Enterprise Data Director

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share‑and‑reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work‑life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

You’ll be responsible for overseeing Brambles’ enterprise-wide data foundations programme of work. This role will lead the articulation and adoption of Brambles Data strategy, the program and according works by capabilities outlined in the Data Foundations Proposal, act as the organisation’s subject matter expert, coordinate work across functions, and take accountability for program delivery. The role requires coordination across stakeholders in various technology areas including Tech Services and Digital, data and technology capabilities embedded in business lines, plus close working with Legal and Compliance and wider business domains.

You’ll establish Brambles Data strategy framework and scale core foundational data capabilities, drive adoption, act as the subject matter expert, and ensure Brambles meets strategic, operational, and regulatory expectations for data. The person will work with business and technology leaders to deliver the data foundations roadmap and build a sustainable data capability that supports broader business outcomes including analytics, ERP, digital services, and compliance.

• Lead the development, implementation, and scaling of core data management capabilities, including data quality, metadata, master and reference data, content and document management, and data storage and operations.
• Coordinate delivery of data management activities across business, technology, legal, compliance, and regional teams to ensure consistent standards, controls, and ways of working.
• Embed data management into major technology and business programmes such as ERP, analytics, and digital services, ensuring data requirements, risks, and dependencies are fully addressed.
• Establish and maintain data governance processes, including forums, decision‑making structures, and minimum control standards to ensure compliance and accountability.
• Build and lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for delivering data management improvements, including programme management, analysis, and change enablement.
• Develop and implement the long‑term operating model for enterprise data management, defining data roles, responsibilities, workflows, and capability uplift across the organisation.
• Oversee adoption of data management tools and platforms, enabling greater operational efficiency, improved data quality, and consistent data practices across regions and functions.
• Partner with architecture and technology leaders to define future‑state operational and analytical data models, ensuring alignment with broader transformation strategies and strategic priorities.

Enterprise Ownership across Data:

• Strategic leadership across data, including coordination across various data management owners, to ensure effective overall operation
• Serve as the organisation’s lead across Data Foundations. This role will also lead and / or ensure coordination across the wider Data Ecosystem (per the industry recognised DAMA wheel).
• Lead and embed capability for master data management (MDM).
• Integrate data management requirements into ERP, the analytics operating model, and Digital Customer Services.
• Ensure central teams deliver consistent processes, standards, and controls.

Leadership and Delivery:

• Build early‑phase capability, run pilots, coordinate…