Senior Director, Enterprise Data Strategy & Transformation

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Description

As Senior Director, Enterprise Data Strategy & Transformation, you will serve as a key strategic partner to the Global Head of Data, helping shape, operationalize and accelerate WTW's enterprise data strategy across a highly federated global organization.

This role operates at the intersection of business strategy, data, technology and organizational change. You will work across WTW's businesses and corporate functions to understand priorities, identify opportunities for collaboration and reuse, align investments, and accelerate the adoption of modern data, analytics and AI capabilities.

Success in this role requires more than developing strategy. You will act as a connector, influencer and change agent, building strong relationships across business and technology teams, helping leaders navigate complex decisions, identifying opportunities to create enterprise value, and driving strategic initiatives that no single business can deliver alone.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders while acting as the strategic right hand to the Global Head of Data, helping convert enterprise ambitions into measurable outcomes.

This role is aligned to our London office. However, given the flexibility of our hybrid working model and the absence of a fixed office attendance requirement, we are open to the role being based in other WTW locations across the UK or US.

The Role

Enterprise Strategy & Alignment

Partner with the Global Head of Data to define, evolve and operationalize WTW's enterprise data strategy.

Maintain an enterprise-wide view of data, analytics and AI initiatives across businesses and functions, identifying opportunities for alignment, reuse and collaboration.

Translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps, investment priorities and measurable outcomes.

Help shape the enterprise data operating model, including engagement models, decision rights and accountability across central and business-aligned teams.

Identify and resolve strategic gaps, overlaps and dependencies across business portfolios.

Business Acceleration & Modernization

Partner with business-aligned data and technology leaders to identify opportunities to accelerate value realization through data, analytics and AI.

Advise business leaders on modernization priorities, data strategy, operating models, platform evolution and organizational capabilities.

Facilitate sharing of successful approaches, capabilities and lessons learned across businesses.

Support capability and maturity assessments to identify opportunities for improvement, modernization and strategic alignment.

Connect businesses with enterprise capabilities, expertise, vendor relationships and reusable assets that accelerate delivery and reduce duplication.

Strategic Programs & Enterprise Initiatives

Lead cross-business strategic initiatives where enterprise coordination creates greater value than individual business execution.

Drive enterprise efforts related to data products, data sharing, interoperability, AI readiness, metadata, business context and other strategic priorities.

Establish and maintain a portfolio view of strategic initiatives, helping prioritize investments and manage dependencies across businesses.

Develop recommendations and implementation plans for complex enterprise challenges that span organizational boundaries.

Investment & Vendor Strategy

Identify opportunities to optimize data, analytics and AI investments across the enterprise.

Lead strategic assessments of technology, data and vendor investments, including rationalization, consolidation and enterprise sourcing opportunities.

Partner with business and procurement leaders to maximize enterprise buying power and improve commercial outcomes with strategic vendors.

Develop business cases and value frameworks that connect investments to measurable business outcomes and long-term enterprise value.

Executive Influence & Communications

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, helping leaders navigate complex…