Director of Data – Transformation - Leeds

Investigo; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Director of Data - Transformation in Leeds, UK, offering up to £120k per annum with excellent benefits and bonus. Role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery across applications, data and integration, aligning technology with business transformation.

Ideal candidate will be a proven data and technology leader, experienced in regulated environments, and adept at managing a SaaS estate, vendor relationships, and budgets while guiding a high-impact data platform strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data/technology transformation programmes.
• Strong leadership of data and technology teams.
• Expertise in data integration and modern data platforms.
• Proven ability to manage vendors and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Own the group applications estate and the integration layer.
• Own the organisations data platform and data architecture.
• Lead digital transformation programmes and realise operational improvements.
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships across technology and data estate.

Skills

Data strategy

Leadership

Data integration

Vendor management

Tools

Microsoft stack

Databricks

SaaS integrations

Job description

Director of Data - Transformation - Leeds

Up to 120k per annum plus excellent benefits & bonus - 3 days per week on-site expected, two days from home.

Director of Data required for an established organisation that is progressing through significant business & technology transformation. This includes systems, integration and data management. Ideally you will be a proven leader within data & technology, who has experience delivering a variety of transformation programmes.

Ideally you will have gained experience working in a regulatory environment, since this would be important for this role. The organisation’s technology stack in heavily focused on Microsoft and Databricks.

Within the role:

• The role is weighted towards applications, data & integration - with a key objective of getting more value from the core systems and turning data into a reliable, insightful information.
• Due to the size of the team and the organisation, this will be a strategic role but remain hands-on with the day to day of the technology within the business.
• Within the role you will own the group application estate and the integration layer, whilst also owning the organisations data platform.
• You will also be responsible for owning vendor & supplier management across the technology and data estate.
• Senior data & technology leader with a breadth of experience across the data & technology domain, with a clear strength in applications and data/integration.
• Previous success in leading digital transformation programmes and delivering measurable operational improvements.
• Proven understanding of modern data platforms and experience integrating and managing a SaaS application estate through an integration platform.
• Strong vendor & commercial management - selecting and holding suppliers to account, negotiating contracts and managing budgets.