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Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Primary Purpose

We are looking for a Data Enablement and Adoption Manager to design, lead, deploy and maintain strategic data literacy and digital upskilling initiatives related to managing and governing data products. They will act as a translator, champion and ambassador of our data platforms, connected data products, analytics, tooling and capabilities across IT. They will possess data and technical skills, strong pragmatic leadership abilities and a deep understanding of data management and governance principles and technologies. The ideal candidate is a polished communicator with expertise in a variety of continuous improvement methods, agile delivery and experience working cross-functionally to solve problems with product and process changes. They will be partnering with other leaders to drive a culture of operational excellence and be driving the technical aspect of our data management initiatives while ensuring optimal data architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects.

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days.

Duties and Responsibilities

• With deep expertise and experience - plan, implement and maintain tooling across of data governance and data management initiatives
• Oversee the technology, infrastructure and systems that support data governance initiatives
• Implementation of the Enterprise Data Strategy aligned with data governance goals
• Drive evaluation and assist with selection and implementation of technologies for data management, data quality, data security and compliance
• Working with digital leads to understand the needs for data literacy and upskilling in the IT functions
• Defining, measuring and monitoring KPIs for adoption and success of data management, data governance, data literacy and upskilling programs
• Forging networks of digital leads, data champions and experts in the IT functions to drive engagement and adoption
• Capturing and translating requirements for innovative, cross-functional, cross-domain data management use cases and work with data and digital leads to explore, design, and deliver capabilities in an Agile fashion
• Championing the use of our data platform, data domains and data products. Working with data experts and digital leads to share best practices, drive utilization and exploitation of data domains
• Lead a team of IT professionals who support data governance initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data stewards, compliance officers and analysts to achieve data governance tooling objectives
• Coordinating comms and change management initiatives around data management, data governance, data literacy and digital upskilling to ensure uptake and adoption
• Monitor industry trends and best practices in IT management and data Governance. Continuously evaluate and enhance processes and technologies to meet evolving business needs
• Promote a data driven culture within the organization thereby supporting informed decision making and business operations

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or Technical field and Masters Degree in Technology and/or Business related field; equivalent trainings/certifications/experience equivalency will be considered
• 8 or more years of equivalent experience in relevant job or field of technology.
• 5 or more years of equivalent experience in an advanced role or technical capacity, leading teams directly or indirectly
• 5 or more years experience directly responsible for guiding, training or onboarding team members in relevant technologies, capabilities or skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Post graduate degree advanced training and or certifications in relevant field/s of study preferred
• 5 or more years experience in Agile teams and Product/Platform based operating model.
• 5 or more years experience in leading teams or advancing technical capability in teams
• Experience in retail or grocery preferred.

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Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. When considered together, the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.

Job Requisition: 384284_external_USA-IL-Chicago_6272024