Data Lead

Morgan Hunt Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt Recruitment in London is seeking a Data Lead to drive data-enabled decision making across the organisation. You will influence senior stakeholders, translate data into actionable insights, and shape investment and performance reporting.

The role focuses on using data to understand performance, identify opportunities, and support long-term planning, with a mix of hands-on analysis and strategic leadership in a housing association context.

Qualifications

• Data-driven decision making and insight generation.
• Forecasting, performance reporting, and financial analysis.
• Translating complex data into actionable recommendations.
• Developing business cases, option appraisals and performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead data-driven decision making across the organisation.
• Develop meaningful insight and reporting to support performance and investment planning.
• Use data, forecasting, and financial analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
• Drive improvements in data quality and ensure data reliability for decisions.
• Produce business cases and option appraisals to support investment programmes.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to shape strategy with evidence-based recommendations.
• Help maximise value from data through better commercial and operational insight.
• Support investment, sustainability, regeneration, and portfolio performance decisions.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Data quality

Reporting

Business case development

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Data Lead

£60,000 - £70,000 Stratford, London (2 days per week in the office)

Are you passionate about using data to drive better business decisions and deliver commercial value?

We are recruiting a Data Lead for a leading Housing Association, responsible for helping the organisation make smarter investment decisions through the effective use of data, insight, and analysis. This is a highly visible role that sits between business and technology, requiring someone who can translate complex information into meaningful recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Rather than focusing on technical infrastructure, this role is about ensuring data is used effectively to understand performance, identify opportunities, assess investment priorities, and support long-term strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's approach to data-driven decision making.
• Develop meaningful insight and reporting that supports business performance and investment planning.
• Use data, forecasting, and financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Drive improvements in data quality and ensure information can be trusted to support key decisions.
• Produce business cases, option appraisals, and performance analysis to support investment programmes.
• Work closely with senior leaders to shape strategy using evidence-based recommendations.
• Help the organisation maximise value from its data through improved commercial and operational insight.
• Support decision-making around investment, sustainability, regeneration, and portfolio performance.

About You

We're looking for someone who combines strong analytical capability with commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder management skills.

You will likely have experience of:

• Using data and analytics to influence business strategy and investment decisions.
• Delivering insight, forecasting, and performance reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Translating complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Financial modelling, scenario planning, or business performance analysis.
• Driving improvements in data quality and reporting practices.
• Partnering with operational and leadership teams to solve business challenges through data.

Experience within housing, asset management, or property would be beneficial but is not essential. We are open to candidates from a broad range of sectors who can demonstrate how they have used data to drive commercial outcomes, improve performance, and influence strategic decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded data leader who enjoys working with senior stakeholders and using data to shape the future direction of an organisation.

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer.