Global Head of Data Management

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The Global Head of Data Management will lead the BAU processes for end-to-end design and operational management of all Mace data. This includes setting the global operational data strategy, standards, and assurance regime. The role will provide clear executive reporting, performance insight, and decision support while driving data management automation with strong stakeholder alignment. It will ensure all Mace data standards and processes are connected from delivery, project, and trust level through to a coherent program-level view, with clear definitions, lineage and a trusted ‘best’ source of truth for a complex network of use cases.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Owning, progressively developing, and embedding data management processes to maximize the value of the enterprise data model, ontologies, taxonomies, definitions, controls, and assurance processes to ensure consistent master data, reference data, and semantics across all programs and functions.
• Managing stakeholder alignment on data requirements across the delivery organizations, program functions, and sponsors to resolve competing needs while maintaining clear data governance.
• Set the functional requirements for data management systems and automation, including all aspects of workflow automation and data integration to reduce manual effort and improve timeliness and control.
• Establish and maintain robust governance assurance, including quality checks, reconciliation, exception management and escalation, with clear ownership of data quality and data outputs.
• Guiding the strategic direction for senior leadership, governance forums and sponsor audiences, integrating schedule, cost, risk, change, benefits and delivery performance into a concise program-level narrative.
• Translating program data into forward-looking insight and decision support, highlighting trends, drivers, exceptions, interdependencies and emerging issues so leaders can take timely, evidence-based action.
• Creating data transparency from the bottom up, with clear guidance for delivery teams, projects, and leadership via effective global portfolio and program management.
  
  

You’ll Need To Have

• Significant senior leadership experience in enterprise data management within major, complex programs with a strong track record of leading global data functions resulting in executive-level outputs.
• Demonstrable experience of establishing data management standards and consistent outputs across a complex matrix of organizations and jurisdictions using multiple delivery partners.
• Strong understanding of integrated program controls, including planning, cost, risk, change, benefits and performance, and how these combine to support program-level reporting and decisions.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to challenge, influence and align executives, delivery teams, trusts and partner organisations around common data management requirements.
• Strong experience of automation using AI and/or complex logic, models, context graphs, ontologies, taxonomies, consistent data, managed metadata, and redesigned processes.
• Substantial time in a senior position within data projects and/or program controls
• Significant years of global, operational leadership experience
  
  

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.