Data Consulting Director – Consumer Goods & Retail

About the role

Accenture is seeking a Data Consulting Director to lead data‑driven initiatives for consumer goods and retail clients in China. Based in Beijing or Shanghai, you will shape data strategy, governance, and technology implementation across complex, multi‑disciplinary projects.

Key responsibilities

• Lead delivery of MDM, data warehouse, data lake and BI solutions for client engagements.
• Define corporate data strategy, governance frameworks and regulatory compliance processes.
• Combine data science techniques with industry knowledge to build, select features for, and implement predictive data models.
• Drive operational excellence, automation and performance measurement of data models.
• Support business development by identifying new opportunities and contributing to practice growth.
• Develop thought leadership assets, white papers and public speaking content for the Consumer Goods & Retail practice.

Required profile

• University degree with strong academic record; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in MNC consumer goods/retail or consulting, including 4‑5 years in a consulting role.
• Proven expertise in digital and data‑driven marketing, sales and channel management.
• Ability to manage large engagements, build senior‑level client relationships and communicate fluently in Chinese and English.

Required skills

• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Data Warehouse design and implementation
• Data Lake architecture
• Business Intelligence (BI) tools
• Data modeling and feature selection
• Automation of data pipelines and model deployment
• Performance metric definition and monitoring