Data Engineering Director — Cloud & AI Strategy

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the UK is seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the UK&I data engineering team, set strategic direction, and drive delivery of data products at scale.

You will spearhead cloud migration (Azure), advance data governance and security practices, and accelerate AI adoption while collaborating with Product, Analytics, Architecture, and business leaders across the global organisation. This role balances delivery excellence with long-term technology strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams
• Strong expertise in modern data engineering practices
• Experience delivering cloud-based solutions (Azure preferred)
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, security and risk management

Responsibilities

• Lead and support data engineers with clear priorities and delivery
• Foster accountability, collaboration, and innovation across teams
• Support career development and workforce planning
• Oversee delivery of data products, ingestion pipelines, reporting, and customer capabilities
• Lead cloud migration and modernisation initiatives using Azure/Databricks
• Ensure governance, privacy, security, and regulatory compliance
• Partner with Product, Analytics, Architecture, Operations, and business leaders

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Cloud transformation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Data governance

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the UK is seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the UK&I data engineering team, set strategic direction, and drive delivery of data products at scale.

You will spearhead cloud migration (Azure), advance data governance and security practices, and accelerate AI adoption while collaborating with Product, Analytics, Architecture, and business leaders across the global organisation. This role balances delivery excellence with long-term technology strategy.