• competitive total rewards package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees