Board-Ready Data Insight & Assurance Lead

West Midlands Combined Authority; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Shared Cost AVC scheme

28 days annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Bike purchase scheme

Volunteer leave (3 days)

Job summary

West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking a Data Insight and Assurance Lead to develop and assure insight for the Bus Company Board, turning complex data into clear, decision‑ready narratives. You will lead data quality, governance, and performance assurance across safety, operations, finance and customer metrics.

The role emphasizes cross‑team collaboration, presenting insights to senior stakeholders and building forward‑looking indicators to spot risks before they impact performance.

Qualifications

• Experience working with complex performance, operational, financial, safety or customer data to support governance, board reporting or senior decision‑making.
• Defining data requirements, commissioning inputs and validating information.
• Producing concise board‑level insight that distinguishes fact, interpretation, risk and action.

Responsibilities

• Turn data into insight, identifying trends, exceptions, risks and opportunities across safety, operational, financial and customer performance.
• Develop forward‑looking insight and early‑warning indicators to identify emerging risks.
• Establish measures, baselines, targets, tolerances, reporting frequencies and escalation thresholds.
• Present complex information through concise narrative, dashboards and accessible insight for Board and senior audiences.
• Triangulate information from different sources to develop a clearer view of performance.

Skills

Analytical capability

Communication

Influencing

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in data analysis or related discipline

Tools

Business intelligence

Data visualization

Job description

West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking a Data Insight and Assurance Lead to develop and assure insight for the Bus Company Board, turning complex data into clear, decision‑ready narratives. You will lead data quality, governance, and performance assurance across safety, operations, finance and customer metrics.

The role emphasizes cross‑team collaboration, presenting insights to senior stakeholders and building forward‑looking indicators to spot risks before they impact performance.