Data Platform Lead (Essential Home)

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.

​Information Technology & Digital​

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

Embrace the opportunity to lead at the cutting edge of Data and Analytics with Reckitt's Global Data & Analytics Centre of Excellence. We’re looking for an IT & D Senior Manager / Expert who is ready to thrive in one of the richest data sets in the industry and drive transformational impact. You will have the chance to foster a robust community of data experts and nurture their growth, all the while leveraging the latest technology to elevate our business strategy. Carve out a path for excellence in data, foster innovation, and realise your potential in a role that promises professional growth and meaningful challenges.

ESSENTIAL HOME

With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team’s purpose is to Make a House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we’re shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented.

With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all.

Your responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for the enterprise data platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Design and implement modern data pipelines, data lakes, and warehouse architectures using tools and platforms such as Databricks, Azure Data Services, Snowflake, AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, or similar technologies.
• Oversee the architecture and development of the data platform to support advanced analytics, machine learning, and real-time data processing use cases.
• Ensure seamless integration of data sources across the organization, delivering a unified, trusted data foundation for analytics and decision-making.
• Drive best practices in data engineering, including data modeling, ETL/ELT design, version control, and automation.
• Establish and enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards to ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with analytics teams, IT functions, and business stakeholders to align the platform’s capabilities with business initiatives and priorities.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to ensure the platform remains cutting-edge and cost-effective.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of data engineers and platform specialists, fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
• Oversee budgeting, resource allocation, and vendor relationships to ensure the successful delivery of platform initiatives.

The experience we're looking for

• You have an entrepreneurial mindset: self-starter with a high sense of ownership and accountability.
• You are collaborative and build bridges internally and externally.
• You have a proven track record of designing and implementing enterprise-scale data platforms in cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• You have hands-on expertise in modern data technologies, including Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Redshift, BigQuery, or equivalent solutions.
• You are skilled in building and optimizing data pipelines and workflows for both batch and real-time processing using tools like Apache Spark or Kafka.
• You bring a deep understanding of data architecture, distributed computing, and data integration frameworks.
• You excel at aligning technical solutions with business objectives, ensuring the data platform drives measurable value.
• You have a strong grasp of data governance, security, and compliance frameworks, including GDPR and other relevant standards.
• Your strong communication and stakeholder management skills enable you to align cross-functional teams and build organizational buy-in.
• You are experienced in leading and mentoring technical teams, fostering collaboration, and delivering results.
• You hold a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field; advanced degrees or certifications (e.g., Azure Data Engineer, AWS Certified Data Analytics, Databricks Certified Developer) are a plus.

The skills for success

Digital Strategy, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement.

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.