Director of Data Innovation & Insight

Ofcom; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ofcom's Strategy and Research Group seeks a Senior Management Specialist to lead the Research, Innovation and Data functions. You will shape the data strategy, drive innovation, and ensure timely access to high‑quality insights for policy and regulatory work.

Reporting to senior leaders, you will manage analytics, behavioural research, and programme delivery while building external partnerships and ensuring responsible data practices across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex data and insight programmes.
• Strong leadership across analytics teams.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and external liaison.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver R&I data strategy across Ofcom.
• Lead cross-team collaboration for data systems.
• Represent Ofcom externally and build partnerships.

Skills

Data science/AI

Data ethics

Research methods

Programme mgmt

Strategy dev

Leadership

Networking

Change mgmt

Communication

Data insights

Job description

Ofcom's Strategy and Research Group seeks a Senior Management Specialist to lead the Research, Innovation and Data functions. You will shape the data strategy, drive innovation, and ensure timely access to high‑quality insights for policy and regulatory work.

Reporting to senior leaders, you will manage analytics, behavioural research, and programme delivery while building external partnerships and ensuring responsible data practices across the organisation.