Data Ops/Governance Director (MSD)

An exciting opportunity in London is looking for a Director, Data Operations / BI, supporting a global data and reporting centre within a complex, multi market organisation.

• Based in London
• Permanent role
• Start date: May 2026
• Up to £80k per annum

As the Director, Data Operations / BI, your responsibilities will include:

• Owning the end to end delivery of enterprise level data and taxonomy solutions, powering internal reporting and decision making
• Acting as a senior member, defining and enforcing global data governance, taxonomy, and reporting standards
• Leading engagement with multiple global and local markets to drive adoption of standardised data frameworks
• Acting as the central bridge between global stakeholders and local delivery teams
• Driving taxonomy compliance, data quality, and scalable governance models across markets
• Developing playbooks, frameworks, and documentation to support consistent market onboarding and implementation
• Ensuring data structures align with downstream BI, reporting, and analytics use cases
• Translating business and reporting requirements into scalable, future proof data solutions
• Acting as the escalation point for critical data integrity, reporting, and delivery issues

• Proven experience leading data operations, taxonomy, or data governance in global, multi market environments
• Background working within large, complex organisations or enterprise scale accounts
• Confident stakeholder manager across senior global and local teams
• Strong understanding of how data structures enable BI, reporting, and analytics
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and hands on levels
• Experience with tools such as SQL/Python, Excel, APIs, work management platforms, and taxonomy tools

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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