Head of Data Deployment & Risk Management - VP Level

Tenth Revolution Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK seeks a Head of Data Deployment & Risk Management at the VP level. This strategic role in Glasgow combines Change & Risk Management with service design in a high-volume data environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial services, a strong background in designing service frameworks, and proficiency in AWS. This position offers a competitive salary, bonus, and benefits, with the opportunity for hybrid work.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Change & Risk Management within Financial Services.
• Proven ability to design service frameworks in complex, high-change environments.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud environments (certification preferred).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement standards for how engineering teams deliver change across the data platform.
• Lead the creation of a 'how-to' guidebook for data platform changes.
• Design and embed a service transition framework to manage high volumes of change.
• Oversee change release and risk management.
• Collaborate with internal customers to gather feedback.

Skills

Change Management

Risk Management

AWS knowledge

Scaled Agile familiarity

Customer-first approach

Job description

Overview

Head of Data Deployment & Risk Management - VP Level | Location: Glasgow (Hybrid - 2 days/week in office) | Salary: £66,000 - £91,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Sponsorship Available

We're working with a global financial services leader to find a Head of Data Deployment & Risk Management - a strategic VP-level role that blends service design, change governance, and risk management across a high-volume data platform environment.

This isn't your typical ITIL service manager role. It's about designing a scalable service transition framework that ensures hundreds of monthly changes are delivered safely, efficiently, and with measurable value to internal engineering teams.

What You'll Be Doing

• Define and implement standards for how engineering teams deliver change across the data platform.
• Lead the creation of a "how-to" guidebook for data platform changes, ensuring consistency and safety.
• Design and embed a service transition framework to manage high volumes of change.
• Oversee change release and risk management, ensuring platform integrity and compliance.
• Collaborate with internal customers to gather feedback and continuously improve service delivery.
• Manage a growing team (starting with 2 experienced VPs, scaling to 8-10 over time).

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience in Change & Risk Management within Financial Services.
• Proven ability to design service frameworks in complex, high-change environments.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud environments (certification preferred).
• Familiarity with Scaled Agile or similar delivery frameworks.
• A strategic mindset with a customer-first approach to internal service delivery.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, or test automation strategy.
• Risk Management qualifications.
• A background in service design or transition planning.

Why This Role?

• You'll shape how a major financial institution delivers change at scale.
• You'll work closely with senior leadership and influence enterprise-wide standards.
• You'll be measured by real impact - internal customer satisfaction and platform safety.
• You'll have the autonomy to build and lead a high-performing team.

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