Data Consultant

NFU Mutual; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus (up to 17.5%)

Pension up to 20%

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Job summary

NFU Mutual is seeking a Data Consultant to lead the delivery and development of data infrastructure supporting pricing and underwriting decisions. You will lead a small team, plan activity, and oversee data infrastructure, regulatory reporting, and server migrations with a strong focus on delivery and technical capability.

The role sits at the Stratford-upon-Avon head office with 80% homeworking. You will collaborate across underwriting, pricing, IT, and the Data Centre of Excellence, driving

Qualifications

• Experience managing a technical team.
• Experience planning and prioritising to deliver through others.
• Experience of SQL or SAS data querying, alongside data cleaning, quality and integrity management.
• Pricing, underwriting and management information analytics experience, with data modelling and performance reporting capability.
• Experience building or managing data and performance reporting infrastructure, including delivery of projects and technology change.
• Experience in migrating of data platforms is desirable
• Experience with modern data platforms is desirable. Microsoft Fabric experience is desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery and development of data infrastructure that supports pricing and underwriting decisions.
• Lead a small team while helping modernise the data technology environment and supporting a large internal data community.
• Oversee current data infrastructure, regulatory and operational reporting, server migration activity and the development of technology within the team.
• Build and manage projects that develop performance management and data infrastructure, monitor and investigate data quality and integrity, and manage relationships with data software providers.

Skills

Technical team leadership

Data querying SQL/SAS

Pricing analytics

Data reporting infra

Stakeholder management

Data migration

Tools

SQL

SAS

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

# Data ConsultantRegion: MidlandsLocation: Stratford-upon-AvonContract type: PermanentReference number: CSDI04623Working pattern: Full-timeSalary: Up to £65,000 dependent on experience + 17,5% bonus + benefits## Data Consultant* Lead the operational delivery and development of data infrastructure that supports pricing and underwriting decisions* Lead a small team while helping modernise the data technology environment and supporting a large internal data community* Hybrid 80% homeworking and 20% from Stratford upon Avon## About the roleAt NFU Mutual, you'll join the Pricing area in Customer Service, taking responsibility for the operational management of reporting and technology development that supports effective pricing and underwriting decisions.You'll lead a small team, planning activity to meet Pricing's objectives and oversee the current data infrastructure, regulatory and operational reporting, server migration activity and the development of technology within the team. You'll work across underwriting, pricing, IT and the Data Centre of Excellence, bringing together priorities and ensuring delivery is well managed.You'll also build and manage projects that develop performance management and data infrastructure, monitor and investigate data quality and integrity, and manage relationships with data software providers. The role is focused on leadership and delivery ownership as well as technical capability.This is a permanent, full time role based at our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford upon Avon, with 80% homeworking.We understand how important a positive work life balance is, so to help you give your best, we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.## About youYou're a keen delivery focused leader who can manage priorities and plan for a team. You understand technical problems and can source solutions. You manage and influence stakeholders effectively. You solve complex problems, prioritise projects confidently and communicate technical information clearly. You take initiative to improve how work is delivered and have experience managing and developing people.**To join NFU Mutual, you'll also bring*** Experience managing a technical team.* Experience planning and prioritising to deliver through others.* Experience of SQL or SAS data querying, alongside data cleaning, quality and integrity management* Pricing, underwriting and management information analytics experience, with data modelling and performance reporting capability* Experience building or managing data and performance reporting infrastructure, including delivery of projects and technology change* Experience in migrating of data platforms is desirable* Experience with modern data platforms is desirable. Microsoft Fabric experience is desirable*At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.**We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.**We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.*## Benefits and RewardsWhen you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:* Salary up to £65,000 dependent on experience* Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)* Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme* A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities* Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets* £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership - subject to T&Cs* Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more* Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance* Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year* Mentoring opportunities to help you grow your career* Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme* Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary* Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.* Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility## Working at NFU MutualWe're one of the UK's leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we've put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we're proud to be recognised as \"a great place to work\".Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2026 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for eleven consecutive years. We've also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 - and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform.Additionally, we were named in the LinkedIn Top Companies 2026 list of \"Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK\", and we've been certified as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable - so we're successful now and in the future.We are a leading provider of General Insurance and Financial Services. From our strong farming roots we've grown to become a UK-wide organisation, turning over £1 billion annually. Yet success hasn't gone to our heads. We're proud to remain completely customer focused, down-to-earth and committed to the rural communities we've grown from.Our ethos - of trust, respect and personal service - lies at the heart of all we do and has seen us build an enviable reputation for exceptional member loyalty. Though we've been in business for over 110 years, we have big ambitions for the future. And that's why we're looking for talented people to join our growing organisation. Talented people like you.