Foods Connected Ltd

Director of Data

Foods Connected Ltd

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Belfast • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AzureCloudETLSQL

About the role

  • Define and execute the enterprise data strategy aligned with Foods Connected's product roadmap and commercial objectives
  • Partner with the CTO and executive leadership to position data insights as a core differentiator in our market
  • Establish data governance frameworks, policies, and standards appropriate for a PE -backed business preparing for growth
  • Build business cases and ROI models for data infrastructure investments
  • Represent data capabilities in product strategy discussions, helping shape our evolution toward data insights products
  • Define and monitor data quality, accessibility, and utilisation metrics across the business
  • Build trusted advisor relationships with heads of Professional Services, Finance, HR, Sales, and Operations to understand their data challenges and deliver solutions
  • Lead development of self-service analytics capabilities that empower non-technical users across the business
  • Partner with Finance on financial reporting, forecasting models, and business performance analytics
  • Support Professional Services with customer success metrics, utilisation reporting, and service delivery insights
  • Deliver executive dashboards providing visibility into key business metrics and trends
  • Drive enterprise data literacy, promoting a data-driven culture across all functions
  • Translate complex data insights into actionable recommendations for stakeholders at all levels
  • Set technical direction for data architecture on Microsoft Fabric, guiding technology choices for product and business intelligence needs
  • Provide architectural oversight for data pipelines, warehousing solutions, and analytics platforms without necessarily being hands-on day-to-day
  • Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (GDPR) and food industry requirements
  • Champion adoption of modern data practices including real-time analytics and ML-ready data infrastructure
  • Work closely with the Data Architect to evolve our data systems and address infrastructure gaps
  • Enable advanced analytics and AI/ML capabilities that serve both customer-facing features and internal intelligence
  • Directly manage the Data Architect and Senior Data Engineer; provide leadership to the BI Reporting team
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning within a small, high-impact team
  • Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching, and create clear career development paths
  • Recruit selectively to build capability as needs evolve, without growing headcount for its own sake
  • Ensure the team understands how their work contributes to Foods Connected's commercial success

Requirements

  • Significant experience in a senior data leadership role within a SaaS or product-driven B2B environment
  • Proven track record of developing and executing data strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and enable data-driven decision making across multiple business functions
  • Experience working in PE -backed or growth-stage companies with mature governance expectations
  • People management experience, with evidence of developing individuals rather than just scaling headcount
  • Strong SQL and data modelling expertise
  • Experience with modern cloud data platforms, preferably Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, or similar lakehouse architectures
  • Familiarity with Power BI or equivalent BI/visualisation tools
  • Understanding of data pipeline design, ETL/ ELT patterns, and orchestration approaches
  • Knowledge of data governance, quality frameworks, and metadata management
Benefits
  • Competitive Base Salary
  • Generous Holiday Package - 25 Days + 10 Public Holidays
  • Private Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Employee Wellness Program and Classes
  • Flexible model of hybrid working
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data strategydata governancedata qualitydata modellingSQLdata pipeline designETLELTanalyticsmachine learning
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencecoachingcommunicationrelationship buildingdata-driven decision makinginnovationcontinuous learningperformance managementteam development