Head of Data - Maternity Cover

MONY Group plc; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 100.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Up to 27 holidays + bank holidays

Pension up to 6% employer contribution

Bonus scheme

Digital Doctor on demand

Work from anywhere scheme - 2 weeks a/

Financial coaching

Mental health platform access

Descripción de la vacante

MONY Group is recruiting a Head of Data on a 12 months fixed-term contract. The role leads the Data Product and Analytics teams, shaping strategy and delivering a high-impact data programme across the group.

You will partner with the CTDO, align with product and technology, and drive automation and self-service insights to improve customer and operational outcomes. You will report to senior leadership, contribute to Exec and Board papers, and shape the data function's operating model while

Formación

• Essential: Proven experience leading complex Data, Analytics or Data Product teams.
• Essential: Experience setting strategy, prioritising and delivering roadmaps.
• Essential: Strong commercial judgement with data-led impact thinking.
• Essential: Broad understanding of data function including governance and self-service insight.
• Essential: Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Desirable: Experience developing and scaling AI automation or AI-enabled analytics.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop the Data Product and Data Analytics teams; drive performance and engagement.
• Set and deliver the strategy, roadmap and priorities for Data Product and Data Analytics.
• Partner with CTDO to define and deliver the Group Data strategy and operating model.
• Create a joined-up Data leadership team with aligned priorities and clear ways of working.
• Collaborate with Product, Technology, Commercial, Finance, Marketing and Operations to deliver data products and insights.
• Prioritise automation opportunities to improve efficiency and free up higher-value work.
• Ensure data products, reporting and self-service insights are trusted and scalable.
• Support the CTDO with Exec/Board reporting on progress, value, priorities and risks.
• Lead Data-wide engagement and change management; communicate strategy across the organisation.

Conocimientos

Data leadership

Strategy & roadmap

Commercial judgement

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

AI automation

Descripción del empleo

HEAD OF DATA 12 Months Fixed Term Contract - covering a maternity leave

ABOUT US

Every day, we push beyond expectations to help millions of people save money, at a time when it's never mattered more. Through MoneySuperMarket, MoneySavingExpert, Quidco and our B2B partnerships we supply products to more than 24 million unique monthly visitors, helping UK households to save billions of pounds a year. Can you tell this is something we’re exceptionally proud of! Creative, collaborative, ambitious - it's hard work. But what makes it worth it? Leaving work knowing we've made a difference to our customers, users, and to each other. Put our distinct brands together with our dedicated colleagues and you've got a workplace with lots of personality. We're open-minded, diverse, and love our differences. Everyone plays a part, and comes together to work hard, go beyond, and make sure everyone feels they belong.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Head of Data leads MONY Group's Data Product and Analytics teams. As a senior leader, the Head of Data is a problem solver and leads from the front. You'll work closely with the CDTO to set a clear direction for Data, bring together strategy, priorities and delivery, and ensure the analytics and data product function delivers meaningful value for our customers, colleagues and the business. You'll lead teams that provide trusted insight, analytics and data products capability across the Group. You'll ensure their work is commercially focused, scalable and easy to use, while helping build a high-performing, connected and engaged Data team.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Leading and developing the Data Product and Data Analytics teams, including performance, capability, succession and team engagement.
• Setting and delivering the strategy, roadmap and priorities for Data Product and Data Analytics.
• Working closely with the CTDO to define and deliver the Group Data strategy and operating model.
• Creating a joined-up Data leadership team, with aligned priorities, strong leadership capability and clear ways of working.
• Partnering with Product, Technology, Commercial, Finance, Marketing and Operations to identify and deliver data products, analytics, insight and automation that improve customer, commercial and operational outcomes.
• Prioritising automation opportunities that improve efficiency, reduce manual effort and enable colleagues to focus on higher-value work.
• Ensuring data products, reporting and self-service insight are trusted, scalable and easy to use.
• Supporting the CTDO with Data's contribution to Executive and Board papers, including clear reporting on progress, value, priorities and risks.
• Leading Data-wide engagement and communication, including all-hands sessions, strategy discussions and leadership through change.

WHAT YOU NEED TO EXCEL IN THIS ROLE

Essential:

• Proven experience leading complex Data, Analytics or Data Product teams, including developing leaders and building high-performing teams.
• Experience setting strategy, prioritising competing demands and translating this into clear plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to identify how data, analytics, and data products can improve customer, operational and business outcomes.
• Broad understanding of the wider Data function and how data product and analytics teams work together to deliver trusted, scalable data capabilities, including data governance, quality, KPI definition and self-service insight.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and communicate clearly in Executive and Board settings.

Desirable:

• Experience of developing and scaling AI automation, AI-enabled analytics or self-service data products.

WHAT REWARDS ARE ON OFFER

• Up to 27 holidays + bank holidays
• Pension up to 6% employer contribution
• Bonus scheme
• Digital Doctor on demand
• Work from anywhere scheme - 2 weeks per year
• Financial coaching
• Mental health platform access

HOW WE'LL INVEST IN YOU

We're invested in your development. Expect mentorship, training, and opportunities to expand your skill set, including access to your own individual LinkedIn Learning license with access to over 16,000 courses. At MONY Group, we believe in the strength of diversity and see inclusion as a strategic advantage. Our values guide us in creating a workplace where fairness and equity is a reality for all. We're committed to minimising systemic bias and creating a level playing field for all candidates. Contact us for reasonable accommodations in the application process, no need to disclose your disability or condition, just specify your needs. Unsure what to ask for? We can guide you through available accommodations. We understand that job adverts only say so much and you're likely to have a lot of questions. If you'd like to know more before applying such as more on hybrid working, salary, our parental leave policy etc, please just let us know, and we'll be happy to help.

You can contact the recruiter for this role, Kim at [e-mail]

We believe that success isn't solely defined by ticking boxes on a skills checklist. We encourage your application, so we can discover your skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role. Here at MONY Group, we help millions of households save money. Through our amazing brands, Moneysupermarket.com, MoneySavingExpert.com, Quidco, TravelSupermarket and DecisionTech, we help people manage, save, grow, and take control of their money through free, easy-to-use online tools and services. With hundreds of brilliant colleagues working together, and with the widest range of providers, we push beyond expectations to give our customers the choice they deserve, help providers find a cost effective route to the market, and save people time and money - every day.