Get to know your team and responsibilities
Toyota Motor Europe is looking for a strategic, customer-focused specialist to support the development and execution of its pan-European customer data strategy.
As a Customer Data Strategy Specialist, you will play a central role in aligning NMSCs with TME’s vision by translating data into actionable customer insights, and by building trust and engagement across multiple entities. This role is crucial in shaping how customer data is leveraged across Europe to improve the customer experience and drive business impact, while ensuring compliance and consistency.
The position includes strong change management responsibilities — from leading the onboarding of NMSCs onto the strategy, to building individual roadmaps that meet both local and European-level goals.
Team description
The Data team is at the core of the Customer Experience (CX) and Business Transformation division.
"Knowing our customers" is crucial to achieve leading customer experience across Europe and to maximise the business benefits for all the Toyota brands & products across the consumer lifecycle.
All initiatives within the data team revolve around 3 main pillars:
- Identifying our customers and consolidating their personal data (MDM)
- Managing & consolidating our customers’ MKTG Consent (OneTrust)
- Building Customer 360 View around our customers
From product side, these 3 initiatives are being managed by dedicated product owners, each responsible for the development and roll-out activities of their individual products (Agile Scrum Approach).
The role of the Business Owner Customer Data will be to maintain the helicopter view of all ongoing activities and to help define the most optimal roadmaps for implementation across Europe, based on use case gathering, resource availability and dependencies on/from other Pan E initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Champion and drive adoption of TME’s pan-European customer data strategy across local markets
- Lead onboarding and engagement of NMSCs, building trust and demonstrating the value of shared data initiatives
- Develop roadmaps per NMSC to support alignment, data activation, and business relevance
- Act as a strategic connector across departments (marketing, digital, IT, legal, etc.)
- Ensure customer data is leveraged in a GDPR-compliant and impactful way
- Translate the broader strategy into concrete business outcomes and actionable insights
Key Profile Requirements:
- Strategic mindset with a customer-first approach
- Experience in stakeholder management, preferably in a European or international setting
- Background in CRM, customer insights, or customer data strategy (non-technical)
- Strong change management skills and ability to align diverse market stakeholders
- Clear communicator with a structured and pragmatic approach
- Solid understanding of GDPR and ethical data usage