Data Technical Lead

Bupa; Salford; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Onsite gyms

Online discounts

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Data Technical Lead to shape the technical direction of the Care Services data product portfolio from Manchester, Leeds or Staines. You will lead multiple squads, align with product strategies, and drive scalable, governed analytics solutions using Azure, Snowflake and Power BI.

Join a hybrid team focused on secure, reusable data products, with a strong emphasis on AI, ML and advanced analytics to improve customer and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering complex data and analytics solutions within large-scale organisations.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision and roadmap across the Care Services data product portfolio.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple squads to ensure consistency of approach and platform evolution.
• Establish and maintain standards, frameworks and best practices across the data product estate.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI, ML and analytics to improve outcomes and performance.

Skills

Data leadership

Azure

Snowflake

Power BI

GCP

Data modelling

Semantic modelling

AI/ML

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Snowflake

Power BI

GCP

Job description

Job Description: Data Technical Lead Permanent Manchester, Leeds or Staines Hybrid: up to 3 days WFH Salary from: £74.4k + 10% bonus + fantastic benefits 37.5 hours per week

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns. We make health happen. At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives. Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way. In this role you will be a senior technical leader within the Care Services Digital & Data team, responsible for defining, governing and evolving the technical direction of the Care Services data product portfolio. Working in partnership with Senior Product Managers, Product Managers and multi-disciplinary product squads, you will ensure that data and AI products are designed, delivered and evolved in a way that is scalable, secure, governed, reusable and aligned to customer, operational and business outcomes. You will also be a technical counterpart to the Senior Product Manager, ensuring product vision and strategy are translated into robust, sustainable and high‑quality technical solutions.

How you’ll help us make health happen

• Own the technical vision and technical roadmap across the Care Services data product portfolio
• Partner with Senior Product Managers to ensure roadmaps balance customer needs, business outcomes, technical sustainability and platform evolution
• Provide technical leadership across multiple squads, ensuring consistency of approach and alignment with strategic objectives
• Act as the technical authority for complex data product design decisions
• Establish and maintain standards, frameworks and best practices across the Care Services data product estate
• Drive adoption of modern engineering and analytics practices across Azure, Snowflake, Power BI and associated technologies
• Work closely with Product Managers, Delivery Leads, Engineers and Analysts to support successful product delivery
• Manage technical dependencies across multiple products and squads
• Identify opportunities to leverage Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI and advanced analytics to improve customer outcomes, operational efficiency and business performance

What you’ll bring

• Significant experience delivering complex data and analytics solutions within large-scale organisations
• Experience providing technical leadership across multiple teams, products or domains.
• Strong understanding of modern data architectures, cloud platforms and analytics ecosystems
• Experience working with Azure, Snowflake, Power BI, GCP and associated modern data technologies
• Deep understanding of data modelling, semantic modelling, metrics design and analytical product development
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills
• Experience operating within Agile and product‑led delivery environments
• Experience evaluating and implementing AI, machine learning, advanced analytics or automation capabilities within digital and data products
• Ability to identify opportunities where AI and emerging technologies can drive measurable improvements in customer, colleague and business outcomes
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, master data management and data quality frameworks
• Experience supporting AI, machine learning or advanced analytics solutions in production environments

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Time Type: Full time Job Area: IT Locations: Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge, Staines - Willow House

We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.