Head of Tech Master Data Portfolio

Tech at Pernod Ricard isn’t your average Tech job – we do things differently. From day one, you’ll be part of our borderless ‘one Tech team,’ driving global impact for iconic brands loved worldwide. As Tech evolves, so do we, giving our people the platforms and opportunities to grow and shape their careers. At Pernod Ricard, we don’t just do Tech – we do Tech with a twist. Ready to make a Tech impact? Pernod Ricard is looking for a Head of Tech Master Data Portfolio. You will be based at The Island, our office in central Paris.

The Head of Tech Master Data Portfolio oversees the definition, delivery, and continuous improvement of Master Data Management (MDM) platforms and products within the Tech team (multi-domains). The role is accountable for the reliability, scalability, and adoption of Master Data solutions, ensuring consistency of practices, high quality of services, and alignment with Pernod Ricard Tech and Business strategy.

Key Missions

• Define, maintain, and clearly communicate the vision, roadmap, and ambitions for Master Data platforms and products.
• Drive best‑in‑class master data capabilities across Finance & Organisation, Product & Materials, Business Partner Vendor, and Business Partner Customer domains; together with the functional Masterdata governance team.
• Ensure consistency of data models, integration patterns, and technical standards across master data domains and platforms (Semarchy and SAP).
• Ensure robustness, scalability, security, and performance of Semarchy platforms and associated Data Tech products.
• Define and monitor key metrics to track platform performance, service quality, reliability, and adoption.
• Act as escalation point for major technical issues, dependencies, and prioritization decisions related to master data platforms and products.
• Coordinate closely with Data Governance and Tech organization (Architecture, Security, Integration, Platforms…) and Business teams to ensure end‑to‑end coherence and data policy adoption.
• Secure platform and product adoption by driving change management, enablement, and user engagement initiatives.
• Identify and secure required resources (internal/external) and work with chapters to source mandatory support for product ambitions.
• Own portfolio budget (build & run), inc. planning, forecasting, and cost optimisation.
• Contribute to the evolution of Tech and Data ways of working, promoting reuse, standardisation, and automation.
• Participate in data governance committees to review integrity, suitability & security of data assets/practices.

Qualifications

• Strong senior stakeholder engagement (Tech, Data, Business).
• Deep knowledge of data policy core principles (quality & integrity, compliance & security…).
• Deep knowledge of end‑to‑end Master Data lifecycle across domains.
• Strong expertise in Master Data Management, data platforms such as Semarchy or SAP, and integration.
• Strategic thinking, with a strong execution focus.
• Proven experience leading master‑data products and platforms in a global environment.
• Community management & communication skills, with the ability to talk with both technical & non‑technical stakeholders.
• Coaching & people development.
• Mastery of agile methodology & frameworks.

What We Offer

An outstanding and collaborative workplace that embodies our sharing & conviviality culture, the possibility to work remotely (up to 2 days a week), a very complete mutual insurance, an attractive compensation including profit‑sharing, the possibility to train daily, employee events, and more.

Pernod Ricard is committed to offering equal opportunities to all talents. Our recruitment methods focus on skills and competencies.