Director - Data Management & Visualisation London | Hybrid (3 days per week) | Up to £75,000 + benefits
This is a high-profile Director opportunity within one of the world's leading media agencies, leading data governance and visualisation across a complex EMEA client. Rather than being hands‑on in dashboards every day, you will be the strategic bridge between senior stakeholders and technical delivery teams, ensuring data solutions are scalable, accurate and commercially valuable.
Why this role?
- Lead data management and visualisation across a major multinational consumer brand spanning multiple EMEA markets
- Highly visible client-facing role partnering with senior stakeholders to translate business challenges into scalable data solutions
- Manage a Senior Manager plus an offshore team, while working alongside a dedicated engineering function responsible for data pipelines
- Drive data governance, taxonomy, quality standards and reporting best practice across a complex regional ecosystem
- Play a key role in improving processes, automation and AI-enabled initiatives that enhance analytics delivery
- Join a well-established, collaborative analytics and data function with genuine strategic influence across the client account
The role
- Act as the senior client lead across data governance, reporting and BI initiatives
- Gather and translate business requirements into practical, scalable data solutions
- Oversee the delivery of dashboards, reporting and governance frameworks while ensuring high quality outputs
- Champion governance, taxonomy management and data quality standards across multiple teams and markets
- Work closely with media, operations, engineering and analytics teams to ensure consistent data processes and compliance
- Lead project delivery, documentation, QA and continuous improvement initiatives across the account
Skills & experience
- Proven experience leading data governance, BI or data management programmes within a media agency (ideally) consultancy or digital environment
- Strong stakeholder management with the ability to communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience translating business requirements into data and reporting solutions
- Previous leadership experience managing both direct reports and offshore or distributed teams
- Knowledge of taxonomy management, governance frameworks and data quality processes
- Experience with Power BI or similar visualisation platforms (Tableau etc.)
- Understanding of media data, reporting infrastructure and analytics environments
- Exposure to SQL, Python or APIs would be advantageous but isn't the core focus of the role
Director - Data Management & Visualisation - Media Agency employer: Silverdrum
At Silverdrum, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture in the heart of London. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and opportunities to lead innovative projects, particularly in the fast-paced realm of digital commerce. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team where your contributions directly shape the future of connected commerce for leading global brands.
