Data Strategy & Governance Associate Manager

About us

About us: Flutter, the world's largest online sports betting and iGaming group listed on the London and New York stock exchanges, is home to the Southern Europe & Africa (SEA) region, featuring iconic brands like Sisal, Snai, and Poker Stars - globally loved brands that embody innovation and ambition, with significant growth potential in a dynamic market.

What you'll do: As AI Data Strategy & Governance Associate Manager, you will support the definition and implementation of the Data Strategy, ensuring that data-related decisions, initiatives, and processes are technically sound, scalable, and aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements.

You will act as the technical bridge between Data Engineering, Technology, Business teams, and the AI Strategy Center, ensuring that data use cases are feasible, governed, and transformed into actionable Data Initiatives. Your role will also contribute to shaping data governance frameworks, identifying optimization opportunities, and strengthening the technical backbone of AI and data-driven innovation.

• Collect data-related technical needs from business and tech teams, translating them into strategic Data Initiatives.
• Support the design of the Data Strategy roadmap by assessing feasibility, risks, constraints, and expected impact.
• Monitor technological and market trends to identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement in data practices.
• Support the evaluation and selection of technological solutions aligned with Data Initiatives and AI adoption requirements.
• Oversee key processes to ensure alignment with data needs, identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement areas.
• Contribute to the definition of technical guidelines (e.g., naming conventions, formats, metadata, traceability standards).
• Analyze technical dependencies across Data Initiatives and assess both tech and business implications.
• Monitor the effectiveness and impact of adopted data solutions, ensuring coherence with the Data Strategy and AI governance.
• Facilitate alignment between Data Engineering, AI Strategy, and business units to ensure accurate data flows for AI, analytics, and operational use cases.
• Support governance processes by contributing to documentation, frameworks, and best practices for data quality and traceability.

• Proven experience (3-5 years) in Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Data Governance, or technical roles focused on data processing and data platforms.
• Solid understanding of data pipelines, data lifecycle, metadata management, and data modeling principles.
• Experience in defining technical requirements and translating business needs into data solutions or initiatives.
• Knowledge of data architecture (data platforms and modern data stack technologies).
• Familiarity with governance frameworks, data quality processes, and best practices for naming, lineage, and documentation.
• Ability to analyze the impact of technical decisions on business outcomes and system architecture.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including tech, business, sustainability, and AI governance.
• Fluency in Italian and good command of English, both written and spoken.

• Permanent contract with Hybrid Work;
• Meal Allowance;
• Supplemental Health Insurance;
• The option to join our company share saving scheme.

• An inclusive work environment and participate in all our initiatives focused on Diversity & Inclusion;
• Well-Being Support: online meditation courses, medical online service and counselling with the help of certified psychologists and coaches;
• Learning and Development: access a platform full of training courses, join workshops, conferences. Exploit our Flexi Learning program, which allows you to dedicate at least 4 working hours per month for your professional growth;
• Parental Leave Packages: additional support for you, children and financial aid for mothers.
• Volunteering during your working hours.

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Flutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental values for us. We welcome any candidate without distinction of age, culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Milano, Torino.