Christian Dior Senior Manager, Data Science & Data Solutions
About Christian Dior
Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.
Senior Manager – Data Science & Data Solutions at Parfums Christian Dior (PCD China) in Shanghai. Lead AI/ML models and digital transformation for luxury beauty.
Role & Responsibilities
- Align local and global data science roadmap, ensuring strategic alignment with headquarters while adapting initiatives to regional market priorities and business objectives
- Lead end-to-end development, deployment, and maintenance of machine learning models using Dataiku as the global modelling platform to drive client activation and engagement
- Partner closely with Brand and Performance Media teams to embed data-driven insights into media strategies, resulting in enhanced media efficiency, optimized spend, and measurable performance gains
- Pioneer the Generative AI roadmap—defining strategic vision, architecting technical foundation, and leading development of Gen AI solutions to unlock new capabilities in personalization and automation
- Establish best practices and governance frameworks for responsible AI adoption, ensuring scalable, compliant, and business-aligned deployment of advanced analytics and Gen AI technologies
- Define and drive the omni-channel data collection roadmap, prioritizing sources based on business needs and PCD data maturity
- Own PCD data quality, governance, and compliance, partnering with Legal, Beauty Tech, and Security teams
- Develop and execute the Customer Data Platform (CDP) roadmap, including onboarding new data sources and enabling downstream systems
- Leverage the 360-degree customer view to generate business insights, support intelligent decision-making, and identify opportunities
- Manage and optimize the PCD customer tag system, creating business-relevant tags and applying them to campaigns
- Establish data monitoring rules and regularly report on data defects and issues
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience
- Ideally 8+ years' experience in AI/ML modelling or data innovation domain
- Proven expertise in developing and deploying machine learning models in production environments
- Strong experience with data governance frameworks and compliance (particularly PIPL)
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional data projects and digital transformation initiatives
- Experience with Customer Data Platform (CDP) implementation and optimization
Skills
Experience
Minimum 10 years of professional experience in data science, AI/ML modelling, or related data innovation domain. Demonstrated track record of leading end-to-end machine learning projects from conception through production deployment. Proven expertise in establishing data governance frameworks and ensuring regulatory compliance in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Education
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field); Master's degree or advanced certification in Data Science, Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence is preferred.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Culture
Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.
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