Chief Data & Information Strategy Leader

City of Wolverhampton Council; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional development

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

West Midlands Pension Fund invites a strategic Head of Data and Information to shape and lead enterprise information capability. You will oversee data governance, analytics, and information management across the organisation, ensuring data-driven decision making and regulatory compliance.

You will steer senior teams, develop the Information and Data Strategy, and foster partnerships with stakeholders while promoting innovation and continuous improvement in a hybrid working environment in

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in data, BI or information management.
• Experience developing and implementing information or data strategies.
• Experience leading service transformation, governance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Fund’s Data and Information function across BI, data governance, data quality, analytics and information management.
• Develop and deliver the Information and Data Strategy aligned to corporate goals.
• Establish robust information governance, data ownership and quality frameworks.
• Drive enterprise architecture, reporting and analytics to support strategic decisions.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in BI, data projects, information architecture and corporate administration.
• Build partnerships with senior leaders, system owners, employers and suppliers.
• Oversee regulatory reporting, information assurance and data risk.
• Champion innovation, automation and continuous improvement across information ecosystem.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Data governance

Business intelligence

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

West Midlands Pension Fund invites a strategic Head of Data and Information to shape and lead enterprise information capability. You will oversee data governance, analytics, and information management across the organisation, ensuring data-driven decision making and regulatory compliance.

You will steer senior teams, develop the Information and Data Strategy, and foster partnerships with stakeholders while promoting innovation and continuous improvement in a hybrid working environment in