Deputy Director, Data Strategy & AI Transformation

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Presencial; GBP 110.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Government Digital Service (GDS) leads the UK's digital and data reform agenda across the public sector, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. As Deputy Director, you will head the IDEA Unit—an agile, cross-disciplinary team of economists, data scientists, analysts and researchers delivering evidence to inform major programmes and policy decisions.

You will shape strategy, build capability, and champion data-driven decision making across Whitehall, influencing senior stakeholders and

Formación

• Proven system leadership across multiple analytical disciplines
• Ability to lead economics, data analytics and AI teams in large programmes
• Strong strategic vision for analysis and evidence in government
• Experience building multidisciplinary, high-performing teams
• Credibility to influence Ministers and senior officials across disciplines

Responsabilidades

• Provide collective leadership as part of GDS Senior Leadership Team
• Inspire the IDEA Unit across economists, analysts, researchers and data scientists
• Set strategic vision for analysis and evidence across GDS
• Oversee economic analysis and evaluation of major programmes (e.g., One Login, National Data Library)
• Champion data science, automation and AI solutions to drive efficiency and innovation
• Ensure robust data infrastructure, governance and performance dashboards
• Act as SRO for major analytical programmes
• Represent the system to build partnerships with senior leaders
• Develop talent and capability across analytical professions

Conocimientos

System leadership

Cross-disciplinary teams

Data analytics

Economics

AI & data engineering

Descripción del empleo

Government Digital Service (GDS) leads the UK's digital and data reform agenda across the public sector, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. As Deputy Director, you will head the IDEA Unit—an agile, cross-disciplinary team of economists, data scientists, analysts and researchers delivering evidence to inform major programmes and policy decisions.

You will shape strategy, build capability, and champion data-driven decision making across Whitehall, influencing senior stakeholders and