Director, Enterprise Data Platform and AI

Get to know The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company International manages the Pokémon property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. 

Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.

Job Title: Director, Enterprise Data Platform and AI 

Job Summary: We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Director of Enterprise Data Platform and AI, to lead the transformation of our enterprise data ecosystem. This role will own the vision, development, and scaling of a unified data platform that consolidates disparate data sources and enables seamless access to high-quality, actionable data across the organization. 

 As a critical partner to teams such as Consumer & Market Insights, Financial Insights, and other business functions, this leader will ensure data is structured, accessible, and actionable—while also driving the integration of AI capabilities into the platform. This role requires both strong technical depth and exceptional leadership skills to shape the team, influence stakeholders, and elevate how data is leveraged enterprise-wide to enable an insights-driven organization. 

What You’ll Do 

• Define and Lead Enterprise Data Platform Strategy: Set and execute the vision for a unified, scalable, and governed data platform that consolidates fragmented data sources into a single source of truth. 

• Drive Data Integration, Accessibility & Quality: Oversee end-to-end data ingestion, standardization, and delivery—ensuring data is accurate, well-governed, secure, and easily consumable across the organization. 

• Enable Enterprise-Wide Insights & AI Capabilities: Partner with Consumer/Market Insights, Financial Insights, and other teams to power decision-making, while leading the integration of AI and advanced analytics to unlock predictive and innovative use cases. 

• Foster Cross-Functional Alignment & Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with subsidiaries and stakeholders to drive consistent data practices, establish strong feedback loops, and continuously evolve the platform to meet enterprise needs. 

• Build, Structure & Scale a High-Performing Team: Assess and evolve the current organization, define operating models, and develop a high-impact team of data engineers and platform leaders to support long-term growth. 

What You’ll Bring 

Experience and Expertise:  

• Twelve+ (12+) years of relevant professional experience, plus five (5) years of management experience or a demonstrated equivalent level of expertise. 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field 

• Deep Data Platform Expertise: 10+ years in data engineering, architecture, or platforms, with leadership experience scaling enterprise data ecosystems.  

• End-to-End Data Knowledge: Strong understanding of data ingestion, data lakes/warehouses, and modern data architectures.  

• AI & Analytics Enablement: Experience enabling AI/ML and Computer Vision capabilities on top of data platforms to drive advanced insights and business value.  

Leadership and Collaboration:  

• Leadership Excellence: Proven ability to structure teams, develop talent, and lead through complexity in a matrixed environment.  

• Stakeholder Influence: Strong partnership skills with the ability to translate business needs into scalable data solutions across diverse teams and geographies.  

• Customer-Centric Mindset: Ability to deeply understand internal users and ensure data products meet their needs.  

Strong Communication Skills:  

• Exceptional ability to simplify complex data concepts and align technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Robust facilitation skills to bring the organization towards the unified goal of “ONE Enterprise Data Platform”. 

•  Strong executive presence to convincingly communicate the value of the platform to cross functional leaders across the enterprise. 

Subsidiary & Global Alignment: Experience working with subsidiaries and distributed global teams, aligning data strategy, standards, and adoption across diverse organizational structures. 

Strategic + Execution Balance: Equally comfortable setting vision and driving hands-on execution.  

Why This Role is Special 

This role offers a unique opportunity to build and scale the enterprise data foundation at TPCi, shaping how data is unified, accessed, and leveraged across the organization and naturally drives result-oriented deployment of AI solutions. As the leader of the Enterprise Data Platform and AI, you will sit at the center of business and technology, enabling critical insights for different teams while establishing a single source of truth for the company. With ownership of both data and AI enablement, you will help drive the next phase of TPCi’s data maturity, transforming fragmented systems into a cohesive, future-ready platform. This is a highly visible, high-impact role where you will influence across subsidiaries, partner with senior leaders, and build a strong, scalable team - ultimately elevating how TPCi uses data to make smarter, faster decisions.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $188,500 - $251,000 per year. The full range is $188,500 - $339,500 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How you’ll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
• Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.  
• Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
• Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve. 
• Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a “team first” mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.  
• Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

• An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at accommodationrequest_ta@pokemon.com.