35 Data Governance Leadership jobs in Canada

Working with one of the top financial clients, this role calls for a Manager, Data Strategy and Analytics (Call Center) who will lead a high-impact team to advance our client’s enterprise data strategy. Partnering with business units, you will deliver dashboards, harmonized KPIs, and analytics that drive business value, while shaping the roadmap for data architecture and strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement data strategy and business architecture roadmaps.
• Deliver executive-ready analyses, scenario simulations, and data products.
• Ensure documentation and governance of all data products.
• Apply agile, design-thinking, and system-thinking principles to deliver incremental solutions.
• Mentor team members and stay current on emerging trends in analytics and data strategy.

Desired Skill Set:

• 1–2 years of management experience; proven ability to lead high-performing teams.
• 5+ years in analytics with measurable business impact.
• Expertise in Power BI, Azure, and enterprise-scale data strategy projects.
• Experience with machine learning, statistical analysis, and data modeling.
• Strong communication, influencing, and prioritization skills.

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Working with one of the top financial clients, this role calls for a Director, Data Strategy & Analytics (Field Service Operations) who will lead the design, development, and execution of KPIs, business intelligence, analytics, and insights to support Sales, Customer, and Field operations. The successful candidate will be partnering with business units and IT. This role will shape the enterprise data strategy, drive adoption of self-serve analytics, and leverage AI/ML to deliver actionable insights.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a high-performing analytics team.
• Develop and deploy BI tools, dashboards, and AI/ML insights.
• Partner with business leaders to gather requirements and solve data-driven challenges.
• Collaborate with IT on data platform strategy and governance.
• Establish performance measurement standards for analytics adoption.

Desired Skill Set:

• 10+ years in analytics/reporting, including B2C experience.
• 5+ years in management with proven leadership success.
• Expertise in cloud data platforms (Azure/Fabric preferred) and SQL databases.
• Proficiency in Python, R, ML algorithms, and Data Governance tools.
• Bachelor’s in a quantitative field; Master’s preferred.

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Working with one of the top financial clients, this role calls for a Director, Data Strategy & Analytics (Field Service Operations) who will lead the design, development, and execution of KPIs, business intelligence, analytics, and insights to support Sales, Customer, and Field operations. The successful candidate will be partnering with business units and IT. This role will shape the enterprise data strategy, drive adoption of self-serve analytics, and leverage AI/ML to deliver actionable insights.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a high-performing analytics team.
• Develop and deploy BI tools, dashboards, and AI/ML insights.
• Partner with business leaders to gather requirements and solve data-driven challenges.
• Collaborate with IT on data platform strategy and governance.
• Establish performance measurement standards for analytics adoption.

Desired Skill Set:

• 10+ years in analytics/reporting, including B2C experience.
• 5+ years in management with proven leadership success.
• Expertise in cloud data platforms (Azure/Fabric preferred) and SQL databases.
• Proficiency in Python, R, ML algorithms, and Data Governance tools.
• Bachelor’s in a quantitative field; Master’s preferred.

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.

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Working with one of the top financial clients, this role calls for a Manager, Data Strategy and Analytics (Call Center) who will lead a high-impact team to advance our client’s enterprise data strategy. Partnering with business units, you will deliver dashboards, harmonized KPIs, and analytics that drive business value, while shaping the roadmap for data architecture and strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement data strategy and business architecture roadmaps.
• Deliver executive-ready analyses, scenario simulations, and data products.
• Ensure documentation and governance of all data products.
• Apply agile, design-thinking, and system-thinking principles to deliver incremental solutions.
• Mentor team members and stay current on emerging trends in analytics and data strategy.

Desired Skill Set:

• 1–2 years of management experience; proven ability to lead high-performing teams.
• 5+ years in analytics with measurable business impact.
• Expertise in Power BI, Azure, and enterprise-scale data strategy projects.
• Experience with machine learning, statistical analysis, and data modeling.
• Strong communication, influencing, and prioritization skills.

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.

Working with one of the top financial clients, this role calls for a Director, Data Strategy & Analytics (Field Service Operations) who will lead the design, development, and execution of KPIs, business intelligence, analytics, and insights to support Sales, Customer, and Field operations. The successful candidate will be partnering with business units and IT. This role will shape the enterprise data strategy, drive adoption of self-serve analytics, and leverage AI/ML to deliver actionable insights.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a high-performing analytics team.
• Develop and deploy BI tools, dashboards, and AI/ML insights.
• Partner with business leaders to gather requirements and solve data-driven challenges.
• Collaborate with IT on data platform strategy and governance.
• Establish performance measurement standards for analytics adoption.

Desired Skill Set:

• 10+ years in analytics/reporting, including B2C experience.
• 5+ years in management with proven leadership success.
• Expertise in cloud data platforms (Azure/Fabric preferred) and SQL databases.
• Proficiency in Python, R, ML algorithms, and Data Governance tools.
• Bachelor’s in a quantitative field; Master’s preferred .

