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Senior Manager / Head of Data Strategy & Governance

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Paris, Île-de-France, France (VML Paris) Hybrid permanent

Posted: January 20, 2026

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Senior Manager / Head of Data Strategy & Governance

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About VML

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit  www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

Qui sommes-nous ?

Appartenant au groupe WPP, branche conseil de VML France, VML Consulting (anciennement Velvet Consulting) est un cabinet de conseil spécialisé dans la transformation de l’expérience client. Nous accompagnons nos clients dans leurs projets Data, Marketing & Technology pour leur permettre d’activer pleinement la valeur de leurs données. VML France, c’est au total plus de 500 talents sur un large panel d’expertises : Création, Customer Experience, Shopper Marketing, E-commerce, Data, Innovation, IA, Technology,…

VML Consulting France fait par ailleurs partie du réseau VML Enterprise Solutions, qui réunit les expertises technologiques et data de VML pour accompagner les plus grands défis business. Avec plus de 10 000 experts dans 40+ bureaux à travers le monde, nous combinons conseil, expérience client, commerce et transformation technologique. Les équipes de VML Entreprise Solutions interviennent en IA, ingénierie, data, automatisation et déploiement de plateformes, en partenariat avec les leaders du marché.

Nous sommes très fiers d’accompagner de nombreux clients, référents sur leur secteur, en France et à l’International : IKEA, L’Oréal, Kering, Sephora, Chanel, Coca Cola, ACCOR, Nespresso, AXA, Carrefour, Galeries Lafayette, Colgate, Ford, Société Générale, Verisure, Club Med, Lacoste, Sanofi, Groupama,…

Nous recrutons, au sein de la practice Data France, un Senior Manager / Head of Data Strategy & Governance.

Rôle & mission générale

En tant que Senior Manager / Head of Data Strategy & Governance, vous jouez un rôle moteur dans la structuration de la stratégie data de nos clients et dans l’implémentation d’un cadre de gouvernance robuste, pragmatique et orienté business. Vous accompagnez les directions métiers dans la définition de leur vision data, la mise en place d’un operating model efficace et la valorisation des cas d’usage data.

Votre rôle s’articule autour de 3 piliers :

• Business – 20 % : développement du Go-To-Market Data Strategy & Governance.

• Management – 20% : recrutement, montée en compétences et animation des équipes.

• Métier – 60% : leadership d’engagements stratégiques Data & Gouvernance.

Pilier Business – Go-To-Market (20%)

• Développer et porter le Go-To-Market Data Strategy & Governance.

• Construire des offres transverses Data × Tech × CX × AI × CRM.

• Participer aux avant-ventes, cadrages et appels d’offres.

• Identifier des opportunités sur les secteurs clés : luxe, retail, hospitality, FMCG, services financiers.

• Contribuer à la prise de parole data auprès des clients.

• Représenter VML Consulting lors d’événements Data Strategy & Gouvernance.

Pilier Management – Encadrement & structuration (20%)

• Manager une équipe : consultants data strategy, data governance analysts, PMO data, experts privacy.

• Recruter et fidéliser les talents de la practice.

• Organiser l’onboarding et la montée en compétence.

• Structurer les référentiels internes : modèles de gouvernance, frameworks de maturité, glossaires, RACI.

• Piloter la charge, le staffing et la performance opérationnelle.

• Travailler avec les équipes Data, Tech, CX, IA, RH et CODIR.

Pilier Métier – Expertise & leadership (60%)

Stratégie Data

• Définition de visions data alignées avec les enjeux métiers.

• Construction de feuilles de route Data : priorisation, business case, ROI.

• Animation de workshops métiers.

• Définition de KPI, frameworks de maturité et operating models.

Gouvernance Data

• Mise en place d’un modèle de gouvernance : rôles, comités, chartes, politiques.

• Création de data catalogs, glossaires métiers, data lineage.

• Accompagnement sur MDM, data quality, conformité (RGPD).

• Alignement gouvernance / plateforme data avec IT & engineering.

Conformité, sécurité & éthique

• Contribution aux audits RGPD, privacy-by-design, DPIA.

• Recommandations en matière de data ethics et data protection.

• Cadre d’usage responsable de l’IA générative.

Pilotage & coordination

• Pilotage de programmes Data Strategy complexes.

• Coordination entre directions métiers, IT, data office, partenaires.

• Acculturation data des équipes internes : formations, guidelines, coaching.

Activation métier

• Priorisation de cas d’usage CRM, marketing, retail, finance.

• Définition de la valeur business et des indicateurs de succès.

Profil recherché

• 7 à 12 ans d’expérience en stratégie data ou gouvernance.

• Connaissance des organisations data modernes.

• Expérience dans le conseil

• Ayant une solide expérience de l’accompagnement de directions métiers sur leurs enjeux data.

Compétences clés

• Maîtrise des sujets suivants : stratégie data, gouvernance, MDM, data quality, operating model, privacy.

• Connaissance des plateformes data (Snowflake, Databricks, GCP, AWS, Azure).

• Connaissance des outils de gouvernance (Collibra, Alation, Atlan).

• Capacité à dialoguer avec CMO, CIO, CDO, COO.

Soft skills

• Leadership naturel et bienveillant.

• Capacité à challenger, structurer et embarquer.

• Orientation résultats et sens de l’impact.

• Excellente communication.

Conditions

• Poste basé au Campus WPP à Levallois-Perret.

• Télétravail partiel possible.

• Collaboration avec les équipes VML EMEA & Global.

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We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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