Senior Director, Data Management & Visualisation

Agency:

PHd

Job Function:

Data and Analytics

Job Subfunction:

Data Science and Analytics

Job Description:

The Senior Director, Data Management & Visualisation, is responsible for leading the strategy, deployment, governance and operational excellence of client’s data management, reporting, and data infrastructure capabilities.

This role combines executive leadership, technical consultancy, and operational management, ensuring that Omnicom's data ecosystem delivers trusted, scalable and future-ready data solutions for our client, as they develop their own data infrastructure.

The role will lead teams responsible for data governance, taxonomy management, media planning and investment data compliance, operational data management, reporting, automation and dashboard / reporting adoption.

As the senior regional authority for data quality and reporting integrity, the Senior Director will establish best practices, operating standards and governance frameworks that ensure data consistency, accuracy and business trust.

The successful candidate will be equally comfortable operating at executive level with key client stakeholders, driving large-scale transformation programmes, and leading multidisciplinary teams across data management, engineering, visualisation and operations.

Reporting

Regional Head of Data Management & Visualisation

Global Media Operations Lead, Diageo

 

Key collaborators

Global Head, Data Management Visualisation

Global Head, Omni Data Management Console

Global Head, Digital and Data, Diageo

 

Responsibilities

1 Lead Data Governance & Quality

Own regional data governance, taxonomy standards, media planning and investment compliance, ensuring data accuracy, consistency and trust across all reporting and operational workflows.

 

2 Oversee Data Operations & Infrastructure

Lead teams responsible for data management, platform operations and automation, ensuring scalable, secure and efficient data environments that support client and business needs.

 

3 Provide Strategic Data & Technology Consultancy

Act as a senior advisor to clients on data transformation, cloud architecture, martech ecosystems, reporting infrastructure and data operating model design.

 

5 AI-Enabled Reporting & Decision Intelligence

Champion the development of AI-driven reporting, automation, agentic workflows and data visualisation capabilities to improve operational efficiency and accelerate business decision-making.

What You Will Bring

• Experience in data platforms, data engineering, reporting infrastructure, cloud architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• Proven experience implementing and operating enterprise-scale data platforms, reporting ecosystems, or cloud-based data infrastructure solutions.
• Strong understanding of data operations, ETL/ELT workflows, data governance, taxonomy management, and reporting automation.
• Significant experience leading data management, governance, reporting or technology functions within a complex marketing, media, consulting or enterprise environment.
• Deep expertise in data quality, taxonomy governance, operational data management and the delivery of scalable reporting and visualisation solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern data architectures, cloud platforms and the technologies that underpin data transformation and automation programmes.
• Strong understanding of media investment, marketing technology, reporting platforms, and measurement ecosystems.
• Experience supporting multinational organisations and coordinating delivery across multiple EMEA markets.
• Knowledge of emerging AI technologies and their application within data management, reporting, automation, or operational workflows.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging executive, business, and technical stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment, balancing strategic planning with hands-on problem solving.





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