Data & Insights Lead: Strategy, Governance & Self-Service

SPG Resourcing; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

40 hours/week

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

SPG Resourcing is partnering with a leading data and analytics organisation to recruit a Data and Insights Manager. This high-impact role shapes reporting, insight delivery and data capability across the business, balancing people leadership with data strategy.

The ideal candidate will lead a team, steer self-service analytics, govern data quality and drive strategy delivery across data platforms and reporting models. A strong leader with stakeholder influence is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Data, Analytics, BI or Reporting teams.
• Strong stakeholder management to influence senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing competing priorities and delivery in a changing environment.
• Strong understanding of enterprise BI platforms and governance.
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into clear business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Data & Insights team with clear objectives.
• Own workload planning, prioritisation and capacity to align with priorities.
• Set and improve team ways of working including stand-ups and retrospectives.
• Support the Data & Digitalisation Strategy delivery.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to reflect business needs and industry trends.
• Oversee data portal development and data services improvements.
• Translate demand into clear roadmaps, priorities and delivery plans.
• Allocate work across Analysts based on skills and capacity.
• Monitor delivery performance, SLAs and resolve blockers.
• Build relationships with business leaders and technology teams.
• Promote data quality, master data management and governance.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics with governed models.
• Support GDPR and data protection activities with stakeholders.
• Engage with partners and regulators on data quality standards.
• Develop Professional Development Plans for the team.

Skills

Data leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

BI analytics

Power BI

Data governance

GDPR aware

Strategic thinking

Team development

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Power Platform

SAP BW

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Datasphere

Job description

SPG Resourcing is partnering with a leading data and analytics organisation to recruit a Data and Insights Manager. This high-impact role shapes reporting, insight delivery and data capability across the business, balancing people leadership with data strategy.

The ideal candidate will lead a team, steer self-service analytics, govern data quality and drive strategy delivery across data platforms and reporting models. A strong leader with stakeholder influence is required.