{"id":4086301,"url":"https://alion.io/job/mulberry-head-of-data","title":"Head of Data","company":{"id":678409,"name":"Mulberry","domain":"mulberry.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/mulberry","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Lever","truth_index":null},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Google BigQuery","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-11T16:04:42Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-11","last_verified_at":"2026-11-12T00:28:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Mulberry is looking for an experienced Head of Data to establish and lead our enterprise data capability.\nThis is a pivotal new role with the opportunity to shape how data is architected, governed, managed and used across Mulberry. You will define our data operating model, establish clear ownership and governance, build a cross-functional data community and create the foundations for trusted, accessible and valuable data across the business.\nWorking closely with senior business leaders and Technology, you will act as the single point of accountability for Data Enablement across Mulberry, ensuring our approach is driven by business priorities and delivers measurable value.\nAlongside establishing the organisational capability, you will help shape Mulberry’s future technology data capability. This could involve evolving our existing Google Cloud Platform / BigQuery environment or moving towards an alternative solution. The role will ensure that our business needs, operating model and long-term ambitions inform those choices.\nWhat you’ll be responsible for\nDefine and implement Mulberry’s enterprise Data strategy and operating model, including ownership, governance, stewardship and decision rights.\nEstablish a pragmatic Data Governance framework, covering definitions, quality, lineage, metadata, standards and accountability.\nCreate and lead a cross-functional Data Community, establishing Data Owners and Data Stewards across key business areas and equipping them with the guidance, training and practical tools needed to fulfil their responsibilities.\nAct as the enterprise point of accountability for Data Enablement, bringing together business and Technology priorities.\nLead the business direction of our Data Foundations programme and help transition it into a sustainable, long-term capability.\nEstablish common definitions, authoritative data sources and trusted enterprise measures, reducing multiple versions of the truth and manual reconciliation.\nWork with Technology to define the business requirements and guiding principles for our future data architecture and platform.\nDevelop a prioritised Data roadmap focused on delivering tangible commercial and operational value.\nBuild data literacy and enable greater, appropriately governed self-service across the organisation.\nCreate the foundations required for future analytics, automation and AI opportunities.\nWork with relevant Legal and Technology stakeholders to embed appropriate data classification, access, retention and lifecycle controls, with clear ownership of data risks and remediation.\nAbout you\nYou’ll combine strong Data expertise with commercial judgement and the ability to lead enterprise-wide change.\nWe’re looking for someone who has:\nSignificant experience in Data leadership, Data Governance, Data Management or enterprise Data transformation.\nExperience building or materially evolving a Data operating model, rather than simply managing an established function.\nStrong knowledge of Data Governance, ownership, stewardship, quality, lineage and metadata.\nExperience establishing accountability across multiple business functions and building the internal and external capabilities needed to deliver data outcomes.\nA strong commercial mindset, with the ability to translate business challenges into clear Data priorities and outcomes.\nThe confidence to influence senior leaders and constructively challenge both business and technical stakeholders.\nSufficient understanding of modern cloud Data platforms to help shape technology decisions without needing to be the technical architect.\nExperience developing Data strategies and investment roadmaps.\nClear, engaging communication skills and the ability to make Data understandable to non-technical audiences.\nKnowledge of GCP, BigQuery or comparable cloud data platforms.\nExperience within retail, luxury, consumer goods or manufacturing would be advantageous.\nWhat success looks like\nWithin your first year, you will have established:\nA clear and functioning enterprise Data operating model.\nActive Data Owners and Data Stewards across priority areas.\nA strong cross-functional Data Community.\nCommon definitions and governance for critical enterprise data and KPIs.\nImproved visibility of Data quality, lineage, ownership and risk.\nA prioritised Data roadmap linked to measurable business outcomes.\nA clear future technology Data capability and supporting organisational model.\nGreater trust in and use of Data for decision-making across Mulberry.\nWhy this role matters\nThis is not a traditional reporting, BI or technical Data role. It is an opportunity to build an enterprise capability from the ground up.\nData is increasingly critical to how Mulberry makes commercial and operational decisions, and to how we develop our future technology and AI capabilities. The Head of Data will play a central role in creating the ownership, governance, capability and culture needed to unlock that opportunity.\nCulture\nEmbrace and demonstrate the Mulberry values and behaviours: honesty, dynamism, and a community-oriented spirit.\nSupport Mulberry to deliver an inclusive culture, through behaving in a way that is open-minded and respectful towards others, and understanding that your views, opinions, and experiences may not always be shared by your colleagues.\nAct as an ambassador for Mulberry and communicate positively about the brand.\nSustainability\nAs a certified B Corp, we are committed to using business as a force for good. You’ll be encouraged to incorporate environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work, supporting our Made to Last strategy across Climate, Circularity, and Community.\nHelp foster a culture where diversity is celebrated and every individual feels valued, respected, and included. Champion equity, empathy, and understanding in all interactions - internally and externally.\nWhat we can do for you\nAs well as the opportunity to play an important role in Mulberry’s future, you’ll have access to a range of benefits, including:\nCompetitive salary\nGenerous staff discount and access to staff sales\nYour birthday off\nPension contributions and life assurance\nLearning and development opportunities\nTwo paid volunteering days per year\nAccess to Help@Hand wellbeing support, including remote GP appointments, mental health support, physiotherapy, personal training and retail discounts","description_format":"text","description_chars":6375,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Paid volunteering days"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Apparel & Fashion Brands","Luxury Goods & Designer Brands","Bags, Luggage & Leather Goods"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-11T19:00:24Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T04:34:03Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mulberry-head-of-data","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mulberry-head-of-data.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-12T04:34:03Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9965,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":678409},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=678409"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmulberry-head-of-data"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmulberry-head-of-data"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmulberry-head-of-data"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/mulberry-head-of-data\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmulberry-head-of-data"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4086301}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"mulberry.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4086301},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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