Head of Data

In this role, you will be responsible for;

• Lead the Data organisation across Data Platform/Engineering and Analytics & AI.
• Further develop and manage the organisation’s Databricks-based data platform and lakehouse.
• Lead the migration from the existing data warehouse environment to Databricks.
• Own the central enterprise data layer, including master data, certified enterprise KPIs and the semantic/business meaning layer.
• Develop and scale a federated data model, enabling business and technology domains to build and publish their own data products.
• Establish and maintain data contracts covering ownership, definitions, quality, SLAs and standards.
• Create the right governance framework for data quality, access, security and cost management.
• Lead the organisation’s Master Data Management roadmap.
• Enable the use of trusted and certified data for AI, business applications, self-service analytics and process mining.
• Build an effective developer experience with templates, tooling, sandboxes and standardised ways of working.
• Manage internal and external delivery partners, including offshore/nearshore teams.
• Own the data platform budget and ensure an effective balance between innovation, quality and cost.
• Stabilise and further develop the team during an important phase of organisational change.

We are looking for someone with;

• A senior Head of Data or similar with a strong track record in data leadership.
• Proven experience leading a data platform as a product, with internal teams and business domains as customers.
• Demonstrable experience moving an organisation from centralised data delivery towards a federated/domain-based model.
• Strong experience with Databricks and modern lakehouse environments.
• Solid knowledge of data architecture, data modelling, data governance and data quality.
• Experience with Data Mesh, data products and/or data contracts.
• Experience with Master Data Management and enterprise data.
• Experience with semantic layers, business glossaries and certified metrics is highly desirable.
• Experience leading data engineering through offshore or nearshore partners.
• Experience managing significant data platform budgets and external technology partners.
• Comfortable operating at executive level and working with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology and the business.
• Strong change leadership skills and the ability to bring people and teams along in a transformation.