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Competitive Salary plus benefits

Lead Manager - Geospatial
Role Purpose
Lead and evolve Asda's geospatial capability, defining and delivering a strategic roadmap thatenables data-driven decision making across the business. Responsible for geospatialintelligence, advanced analytics and data science into measurable commercial value, ensuringgeospatial capabilities are embedded within key business decisions.

The role combines strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement and technical oversight.Working closely with senior stakeholders across multiple functions, the role is accountable foridentifying opportunities, shaping the geospatialagenda and maintaining a portfolio of projectsthat support Asda's growth and operational efficiency.

Key Accountabilities
Strategic Leadership
Define, own and deliver the organisations geospatial strategy, ensuring alignment withAsda's wider business objectives.
Develop and maintain a multi-year geospatial roadmap, balancing short-term businesspriorities with long-term capability development.
Champion geospatial across the organisation, driving adoption and awareness at alllevels.
Business Partnership & Influence
Build strong relationships with senior leaders across Property, Online, Customer,Express, Tech and other business functions.
Identify opportunities where geospatial analytics and data science can improvedecision making and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Provide trusted strategic advice and recommendations to senior stakeholders,
influencing investment decisions and business priorities.
Team Leadership & Capability Development
Lead, coach and develop a team of managers, analysts and technical specialists,fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
Create clear development pathways, supporting both technical growth and leadershipcapability within the team.
Ensure appropriate prioritisation and resource allocation across the geospatial
portfolio.

Analytics, Data Science & Product Delivery
Oversee the delivery of geospatial analytics, modelling, insight generation and locationbased decision support solutions.
Lead the development of innovative geospatial products and analytical capabilities thatcan be scaled across the business.
Ensure analytical outputs are robust, accurate and aligned to business requirements.
Promote best practice in analytical methodologies, data science and geospatialmodelling.
Data & Technical Governance
Provide leadership over geospatial data assets, ensuring effective governance andongoing development.
Oversee the technical design and delivery of geospatial solutions, ensuring alignmentwith enterprise data and technology strategies.
Drive continuous improvement in tools, processes and ways of working to maximiseefficiency and impact.
Portfolio Management
Establish clear success measures and value tracking to demonstrate the commercialimpact of geospatial investments.
Ensure delivery risks, dependencies and priorities are effectively managed and
communicated.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
Strong experience leading analytics, geospatial or data science functions within a largeand complex organisation.
Demonstrable expertise in geospatial analytics and the application of location
intelligence to business challenges.
Strong technical knowledge of SQL, Python and modern cloud-based data platforms,including Databricks.
Experience developing and deploying analytical solutions using advanced statisticaland data science techniques.
Significant experience working with ESRI technologies across both desktop and webbased GIS environments.
Proven ability to define and execute strategic roadmaps and capability developmentplans.
Strong understanding of data management, governance and scalable analyticalarchitectures.
Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and developing talent.
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability toinfluence senior leaders and drive organisational change.
Strong commercial awareness with a track record of delivering measurable businessvalue through analytics.
Desirable
Experience of retail analytics, network planning, property analytics or customer insight.
Exposure to AI-enabled analytics and machine learning applications.
Experience leading product development and operationalisation.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up 1.5 times colleagues' contribution (Max 15%)

• Company Car allowance of 8000

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves