Group Head of Digital Transformation & AI

Location: Hybrid in Barcelona, with 2–3 days per week in the office; candidates based in the Netherlands will also be considered. International travel approximately 1–2 times per month.

€110,000 gross annual base salary plus a 15% bonus linked to group and transformation KPIs.

Company

hirify.global is recruiting for an international group in the consumer goods and leisure sector, with companies across Europe and Asia.

What you will do

• Define and deliver the digital, data and AI transformation roadmap with the Management Team.
• Lead change management and support business adoption of new tools and processes.
• Standardise processes across subsidiaries to improve productivity and growth.
• Lead the heads of Digital Experience, Corporate IT, and BI & Data Management, managing a team of approximately 15 people with 3 direct reports.
• Oversee ERP, CRM, PIM/DAM, BI, infrastructure and cybersecurity evolution.
• Drive data governance, master data quality, AI use cases, budgets, vendors and priorities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in international retail or consumer goods environments, including senior roles at group or global level.
• Proven experience leading digital transformation, process improvement and change management in multi-country organisations.
• Experience leading IT teams or senior technical leaders, including enterprise applications, cybersecurity and vendor management.
• Experience enabling e-commerce, marketplaces and sales through technology and data.
• Background in Product Management or Product Ownership, Agile methodologies and roadmap management.
• Hands-on understanding of data architecture, BI and data governance.
• Sound judgement in turning AI opportunities into initiatives that create measurable business value.
• Fluent English is essential.

Nice to have

• Spanish or Dutch language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model in Barcelona with 2–3 office days per week.
• Corporate benefits package.
• International scope and direct collaboration with the Management Team.
• Opportunity to lead transformation across processes, data and ways of working.
• International travel approximately 1–2 times per month.