Head of Master Data

WHO WE ARE

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realize their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Head of Master Data leads and implements the organization’s master data strategy. This role involves collaborating with business leaders, IT executives and data experts to foster a data-driven decision-making culture. This includes defining data vision, goals and enhancing master data solutions for a unified view. The position holder manages a team of data professionals to achieve excellence in defining data governance policies and aligning data management with partner teams and departments. This role reports to the Global Finance Systems Head and can be based in Basel or Milan. This position requires travel at maximum 10%.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy and Vision

Develops and implements a comprehensive group master data strategy

Collaborates with key internal stakeholders to define the data vision, goals, principles, and roadmap

Data Management and Compliance

Manages the enhancement of master data solutions and principles across various business domains for a unified view

Partners with IT to align data management with infrastructure, ensuring efficient data storage, processing, and accessibility

Establishes data governance policies, standards, and processes to ensure data quality, security, and compliance

Manages data ethics and privacy by ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations and ethical guidelines and developing policies and procedures to protect sensitive data

Data Utilization and Analytics

Fosters a data-driven culture by driving data accuracy, innovation, and analytics, and providing education and training to support change management

Partners with business stakeholders to leverage data for business improvement opportunities and lead initiatives for data-driven solutions, predictive models, and machine learning applications

Team Leadership and Partnerships

Leads, hires, develops, and manages a team of data professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment

Establishes and maintains data partnerships with external organizations, vendors, and industry experts to enhance data sharing and access

Explores opportunities for data monetization and value creation

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field

10+ years of experience in master data, data management and/or data governance

Proven track record of successfully implementing master data management (MDM) initiatives across various domains

Skilled in data analysis and data cleansing

Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve data-driven business objective

Proven leadership skills and ability to drive organizational change

Deep understanding of data analytics techniques, including machine learning and artificial intelligence

Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Strong business acumen and strategic thinking ability