Data VP / Director / Principal, Financial Services

Intellias; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering data solutions firm in Manchester seeks a experienced leader in Data to define go-to-market strategies and lead engineering projects. The ideal candidate has hands-on expertise in Data Governance, Management, or Engineering, and demonstrates executive presence while engaging with C-suite executives. This role offers a competitive compensation package in a customer-focused organization that influences practice strategy. Enhance innovation in financial services with flexible work options.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and compensation package

Flexible location options

Global working environment

Qualifications

• Hands-on Data expertise in Governance, Management, or Engineering.
• Ability to engage with C-suite executives.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring engineering teams.
• Knowledge of Capital Markets, Banking, or Insurance.
• Experience in structuring beneficial engagements.

Responsibilities

• Define go-to-market strategy within the Data space.
• Advise on Data Strategy and Governance.
• Lead initial delivery phases for Data Engineering projects.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Management

Data Engineering

Executive presence

Team leadership

FSI domain knowledge

Commercial acumen

Job description

About Intellias

Intellias is a European-founded AI, Data and Software Development company with global delivery capability across Europe, India and Latin America. For more than 20 years, we've empowered our customers to embrace innovation at scale and contributed to the success of the world's leading brands. The company is featured in the Inc 5,000 Europe and IAOP Global Outsourcing 100.

Financial Services and Insurance (FSI) is one of our four verticals experiencing significant growth across Capital Markets, Commodities Trading, Banking and Insurance. We are working with the leading hedge funds, online trading companies, reinsurance institutions and banks to help them compete in the age of AI through modernisation, enterprise data management, and agentic AI capabilities.

As we continue to scale, we're expanding the team across the UK and US, bringing top talent on board at the Principal, Director, and Vice President levels.

Your responsibilities

Define our go-to-market approach within the Data space. Advise on Data Strategy and Governance, applying modern Data Mesh principles. Define Data Management practices and Solutions. Lead initial delivery phases for Data Engineering projects to establish technical excellence and set engagements up for long-term success.

You bring

• Hands‑on Data expertise across at least two of Data Governance, Data Management and Data Engineering - you can architect solutions and review code
• Executive presence with technical depth – comfortable engaging C‑suite and leading technical teams in the trenches
• Team leadership – coaching and mentoring engineers while driving delivery excellence
• FSI domain knowledge in Capital Markets, Banking or Insurance, with depth in at least one sub‑vertical
• Commercial acumen – structuring win‑win‑win engagements for customers, partners, and Intellias

Why work at Intellias

• Shape the future of Data & AI in financial services
• Work at the leading edge—build Data foundations to deploy agentic AI, LLMOps, and enterprise AI platforms at scale
• Customer‑focused organisation with real influence on practice strategy
• Global working environment with flexible location options
• Competitive benefits and compensation package
• Work where it makes most sense for you and the customer