Data Insights Lead

BAE Systems - Saudi Arabia; Camberley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company is seeking a Data Insights Lead based in the UK. In this role, you will lead data teams and ensure that data is managed ethically, developing innovative solutions for data analysis and visualization. The ideal candidate has experience in data analytics, and agile product environments, and possesses a solid understanding of data tools. The position offers a salary between £65,000 and £75,000 with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Data Analytics or IT for a large complex organisation.
• Familiarity with Data and/or IT trends.
• Experience of delivering outputs in a ‘Product’ based environment using agile methods.
• Solid understanding of data, data analytics and data tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data is managed in compliance with requirements.
• Promote new tools and techniques for data analysis.
• Lead teams in presenting data and conclusions.
• Implement data flows for operational systems.
• Explore data for patterns and recommendations.

Skills

Experience in Data Analytics

Familiarity with Data trends

Product based environment experience

Understanding of data tools

Job description

Job Title:

Data Insights Lead

Location:

Frimley/Christchurch. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:

£65,000 - £75,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure data is used ethically and appropriately, ensuring data is managed in compliance with legislative, security, export control and contractual requirements
• Identify and promote where appropriate new tools and techniques for data analysis, data manipulation and data visualisation (including the use of business information tools) and develop business intelligence reports that can be reused
• Lead teams summarising and presenting data and conclusions in the most appropriate format for users
• Design, develop and construct data products and services, and integrate them into systems and business processes
• Implement data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems catalogue, monitor and identify data assets that are essential to the organisation’s operations or services
• Explore and visualise data to find patterns and transform them into organisational insight and make recommendations to address complex problems and to inform strategic and operational decision making

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of working in Data Analytics or an IT Function for a large complex organisation
• Familiarity with Data and/or IT trends and good practice
• Experience of delivering outputs in a ‘Product’ based environment using agile methods
• A solid understanding of data, data analytics and data tools

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Data Insights team:

As a Data Insights Lead you will provide data leadership and subject matter expertise to set the data vision and strategy for Digital Intelligence (DI), whilst improving the data culture across DI and implementing innovative solutions. You will also be responsible for leading and managing a team of data analysts to deliver the data / business performance requirements for DI whilst supporting the teams development.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:

29th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.