Oldcastle Inc.
Solihull, West Midlands
CRH is a global leader in building materials solutions, and Tarmac is a leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business in the UK. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive transformational change through artificial intelligence and automation technologies. About the role Tarmac is seeking a visionary Senior Manager -AI & Automation to lead the strategy, delivery, and governance of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and RPA across our UK operations. This is a senior, high impact role driving measurable value, operational excellence, and industry leadership as we transform how we work through intelligent technologies. Main responsibilities In this role you'll: Shape and Deliver the AI Strategy Identify, prioritise, and deliver AI opportunities across plant optimisation, predictive maintenance, computer vision, logistics, forecasting, sustainability, and quality. Lead end to end delivery of AI solutions-from idea and prototyping to production and business as usual service. Define value metrics and ensure every initiative delivers measurable ROI. Maximise enterprise platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Multiply by CRH, SAP Joule, and Salesforce Einstein. Track emerging AI technologies and position Tarmac as an industry leader. Build Enterprise AI & Automation Capability Develop and operate AI delivery frameworks: LLMOps, model evaluation, monitoring, RAG, and integration architecture. Create AI reference architectures, quality standards, and assurance processes including red teaming and model drift detection. Oversee secure OT/IT integration to unlock value from plant, quarry, and IoT data. Strengthen Data, Governance & Responsible AI Own the AI readiness roadmap including data governance, MDM, security, and enterprise knowledge architecture. Lead AI FinOps: cost controls, usage telemetry, optimisation, and ROI analysis. Implement governance aligned to CRH standards, NIST, Cyber Essentials, SOx, ISO/IEC 42001 and data protection requirements. Ensure safe, transparent, explainable AI with robust controls for agentic systems. Scale Capability & Adoption Build a blended delivery model of internal experts and specialist partners. Develop workforce plans for AI product managers, engineers, knowledge engineers, risk specialists, and UX roles. Lead change, adoption, training, and enablement-including role based training and AI champions. Manage RPA strategy and delivery, ensuring alignment with AI governance and value measurement. Work closely with CRH Group and international partners to leverage global capability. Partner across IT, Cyber, Compliance, Data and business functions to deliver integrated, secure solutions. Build strong relationships with suppliers, innovation networks, and academia. To be successful in this role you'll need: A proven ability to deliver business value from AI or advanced analytics with measurable ROI. Experience leading AI solutions from concept to production and BAU. A developed understanding of AI platforms, LLMOps/GenAIOps, governance, cyber security, and regulatory requirements (NIST, Cyber Essentials, SOx). To be skilled in data governance, enterprise AI platforms, and scaling innovation into operational services. A demonstrated ability to lead blended teams and manage strategic partners. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership abilities. Track record of staying current with emerging technologies. Experience with RPA (UiPath), industrial/processing environments, OT data, predictive maintenance, or computer vision. A familiarity with large multi site organisations. A knowledge of RAG, agentic AI, enterprise AI tools, and ISO/IEC 42001. Qualifications A degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent experience. Relevant certifications (AI/ML, data, project management, cyber security) are beneficial. We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: Enhanced holiday entitlement Contributory pension scheme Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice Working Parents Training and development opportunities
CRH is a global leader in building materials solutions, and Tarmac is a leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business in the UK. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive transformational change through artificial intelligence and automation technologies. About the role Tarmac is seeking a visionary Senior Manager -AI & Automation to lead the strategy, delivery, and governance of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and RPA across our UK operations. This is a senior, high impact role driving measurable value, operational excellence, and industry leadership as we transform how we work through intelligent technologies. Main responsibilities In this role you'll: Shape and Deliver the AI Strategy Identify, prioritise, and deliver AI opportunities across plant optimisation, predictive maintenance, computer vision, logistics, forecasting, sustainability, and quality. Lead end to end delivery of AI solutions-from idea and prototyping to production and business as usual service. Define value metrics and ensure every initiative delivers measurable ROI. Maximise enterprise platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Multiply by CRH, SAP Joule, and Salesforce Einstein. Track emerging AI technologies and position Tarmac as an industry leader. Build Enterprise AI & Automation Capability Develop and operate AI delivery frameworks: LLMOps, model evaluation, monitoring, RAG, and integration architecture. Create AI reference architectures, quality standards, and assurance processes including red teaming and model drift detection. Oversee secure OT/IT integration to unlock value from plant, quarry, and IoT data. Strengthen Data, Governance & Responsible AI Own the AI readiness roadmap including data governance, MDM, security, and enterprise knowledge architecture. Lead AI FinOps: cost controls, usage telemetry, optimisation, and ROI analysis. Implement governance aligned to CRH standards, NIST, Cyber Essentials, SOx, ISO/IEC 42001 and data protection requirements. Ensure safe, transparent, explainable AI with robust controls for agentic systems. Scale Capability & Adoption Build a blended delivery model of internal experts and specialist partners. Develop workforce plans for AI product managers, engineers, knowledge engineers, risk specialists, and UX roles. Lead change, adoption, training, and enablement-including role based training and AI champions. Manage RPA strategy and delivery, ensuring alignment with AI governance and value measurement. Work closely with CRH Group and international partners to leverage global capability. Partner across IT, Cyber, Compliance, Data and business functions to deliver integrated, secure solutions. Build strong relationships with suppliers, innovation networks, and academia. To be successful in this role you'll need: A proven ability to deliver business value from AI or advanced analytics with measurable ROI. Experience leading AI solutions from concept to production and BAU. A developed understanding of AI platforms, LLMOps/GenAIOps, governance, cyber security, and regulatory requirements (NIST, Cyber Essentials, SOx). To be skilled in data governance, enterprise AI platforms, and scaling innovation into operational services. A demonstrated ability to lead blended teams and manage strategic partners. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership abilities. Track record of staying current with emerging technologies. Experience with RPA (UiPath), industrial/processing environments, OT data, predictive maintenance, or computer vision. A familiarity with large multi site organisations. A knowledge of RAG, agentic AI, enterprise AI tools, and ISO/IEC 42001. Qualifications A degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent experience. Relevant certifications (AI/ML, data, project management, cyber security) are beneficial. We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: Enhanced holiday entitlement Contributory pension scheme Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice Working Parents Training and development opportunities
Reckitt Benckiser LLC
Slough, Berkshire
Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: IT&D Director, Global Data Governance City: Slough We are Reckitt Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege. In IT&D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products. Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen. Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches. About the role The Global Data Governance Director is a senior leadership role responsible for building, executing, and sustaining the enterprise-wide data governance strategy. Reporting to the VP, Global Data & Analytics, this role ensures that the company's data are trusted, standardized, well-governed, and available as a strategic asset to enable business growth, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. The successful candidate will chair Global Data Governance committees to drive data feasibility assessments (i.e. data availability, quality, consistency and synergies) and will monitor compliance of the current Group / BU projects with Data Governance standards. The Director will lead three specialized sub-teams covering data domain stewardship, master data technology platforms and foundational datasets as products in the company's data lake. This leader will work closely with business stakeholders, technology partners, and executive leadership to drive data quality at source, implementing scalable governance processes, and promoting a culture of data literacy and accountability across the enterprise. Your responsibilities Key challenges to overcome Communicate the value of data governance and explain / influence senior executives (usually GEC-1) to reach an understanding of how fundamental and structural it is to make progress in this area, knowing this often require difficult trade-offs. Work with a large complex ecosystem of current and potential internal and external partner organizations to provide value to Reckitt. Ensure data governance initiatives are supported by sound business cases which identify measures of success and are value based. Ensuring this is fully supported and required actions to realise are owned by the relevant stakeholders. Actively contribute to the development and implementation of the overall Global Data & Analytics strategy, especially the stewardship, master data, data products, and AI readiness. Strategic Leadership Define and execute the enterprise data governance strategy in alignment with business goals and IT&D priorities. Serve as the executive point of contact for data governance, influencing senior stakeholders and setting the framework for cross-functional duties and oversight of Data Governance sub-teams. Partner with business and IT leaders to align governance initiatives with key strategic priorities (e.g., digital transformation, analytics, AI readiness, regulatory compliance). Close collaboration with global partners will be required to ensure alignment with data strategy and not limited, to data privacy and cybersecurity. Enables the definition and roll-out of data policies, standards, monitoring the compliance across all areas. Articulate the impact of poor data governance on value realisation and ensure clear ownership and accountability for data governance within functions/geographies as appropriate. Ongoing education of internal and external stakeholders on Data Governance (data literacy). Team & Capability Leadership - Lead three global sub-teams to deliver an integrated program: Data Domain Stewardship: Establish, develop and empower effective data domain stewards that define data standards, rules, and quality expectations. Partner with business process owners to improve data quality at source, especially for critical master data (customer, product, supplier, etc.). Monitor compliance with data governance standards, especially data quality and remediation. Ownership of the data governance forums to ensure all critical decisions are discussed, debated, and agreed upon to enable a holistic approach to data governance. Own and evolve the master data management (MDM) platforms and related tools. Partner with IT architecture to ensure scalability, automation, and integration with enterprise systems. Governance & Compliance: Develop, maintain, and enforce data policies, standards, and procedures across domains. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, SOX) and internal audit controls. Drive data security and privacy alignment with enterprise risk management. Work closely with Shared Services leads (Finance, HR, Supply, etc) to ensure the execution of their services is done per policies and procedures defined by the Global Data Governance organization. Performance & Value Realization: Establish KPIs and scorecards for data quality, data usage, and governance maturity. Demonstrate business value of governance initiatives through improved decision-making, cost reduction, and risk mitigation. The experience we're looking for Extensive and proven experience in data governance, data management, or enterprise information management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role directly managing Senior Managers and budgets in the £M ranges. Proven success in building and leading global data governance programs in complex, matrixed organizations. Experience managing MDM platforms, data stewardship frameworks, and data product lifecycle. Demonstrable experience building and managing teams to deliver complex data & analytics requirements. Demonstrable experience building and delivering data & analytics strategies at global level that quantify value that good data brings to an organization. Expert in defining and running data governance operational processes: DQ measurements and tools, Data Maturity assessments, data architecture and technical solutions, policies and standards enforcement. Deep knowledge of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), master data management, and data quality management. Strong leadership and influencing skills, able to engage stakeholders at all levels. Excellent understanding of data architecture, data lakes, and data product thinking. Strong program management and change management skills. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex data topics for business audiences. Agile mindset and ability to pivot when needed and to resolve difficult conversations. Passionate mentor for more junior colleagues with an interest to develop and coach people. The skills for success Digital Strategy, Product Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement, Innovation Processes, Innovation, User Experience Design. What we offer With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy. Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.
Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: IT&D Director, Global Data Governance City: Slough We are Reckitt Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege. In IT&D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products. Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen. Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches. About the role The Global Data Governance Director is a senior leadership role responsible for building, executing, and sustaining the enterprise-wide data governance strategy. Reporting to the VP, Global Data & Analytics, this role ensures that the company's data are trusted, standardized, well-governed, and available as a strategic asset to enable business growth, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. The successful candidate will chair Global Data Governance committees to drive data feasibility assessments (i.e. data availability, quality, consistency and synergies) and will monitor compliance of the current Group / BU projects with Data Governance standards. The Director will lead three specialized sub-teams covering data domain stewardship, master data technology platforms and foundational datasets as products in the company's data lake. This leader will work closely with business stakeholders, technology partners, and executive leadership to drive data quality at source, implementing scalable governance processes, and promoting a culture of data literacy and accountability across the enterprise. Your responsibilities Key challenges to overcome Communicate the value of data governance and explain / influence senior executives (usually GEC-1) to reach an understanding of how fundamental and structural it is to make progress in this area, knowing this often require difficult trade-offs. Work with a large complex ecosystem of current and potential internal and external partner organizations to provide value to Reckitt. Ensure data governance initiatives are supported by sound business cases which identify measures of success and are value based. Ensuring this is fully supported and required actions to realise are owned by the relevant stakeholders. Actively contribute to the development and implementation of the overall Global Data & Analytics strategy, especially the stewardship, master data, data products, and AI readiness. Strategic Leadership Define and execute the enterprise data governance strategy in alignment with business goals and IT&D priorities. Serve as the executive point of contact for data governance, influencing senior stakeholders and setting the framework for cross-functional duties and oversight of Data Governance sub-teams. Partner with business and IT leaders to align governance initiatives with key strategic priorities (e.g., digital transformation, analytics, AI readiness, regulatory compliance). Close collaboration with global partners will be required to ensure alignment with data strategy and not limited, to data privacy and cybersecurity. Enables the definition and roll-out of data policies, standards, monitoring the compliance across all areas. Articulate the impact of poor data governance on value realisation and ensure clear ownership and accountability for data governance within functions/geographies as appropriate. Ongoing education of internal and external stakeholders on Data Governance (data literacy). Team & Capability Leadership - Lead three global sub-teams to deliver an integrated program: Data Domain Stewardship: Establish, develop and empower effective data domain stewards that define data standards, rules, and quality expectations. Partner with business process owners to improve data quality at source, especially for critical master data (customer, product, supplier, etc.). Monitor compliance with data governance standards, especially data quality and remediation. Ownership of the data governance forums to ensure all critical decisions are discussed, debated, and agreed upon to enable a holistic approach to data governance. Own and evolve the master data management (MDM) platforms and related tools. Partner with IT architecture to ensure scalability, automation, and integration with enterprise systems. Governance & Compliance: Develop, maintain, and enforce data policies, standards, and procedures across domains. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, SOX) and internal audit controls. Drive data security and privacy alignment with enterprise risk management. Work closely with Shared Services leads (Finance, HR, Supply, etc) to ensure the execution of their services is done per policies and procedures defined by the Global Data Governance organization. Performance & Value Realization: Establish KPIs and scorecards for data quality, data usage, and governance maturity. Demonstrate business value of governance initiatives through improved decision-making, cost reduction, and risk mitigation. The experience we're looking for Extensive and proven experience in data governance, data management, or enterprise information management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role directly managing Senior Managers and budgets in the £M ranges. Proven success in building and leading global data governance programs in complex, matrixed organizations. Experience managing MDM platforms, data stewardship frameworks, and data product lifecycle. Demonstrable experience building and managing teams to deliver complex data & analytics requirements. Demonstrable experience building and delivering data & analytics strategies at global level that quantify value that good data brings to an organization. Expert in defining and running data governance operational processes: DQ measurements and tools, Data Maturity assessments, data architecture and technical solutions, policies and standards enforcement. Deep knowledge of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), master data management, and data quality management. Strong leadership and influencing skills, able to engage stakeholders at all levels. Excellent understanding of data architecture, data lakes, and data product thinking. Strong program management and change management skills. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex data topics for business audiences. Agile mindset and ability to pivot when needed and to resolve difficult conversations. Passionate mentor for more junior colleagues with an interest to develop and coach people. The skills for success Digital Strategy, Product Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement, Innovation Processes, Innovation, User Experience Design. What we offer With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy. Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.