Head of Data and Analytics

Platform Housing Group; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Housing Group is seeking a Head of Data & Analytics to lead the central data platform, data engineering, data architecture, and data products. You will shape the data strategy to support over 120,000 customers and 2,100 colleagues, driving self-service analytics and AI opportunities.

This is a home-based role within the Information directorate, with regular travel to Solihull/Worcester offices twice monthly and occasional in-person meetings to ensure alignment with teams and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience across technology, applications, data, digital or AI within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience of interpreting information, carrying out research, analysing complex data, making sound judgements, appraising performance and managing risk.
• Experience implementing AI, automation or advanced analytics with measurable business benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support the Data Products and Data Engineering team.
• Develop a high-performing data capability with the skills required across data engineering, data architecture, analytics enablement, data product management and AI.
• Support critical business strategies by managing the planning, design, development, testing, implementation and support of the Data portfolio.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation, with strategic suppliers and partners.
• Creating a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead the development and operation of Platform's central data service, establishing Microsoft Fabric as a trusted, secure and scalable data foundation across customer, property and corporate services.
• Translate complex data, technology, capacity, cost and risk choices clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, providing appropriate assurance to senior leaders.
• Support the research and assessment of AI opportunities where practical
• Keep up to date with developments across Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Copilot, Azure AI and the wider data and analytics market.
• Develop and maintain data architecture patterns, working with Architecture Services and Application Development

Skills

Leadership

Data strategy

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Power BI

Azure AI

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Dynamics 365

Job description

Basis: Permanent, Full-Time

A Platform for Innovation. A Platform for Leadership.

At Platform Housing Group, we're more than a workplace. We're a Platform for People - for our customers, our communities and our colleagues.

We're now looking for a Head of Data & Analytics to join one of the most influential functions in Platform Housing Group and be responsible for leading our data and analytics capability, including the central data platform, data architecture and engineering, governed data products and self-service analytics.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to help shape how technology, data architecture and analytics support more than 120,000 customers and 2,100 colleagues across one of the UK's largest housing associations. You'll play a pivotal role in helping us deliver better services, make better decisions and create a more connected organisation for the future.

As our Head of Data & Analytics you will:

• Lead, coach and support the Data Products and Data Engineering team
• Develop a high-performing data capability with the skills required across data engineering, data architecture, analytics enablement, data product management and AI.
• Support critical business strategies by managing the planning, design, development, testing, implementation and support of the Data portfolio.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation, with strategic suppliers and partners.
• Creating a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead the development and operation of Platform's central data service, establishing Microsoft Fabric as a trusted, secure and scalable data foundation across customer, property and corporate services.
• Translate complex data, technology, capacity, cost and risk choices clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, providing appropriate assurance to senior leaders.
• Support the research and assessment of AI opportunities where practical
• Keep up to date with developments across Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Copilot, Azure AI and the wider data and analytics market.
• Develop and maintain data architecture patterns, working with Architecture Services and Application Development

What you'll bring?

As well as being an experienced strategic leader with strong experience of forming solution design and the ability to accurately explain the design to business stakeholders, you'll bring:

• Significant leadership experience across technology, applications, data, digital or AI within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience of Interpreting information, carrying out research, analysing complex data, making sound judgements, appraising performance and managing risk.
• Strong experience of forming solution design and the ability to accurately explain the design to business stakeholders
• Data migration and extraction from Dynamics and the Common Data Service/DataFlex
• Strong experience of working with multiple levels of a business, understanding stakeholder requirements, and turning these into SDLC solutions
• Strong experience of using a data visualisation tool (e.g. Power BI, Tableau etc.)
• Knowledge of Microsoft products, including Dynamics 365 and advanced Excel techniques
• A track record of leading transformational change and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience managing significant supplier relationships and budgets.
• Experience implementing AI, automation or advanced analytics with measurable business benefits.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with Senior leaders and operational teams alike.
• A passion for developing people and creating high-performing teams.

Most importantly, you'll understand that technology is at its most powerful when it helps people thrive and improves the experience of customers and colleagues alike.

Although this is a home-Based role, it sits on our Information-directorate SMT and there will be a minimum of twice monthly travel to our Solihull/Worcester Group offices as well as an expectation to facilitate team meetings in person so you must live within a reasonable commute to be considered.

What it means to be a Platform for People

Being part of an organisation where people matter, where innovation is encouraged and where you're empowered to make a difference.

• A supportive and inclusive culture.
• Genuine opportunities to shape the future of our organisation.
• Flexibility to balance work and life.
• A shared purpose: delivering a customer-first housing experience for a better future.

Because here, your work won't just shape technology, you’ll help shape services, decisions and experiences for the customers and communities we serve every day.

Interviews: 20th & 23rd November 2026

We encourage early applications, as we may end the advert ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.