Prada Data Analytics Delivery Lead

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Location
MilanLombardyItaly
Seniority
Lead
Department
IT & Technology Systems
Industry
Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
Posted
May 14, 2026

About Prada

A confidential luxury maison operating within the fashion and lifestyle sector. The employer combines heritage craftsmanship and contemporary market strategy, supported by an international corporate group structure and matrixed functions across product, retail and digital channels.

Confidential luxury house — Milan: Data Analytics Delivery Lead to drive enterprise analytics delivery, stakeholder alignment and BI transformation.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of enterprise analytics initiatives: define scope, delivery milestones, resourcing, risk register and go‑live criteria.
  • Coordinate cross‑functional stakeholders (merchandising, marketing, retail, e‑commerce, finance) to translate business needs into analytics requirements and prioritized backlogs.
  • Lead, mentor and allocate capacity for mixed teams of data engineers, data scientists, BI developers and third‑party vendors to meet sprint and release commitments.
  • Establish and enforce analytics delivery standards: data modelling, ETL patterns, testing, CI/CD, observability and documentation.
  • Oversee implementation and rollout of BI platforms, dashboards and embedded analytics; validate KPIs and ensure data quality and lineage.
  • Manage vendor relationships, procurement for cloud/data platforms and external consultancies, including contract and budget oversight.
  • Drive adoption by designing launch plans, training materials and change‑management activities to embed analytics into decision workflows.
  • Ensure compliance with data protection regimes (e.g. GDPR) and internal security policies throughout the analytics lifecycle.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline; master’s preferred.
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering enterprise analytics programmes within a complex, matrixed organisation.
  • Demonstrable experience leading multidisciplinary data teams and managing external vendors/consultancies.
  • Solid knowledge of data governance, data security and regulatory requirements applicable to customer and commercial data (GDPR).
  • Formal training or certification in project/agile delivery methods (e.g., Scrum Master, PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe) is highly desirable.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and change‑management capabilities at senior/executive levels.

Skills

SQL Python Apache Spark Snowflake Databricks Microsoft Azure AWS Google BigQuery Tableau Power BI Looker dbt Apache Airflow Git Docker JIRA Confluence Agile / Scrum Data governance GDPR compliance

Experience

Typically 8+ years of professional experience in data/analytics roles with at least 3 years managing delivery of enterprise analytics or BI programmes; experience within retail, fashion or luxury brands is advantageous.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline required; postgraduate degree in Data Science, Business Analytics or an MBA is preferred.

Workplace

The successful candidate will be located in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Culture

The employer combines artisanal heritage with a fast‑paced, digitally enabled environment; teams operate in a collaborative, matrixed structure that values creativity, precision and commercial impact. Employees are expected to balance high standards of craftsmanship with data‑driven decision making.

About Cerulean

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