Sr. Director, Enterprise Data Leader

Job Summary

The Sr. Director Enterprise Data Leader will be responsible for evolving and leading the companys enterprise data strategy and operations. This role ensures that data is treated as a strategic asset across the organization enabling transformation analytics and AI adoption at scale. The leader will oversee data platforms governance quality and services that empower business units to make data-driven decisions drive operational efficiency and accelerate innovation.

This position will report directly to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and will play a critical role in shaping the companys digital and data-driven transformation agenda.

Responsibilities:

Strategy & Vision

• Define and execute the enterprise data strategy aligned with corporate goals and digital transformation priorities.
• Champion the shift towards data-driven decision-making and self-service analytics across all functions.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify high-value opportunities where enterprise data can create business impact.

Data Platform & Architecture

• Build and scale enterprise data services (Customer 360 MDM metrics features APIs) on Snowflake enabling composable reusable building blocks that power analytics AI and digital products.
• Evolve the enterprise data platform into a composable architecture delivering governed contract-first data products (e.g. Schema semantics access rules etc.) and services that can be easily discovered integrated and reused across business domains.
• Define reference architectures for data ingestion integration cataloging and consumption.
• Lead the evolution of modern data capabilities such as APIs streaming observability orchestration and metadata services.

Governance & Quality

• Partner with MDM to establish data governance policies standards and stewardship frameworks to ensure accuracy consistency and compliance.
• Implement processes for data quality monitoring remediation and accountability across business and IT.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (GDPR CCPA SOX etc.) and company data ethics standards.

Enablement & Services

• Deliver enterprise data services (catalogs APIs pipelines self-service analytics AI/ML enablement) for business and functional teams.
• Provide frameworks tooling and training to democratize data usage across the enterprise.
• Partner with data scientists engineers and business analysts to accelerate adoption of AI and advanced analytics.

Leadership & Team Building

• Build and lead a high-performing enterprise data organization (engineering governance architecture operations).
• Foster a culture of innovation accountability and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with IT leadership and functional leaders to align enterprise data strategy with broader IT and business roadmaps.

Requirements:

• 12 years of experience in data analytics or IT leadership roles with 5 years in enterprise-scale data management.
• Proven success in building and operating enterprise data platforms (cloud hybrid or on-prem).
• Strong knowledge of modern data architectures: Data Mesh Data Fabric MDM metadata management API-driven data services.
• Hands-on familiarity with leading platforms (Snowflake Databricks Informatica Collibra etc.).
• Experience establishing and scaling data governance frameworks in a complex global environment.
• Track record of enabling business transformation through data and analytics.
• Strong leadership communication and influencing skills; ability to engage C-suite stakeholders.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field; Masters preferred.

Key Success Metrics:

• Broad adoption and satisfaction with enterprise data services.
• Measurable improvements in data quality timeliness and compliance.
• Acceleration of analytics AI and digital initiatives enabled by trusted data.
• Reduction in redundant systems and integration costs.
• Demonstrated business value created through data-driven decisions.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $8.0billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

Work Authorization

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