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.

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Analyste BI & stratgie de donnes

Vous souhaitez faire partie dune entreprise o chaque effort que vous dployez vous donnera le sentiment de contribuer rendre le monde meilleur. FoodHero est une application qui connecte les marchands de produits alimentaires aux consommateurs pour vendre rapidement des excdents de produits frais qui seraient autrement gaspills.

Environ 40 % de toute la nourriture produite dans le monde est gaspille chaque anne. Et lorsque de la nourriture est gaspille, tout ce qui a t utilis pour la mettre dans nos assiettes est galement gaspill : eau, nergie, engrais, pesticides (mme les biologiques), terres cultivables, et bien plus encore.

Les personnes sont au cur de toute mission russie. C'est pourquoi nous offrons un environnement de travail stimulant et dynamique bas sur la confiance, le respect, le plaisir, la communaut, la passion, la responsabilit et l'humilit. Nous sommes ddis offrir des opportunits de dveloppement personnel et professionnel, et encourager les membres de lquipe se dpasser continuellement.

propos du poste

Nous sommes la recherche dune Analyste BI et stratgie de donnes pour jouer un rle central dans la collecte, lanalyse et la valorisation des donnes oprationnelles et commerciales, afin de soutenir les initiatives stratgiques de lorganisation et doptimiser lexprience de nos partenaires et clients.

Dans le cadre de ce mandat, vous serez galement amene soutenir la coordination de certaines activits oprationnelles
et la gestion des relations partenaires.

Responsabilits

• Participer la structuration des processus de collecte et danalyse de donnes pour soutenir les prises de dcisions.
• Proposer et implanter des amliorations oprationnelles bases sur les donnes de performance.
• Assurer une communication claire et structure des donnes partenaires aux parties prenantes.
• Suivre et analyser lvolution des indicateurs de performance cls (KPI) afin didentifier les tendances, carts et opportunits damlioration.
• Concevoir et maintenir des tableaux de bord et visualisations de donnes permettant une lecture rapide et stratgique des rsultats.
• Collaborer avec lensemble des quipes pour identifier et maintenir les indicateurs de performance critiques (KPIs) ct partenaires et oprations.
• Participer la dfinition et lamlioration des outils de visualisation de donnes (dashboards, rapports).
• Contribuer lanalyse stratgique des donnes partenaires pour guider les initiatives de croissance, d'efficacit et de rtention.
• Vous pourriez galement tre appels aider la supervision des oprations quotidiennes pour la prestation des services technologiques aux partenaires, et le maintien de relations durables avec des partenaires cls.

Comptences et qualifications

• Exprience marque en BI, analyse de donnes ou stratgie axe sur les donnes.
• ATOUT - exprience dans le secteur de l'picerie, de l'agroalimentaire ou du commerce de dtail alimentaire.
• ATOUT -Trs bonne comprhension des ralits et dfis oprationnels dans ce secteur (ex. logistique, gestion d'inventaire, saisonnalit, marge faible, etc.).
• Capacit grer plusieurs projets en parallle dans un environnement volutif.
• Aisance avec les outils danalyse (Excel, Google Sheets, MongoDB for NoSQL, Power BI ou autres) et les outils numriques de gestion.
• Excellentes habilets relationnelles, organisationnelles et de communication.
• Bilinguisme (franais et anglais)
  
  

Analyst, BI & Data Strategy

How about joining a company that will have you feeling like every effort you make is a step towards making the world a better place? FoodHero is an app that connects food merchants to consumers to quickly sell surplus fresh food that would otherwise end up in the trash.

Approximately 40% of all the food produced around the world is wasted each year. And when food is wasted, everything used to get that food onto our plates is wasted too - water, energy, fertilizers, pesticides (even organic ones), cropland and so much more.

People are at the heart of any successful mission. As such, we offer an engaging and dynamic working environment based on trust, respect, fun, community, passion, accountability and humility. We are dedicated to providing opportunities for personal and professional development, and challenging their team members to continually take themselves to the next level.

About the Position

We are looking for an Analyst, BI & Data Strategy to play a central role in collecting, analyzing, and leveraging operational and commercial data to support the organization's strategic initiatives and optimize the experience of our partners and customers.

As part of this role, you will also be called upon to support the coordination of certain operational activities and the management of partner relationships.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to structuring data collection and analysis processes to support decision-making.
• Propose and implement operational improvements based on performance data.
• Ensure clear and structured communication of partner data to stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyze the evolution of key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends, gaps, and areas for improvement.
• Design and maintain dashboards and data visualizations that allow for a quick and strategic reading of results.
• Collaborate with all teams to identify and maintain critical performance indicators (KPIs) on the partner and operations side.
• Participate in defining and improving data visualization tools (dashboards, reports).
• Contribute to the strategic analysis of partner data to guide initiatives related to growth, efficiency, and retention.
• You may also be called upon to help supervise daily operations for the delivery of technological services to partners and the maintenance of lasting relationships with key partners.

