Head of Data & Information - Lead Data Strategy (Hybrid)

Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development opportunities

Generous holiday allowance

Job summary

City of Wolverhampton Council, in partnership with West Midlands Pension Fund, is seeking a strategic Head of Data and Information to lead data governance, BI and information management across the organisation. The role focuses on developing an enterprise information capability and aligning with digital strategies.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, drive the information and data strategy, ensure regulatory compliance and deliver insights that improve services for members and employers.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within data, BI or a complex regulated environment.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing information or data strategies.
• Experience leading service transformation, governance and continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of information governance, data quality, analytics and enterprise information management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Fund’s Data and Information function across business intelligence, data governance, data quality, analytics and information management.
• Developing and delivering the Information and Data Strategy, aligned to the Fund’s Corporate and Digital Strategies.
• Establishing robust information governance, data ownership and quality frameworks across the organisation.
• Driving the development of enterprise architecture, reporting and analytics to support strategic decision-making.
• Leading multidisciplinary teams, including Business Intelligence, Data Projects, Information Architecture and Corporate Administration.
• Building strong partnerships with senior leaders, system owners, employers, suppliers and external stakeholders.
• Overseeing regulatory reporting, information assurance, supplier governance and data-related risk.
• Championing innovation, automation and continuous improvement across the Fund’s information ecosystem.
• Deputising for the Deputy Director of Governance and Corporate Services on data and information matters where required.

Skills

Data governance

Data strategy

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Enterprise information management

Analytics

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Business Intelligence tools

Analytics platforms

Job description

City of Wolverhampton Council, in partnership with West Midlands Pension Fund, is seeking a strategic Head of Data and Information to lead data governance, BI and information management across the organisation. The role focuses on developing an enterprise information capability and aligning with digital strategies.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, drive the information and data strategy, ensure regulatory compliance and deliver insights that improve services for members and employers.