Data Maturity Assessment Lead

In 1966 , in Marseille, Pierre Bellon laid the foundations of what would become Sodexo, guided by a simple yet powerful idea: improving everyday life through services that truly matter.

Today, Sodexo is a global leader in Food and Services , supporting people at every moment of life, at work, in schools, hospitals and communities. With 426,000 colleagues across 43 countries , we serve 80 million consumers every day, generating €24.1 billion in revenues. Our growth goes hand in hand with social and environmental responsibility, driven by our purpose : to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all.

About Sodexo Business Services (SBS)

Portugal is no exception! Eight years ago, we established Sodexo Business Services (SBS) , our shared service center. Here, you will have the opportunity to join various Financial teams such as Record to Report, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Financial Analysis, and Master Data , supporting European markets and ensuring business growth.

Join Us!

We are looking for talented professionals to be part of our team, bringing unique skills and perspectives to help us grow even further.

Data Maturity Assessment Lead

⚙What will you do?

Assessment Design

• Define the assessment methodology and maturity framework.
• Create and distribute a structured questionnaire to country stakeholders.
• Establish assessment criteria, scoring approach and deliverables.
• Prepare workshop materials and interview guides.

Country Assessments

• Review questionnaire responses and identify key focus areas.
• Facilitate workshops with business, reporting, data and technology stakeholders.

Assess:

• Current reports and dashboards
• KPIs and performance management practices
• Reporting ownership and governance
• Data sources and data flows
• Reporting and analytics tools
• Stakeholders and decision-making processes
• Data quality challenges
• Existing gaps, pain points and inefficiencies
• Future needs and improvement opportunities
• Produce a maturity assessment for each country, including strengths, weaknesses, risks, opportunities and recommendations.

Regional Consolidation

• Consolidate country assessments into a regional view.
• Identify common challenges and recurring themes.
• Highlight best practices and opportunities for standardisation.
• Assess cross-country synergies and reuse opportunities.
• Prioritise opportunities based on business value and implementation complexity.

Roadmap Definition

• Define quick wins and strategic improvement initiatives.
• Develop a regional roadmap with clear priorities, dependencies and sequencing.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership stakeholders.
• Support alignment on next steps and implementation priorities.

Deliverables

• Assessment methodology and questionnaire
• Workshop materials and stakeholder engagement plan
• Country maturity assessment reports
• Gap analysis and improvement recommendations
• Quick-win opportunities
• Regional maturity assessment
• Consolidated findings and best-practice overview
• Prioritised opportunity backlog
• Regional Data & Analytics Roadmap
• Executive presentation and recommendations

🤙 What you'll need to succeed?

• Proven experience conducting data, reporting, analytics or organizational maturity assessments.
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working across multiple countries and business functions.
• Proven knowledge with Data Lakes (Azure), Databricks, Kimball Methodology and Star Schemas.
• Ability to analyse complex environments and synthesise findings into clear recommendations.
• Experience developing transformation roadmaps and improvement plans.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, reporting, analytics and data management practices.
• Fluency in English is required and additional languages are a plus.

🎉 What we have to offer you?

• Hybrid working model;
• Flexible working hours;
• Health & Life Insurance;
• Meal allowance paid in Meal Card;
• Additional Days off: extra vacation day, employee’s birthday, volunteering day;
• Opportunity to grow professionally inside the Company;
• Possibility to participate in multicultural projects;
• Several internal activities aiming to promote our team´s wellbeing.

📩 Apply now! Send your CV to [email protected] with the job title in the subject line. Explore all our career opportunities here: Sodexo Careers .

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Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Sodexo is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit.

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