Skills and Qualifications

• Significant experience in BI, data analysis, or data-driven strategy.
• ASSET Experience in the grocery, agri-food, or food retail sectors.
• ASSET Strong understanding of the operational realities and challenges in this sector (e.g., logistics, inventory management, seasonality, low margins, etc.).
  Ability to manage several projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
• Ease with analysis tools (Excel, Google Sheets, MongoDB for NoSQL, Power BI, or others) and digital management tools.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills.
• Bilingualism (French and English).

Job Description

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. 

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. 

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. 

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. We provide top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions to enhance farmers' success. We are searching for a Head of Commercial Data & AI Strategy to lead and transform our organization's data and analytics capabilities. This role involves developing and executing an integrated Data, Analytics, and AI strategy that accelerates commercial growth, drives business value, ensures data governance, and encourages collaboration across regions.

The Head of Commercial Data & AI Strategy will also lead the Canadian Data Operations team, ensuring the availability of quality, connected, and accessible data. This position will deliver innovative, data-driven solutions that enhance customer experience and boost market performance. 

Accountabilities:

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Lead the development & execution of Syngenta Canada’s Data, Analytics, and AI strategy aligned with business objectives and digital transformation initiatives.
• Establish and maintain a data & analytics roadmap that drives business value and competitive advantage.
• Collaborate with business leaders to identify, reimagine, and prioritize data-driven solutions and secure buy-in and resourcing for strategic initiatives.
• Champion the Data, Analytics & AI agenda within Syngenta Canada Inc., communicating the data strategy and initiatives to various audiences, from technical teams to executive leadership
• Drive data literacy & data-driven decision-making culture

Collaboration & Partnership:

• Establish & maintain strong partnerships with North American and Global Digital and AI leaders to leverage and adapt existing solutions and actively participate in global data initiatives to ensure Canadian business requirements are represented and addressed.
• Create visibility for Canadian initiatives that could benefit other regions& drive collaboration opportunities

Technical & Operational Excellence:

• Oversee the development of data architecture and infrastructure to support analytics capabilities and AI initiatives
• Act as the Jurisdictional Data Privacy Lead for a Canadian organization, ensuring robust data privacy governance & ensuring privacy-aware capabilities
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators related to data initiatives. 

• Establish and maintain thought leadership in Data, Analytics, and AI through the monitoring of technologies & trends, and sharing best practices and insights with the organization

Team Development:

• Build high-performing Data Management and Analytics teams, fostering a culture of high performance, continuous learning, innovation, and growth
• Ensure the team is engaged as ambassadors of the Data & AI strategy
• Foster cross-functional collaboration

• 7+ years of experience in data & technology leadership with 5+ years in a people leadership capacity
• Advanced degree in a quantitative-related field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering)
• Business acumen & strategy planning expertise
• Comprehensive knowledge of AI & Machine Learning frameworks & tools
• Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise data architecture & governance frameworks
• Experience in developing & implementing data strategies & digital transformation projects and change management.
• Track record of leading enterprise-wide data & AI initiatives
• Practical knowledge of tools, frameworks, and technologies in the following categories: Data Strategy (Data governance, data management), Business Intelligence (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik), Machine Learning (R, Python, SAS, SPSS), and Cloud Platforms (Google Azure, Amazon Web Services)
• Understanding and/or experience with Data Protection compliance with current legislation
• Excellent communication skills for conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders 

Critical leadership capabilities

• Strategic thinking & vision setting with strong problem-solving capabilities
• Change management expertise
• Ability to engage, inspire & motivate
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Cross-functional leadership effectiveness
• Ability to motivate and foster a high-performance team culture, emphasizing continuous
• Learning and growth while advocating for the team 

• May participate in creating and designing innovative solutions. In this context,  may also contribute to inventions, designs, and other work products, including know-how, copyrights, software, innovations, solutions, and other intellectual assets.
• Authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship now or in the future. 

What We Offer: 

• We offer a competitive base salary and incentive bonus potential, combined with challenging and meaningful work, learning and career development opportunities and a great team environment. 
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes personal and professional development and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs. 
• Comprehensive Benefit offering, Pension and Group Retirement program with company match, and Profit Sharing. 
• Focus on Wellness and innovative programs that support overall health and wellbeing such as annual Lifestyle Account and free Headspace App. 
• Progressive Employee Policies and Programs including a Flexible Work Location approach, and a vacation policy that provides up to 30 days’ vacation for all employees. 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

Syngenta Contact Information:  
If you need assistance during the application process, please contact the Service Desk at   

Syngenta Canada welcomes applications from all qualified candidates and is able to accommodate persons with disabilities.  For more information about accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process or if you would like more information on our accommodation policies, please contact   

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