Director of Data & AI

About the role

The Director of Data & AI provides opportunities to work in a dynamic and results-driven work environment. Ideal candidates will embrace a growth mindset, focused on continuous improvement. The role is located in Tampa, FL (USA) and may work from home 1 day per week.

Key Accountabilities

• Defines data, analytics and AI strategy, including vision, drivers and outcomes.
• Institutes an operating model for data, analytics and AI that is consistent with the capabilities and competencies required to execute the strategy.
• Builds partnerships with leadership to ensure that data is being managed as a business asset, data is AI-ready, and by tracking and measuring the value derived from those data assets.
• Communicates the tangible business value generated from data, analytics and AI initiatives to stakeholders and executives.
• Led data-driven innovation for the enterprise, including investigation, adoption and exploitation of artificial intelligence.
• Identifies new kinds, types and sources of data to enable business value innovation throughout the organization and enable new use cases.
• Maintains authority and accountability for the data assets, and of the analytics used for decision making, and AI solutions that automate decisions and augment human performance.
• Creates and oversees a centralized data management/data engineering service for sharing certified data products to ensure quality, traceability, timeliness, usability and cost-effectiveness.
• Oversees delivery models, methods and practices for creation of data, analytics and AI products and to ensure consistent application and use of data and analytics solutions and services, including data science.
• Evolves technology capabilities for the D&AI platform, in collaboration with the different IT functions, to align D&AI initiatives with IT infrastructure and policies, and drive technology innovation across the organization.
• Establishes and maintains trust in AI-ready data assets by instituting governance mechanisms for data including fostering data stewardship across business data domains.
• Includes other leaders that share responsibility for data, such as security, privacy, risk and compliance leaders.
• Understands regulatory requirements, relevant data protection laws and regulations, such as GDPR, EU AI Act and CCPA, and industry-specific standards.
• Ensures the organization's data practices are compliant, in collaboration with legal and compliance.
• Establishes guidelines and practices that prevent misuse of data and protect individual privacy, beyond regulatory and compliance requirements.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Software Engineering
Five years of experience as a Database Architect, owning all phases of development lifecycle of enterprise level ERP systems including SAP BI/BW and BPC data warehouse and reporting solutions; defining KPIs to meet business needs; using ERP FPA ANAPLAN SAP, MM, FI/CO, P2P, and OTC; managing SDLC processes; implementation & configuration of SAP BPC reporting module; using NetWeaver platform; using ABAP to configure BADI; and integrating SQL based source system data into an SAP BW environment.

Career with Refresco

Refresco Beverages US Inc. offers the following competitive pay and comprehensive benefits:

• Status: Exempt
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Short-term disability and long-term disability
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 10 Vacation Days and 5 Paid (Sick) Time Off Days
• Well-being Benefit Discount and Total Reward Programs

How to apply

Please visit our careers site at https://www.refresco-na.com/na/careers/