Data Platform Engineering Manager: Lead Transformation & Scale

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Pension scheme 11% employer contrib

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC in Bristol (Harbourside) seeks a Data Platform Engineering Manager to drive the data platform strategy and governance, enabling scalable analytics, BI and data products across the organisation.

You will lead a high‑performing data team, partner with business and technical leaders, and shape transformational change in a fast-growing private investment platform. The role offers hybrid working options and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience in complex organisations.
• Proven track record of leading transformational change.
• Extensive experience delivering data capabilities that enable colleagues to access and use data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Define the technical vision, strategy, and governance for the data platform in collaboration with the core team.
• Identify and drive opportunities to simplify and improve how the organisation works with data.
• Shape and develop a high-performing team of experienced data professionals.
• Partner with technical and business leaders to understand processes, data flows, challenges, and opportunities, and design solutions that deliver better outcomes.

Job description

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC in Bristol (Harbourside) seeks a Data Platform Engineering Manager to drive the data platform strategy and governance, enabling scalable analytics, BI and data products across the organisation.

You will lead a high‑performing data team, partner with business and technical leaders, and shape transformational change in a fast-growing private investment platform. The role offers hybrid working options and a comprehensive benefits package.