We're Hiring!

• Play a key role in supporting the Australian economy.
• Discounted food, travel, entertainment, gym membership, staff parking and, + more.
• Hybrid working environment.

Company

For 81 years, we've achieved success through our ability to innovate, placing a clear emphasis on how we best serve our customers’ needs. As demand continues to grow, we have expanded rapidly, now delivering a superior range of dry goods, frozen and chilled products, fresh seafood and meat, confectionery, paper products, and cleaning solutions.

In recent years, we’ve seen significant growth and invested in our systems and processes, building a close partnership with Woolworths Group that has continued to deliver high-quality service for our customers and suppliers.

In 2024, Woolworths moved to a 100% interest in the PFD business, bringing PFD exciting opportunities as a strategic part of the Group. Sharing expertise across both teams will ensure our continued success and drive further growth and unlock our collective potential.

About this Position  

At PFD Food Services, we bring people together through food and trusted data is essential to making that happen at scale.

We’re looking for a Data Governance Lead to take end-to-end ownership of our enterprise data governance capability. This role is accountable for defining how data is owned, governed, measured and trusted across the organisation, with a strong focus on embedding governance into day-to-day delivery, not just policy documents.

Using the Informatica platform, you’ll lead data quality, metadata, lineage and governance standards across core enterprise systems including Salesforce, MFG and our analytics platform (Databricks). This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys shaping structure, bringing clarity to complexity, and helping teams work with data they can actually trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the organisation’s enterprise data governance capability using Informatica.
• Define and operationalise governance frameworks, standards and operating models.
• Establish clear data ownership and stewardship across priority domains.
• Define and manage critical data elements (CDEs), data quality rules, thresholds and KPIs.
• Lead data quality monitoring, issue triage and remediation workflows.
• Drive metadata, lineage and business glossary adoption across delivery teams.
• Embed governance standards into integration and analytics delivery by design.
• Act as the escalation point for cross-domain data definition and quality disputes.
• Translate governance concepts into practical, delivery-friendly guidance.

What We’re Looking For

To thrive in this role, you will bring:

Must Have / Non-Negotiable Experience

• Senior-level experience in data governance, data quality or enterprise data management.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Informatica, particularly governance and data quality capabilities.
• Proven ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data domains (e.g. supplier, product, order, reference).
• Strong analytical capability, including SQL.
• Ability to balance strategic governance design with hands on execution.

Nice to Have Experience

• Salesforce data models or integration experience.
• Exposure to Databricks, lakehouse architectures or MDM initiatives.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks such as DCAM or DAMA-DMBOK.
• Experience implementing data catalogues, lineage or metadata management tooling.

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

After 6-12 months in this role, success will look like:

• A governance framework that is operating, adopted and embedded.
• Data owners and stewards clearly defined, enabled and accountable.
• Visible improvement in data quality KPIs across priority domains.
• Trusted, consistent data definitions across Salesforce, MFG and analytics platforms.
• A clear single point of accountability for enterprise data governance and quality.

What PFD is Offering the Successful Candidate

We are offering competitive remuneration, superannuation and other staff benefits (such as discounts on staff purchases, discounted accommodation, health insurance and banking).

Culture & Values

Customer Focus

Know your external and internal customers. Gain and preserve their confidence because we can only be successful if our customers are successful.

Respect

Treat people at work and in the community as they would like to be treated. Act safely, responsibly, and ethically. 

Passion

Share the passion of making us a successful and dynamic company. Let’s celebrate successes.

Simplicity

Let’s minimise the complications of doing business so customer services are on time, accurate and reliable. Share ideas to improve our company.

Leadership

All of us can be leaders in our day to day working lives. Bring out the best in yourself and the people around you. Do what you say you are going to do.

How to Apply

If you’re someone who enjoys bringing order to chaos, influencing without bureaucracy, and making data easier, not harder for people to use, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button and submit your updated resume and a cover letter.

Applications close 26 February 2026 at 12:00 pm (AEST). Early applications are encouraged, as hiring managers may begin shortlisting candidates before the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated confidentially.

As part of our recruitment process, do you consent to undergoing employment checks? These may include a medical assessment (which may involve drug and alcohol testing), a National Police History Check, a Working With Children/Vulnerable Groups Check, and a Licence Validation/Demerit Point Check.

Please note: We do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies or third parties. Any CVs sent directly to Line Managers will not be considered, and we will not be responsible for any associated fees or costs.

PFD Food Services is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.