Global Data Quality Lead - UK

Specsavers; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Global Data Quality Lead to oversee data quality across the organisation, leading a small team of Data Quality Analysts and driving the implementation of the Data Quality Assurance Framework to ensure trusted data for decision-making.

You will collaborate with data owners and governance teams globally to establish controls, dashboards and improvement plans, driving enhancements while challenging poor data practices to deliver measurable business improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience building data quality capabilities within complex organisations, ideally with global scope.
• Strong understanding of data quality frameworks, governance principles and data controls.
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence stakeholders.
• Analytical thinking with a pragmatic approach and ability to turn data insights into business improvements.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Data Quality Analysts and drive the implementation and evolution of Specsavers' Data Quality Assurance Framework.
• Oversee global data quality initiatives, establish controls and reporting, conduct audits and resolve data quality issues.
• Develop data quality metrics, dashboards and improvement plans across the global data landscape.

Job description

This is an opportunity to join Specsavers at an exciting stage in its global digital transformation journey. As our Global Data Quality Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, integrity and reliability of customer and business data across a global organisation. Joining a relatively new team with strong foundations already in place, you'll help shape and mature our data quality capability, ensuring trusted data sits at the heart of business decision-making, customer experience and future growth.

You'll lead a small team of Data Quality Analysts while driving the implementation and evolution of Specsavers' Data Quality Assurance Framework. Working closely with data owners, governance teams and stakeholders across the business, you'll oversee global data quality initiatives, establish controls and reporting, conduct audits and help identify and resolve data quality issues. You'll also play a key role in developing data quality metrics, dashboards and improvement plans, ensuring data remains accurate, consistent and fit for purpose across our global data landscape.

To thrive in this role, you'll bring experience building and embedding data quality capabilities within complex organisations, ideally across a global environment. You'll have a strong understanding of data quality frameworks, governance principles and data controls, alongside proven experience leading teams and influencing stakeholders. We're looking for someone who combines analytical thinking with a pragmatic approach, is comfortable challenging poor data practices and can turn data insights into meaningful business improvements. Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills will be key to your success.

At Specsavers, you'll have the opportunity to shape a growing global capability and influence how data quality is managed across the organisation. You'll join a collaborative team where your expertise will directly support strategic decision-making, operational excellence and our wider digital transformation ambitions. If you're excited by the opportunity to build, influence and make a lasting impact on a global data agenda, we'd love to hear from you.

As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.