Data Programme Lead: Insurance Transformation & Governance

The Barbican; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barbican is seeking a Data Programme Manager to lead a data workstream within a major insurance transformation. You will translate business requirements into structured data initiatives and manage delivery plans across multiple workstreams.

Focus is on modern data platforms (Azure, Databricks, Power BI/Power Apps), data governance, and building a trusted, single source of truth for Commercial and Specialty Lines data. Strong stakeholder management and governance experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large-scale data transformation programmes, ideally within Commercial/ Specialty insurance.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and technologies (Azure, Databricks, Power Platform).
• Experience delivering end-to-end data solutions: ingestion, transformation, storage, integration and consumption.
• Strong programme management capabilities: delivery planning, budget management, resource allocation, risk mitigation.
• Experience implementing data governance: data quality, ownership, stewardship.
• Ability to translate complex business challenges into clearly defined data initiatives and plans.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary data teams in matrixed organisations.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the data workstream within a major insurance transformation programme.
• Translate complex business requirements into structured data initiatives with defined scope, milestones and outcomes.
• Develop and manage integrated delivery plans, budgets, dependencies and risks across multiple workstreams.
• Drive delivery of modern data solutions, including ingestion, transformation, storage and consumption.
• Oversee building a single source of truth for critical data across Commercial and Specialty Lines.
• Embed data governance frameworks with ownership, quality controls and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams of data architects, engineers, designers and governance specialists to ensure successful delivery.
• Provide clear communication to senior stakeholders on progress, risks and business outcomes.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

The Barbican is seeking a Data Programme Manager to lead a data workstream within a major insurance transformation. You will translate business requirements into structured data initiatives and manage delivery plans across multiple workstreams.

Focus is on modern data platforms (Azure, Databricks, Power BI/Power Apps), data governance, and building a trusted, single source of truth for Commercial and Specialty Lines data. Strong stakeholder management and governance experience are essential.