Head of Data Products

McNeil & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd seeks a Strategic Data Office professional to lead enterprise data products. You will own the data product portfolio, drive governance, and ensure cross-domain alignment to business priorities.

The role interfaces with executive leadership to shape demand and deliver measurable value across underwriting, claims and finance. You will partner with Product Owners and IT teams to prioritise, sequence and realise the roadmap, ensuring transparent decision-making and

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise view of Data Products—ensuring consistency in standards, governance and quality lifecycle from definition to retirement.
• Act as the glue across domain-owned Data Products, aligning underwriting, claims, finance and other domains.
• Lead the SOM – Data Domain to shape demand, define priorities, outcomes and governance for initiatives.
• Engage senior stakeholders to shape demand, challenge priorities and drive value delivery; represent Data Product priorities at executive governance forums.

Skills

Data product leadership

Cross-domain orchestration

Stakeholder engagement

Strategy alignment

Job description

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility.

1. Enterprise Data Product Leadership Own the enterprise view of Data Products — ensuring consistency in: Standards, governance, and quality Lifecycle management (definition → build → adoption → retirement) Ensure Data Products meet defined characteristics (e.g. trusted, consumable, governed, valuable) Drive adoption and value realisation across business domains Align Data Product strategy to enterprise priorities and outcomes
2. Cross-Domain Orchestration Act as the “glue” across domain-owned Data Products, ensuring: Alignment across Underwriting, Claims, Finance, etc. Consistent prioritisation and sequencing across domains Management of interdependencies across products and domains Partner with: Data Domain Owners (DDOs) & Business Data Stewards (BDS) Other Strategic Operations Managers IT delivery teams Wider Data Office
3. Strategic Ops Manager (SOM) – Data Domain Act as the central intake point for Data-related demand into IT, shaping and structuring initiatives into a coherent, value-led portfolio. Own and govern the Data roadmap, ensuring alignment to business priorities, enterprise strategy and defined OKRs. Define priorities, outcomes and success measures for initiatives, ensuring clarity of ownership and accountability. Partner with Product Owners and delivery teams to agree sequencing, manage dependencies and ensure delivery aligns to defined priorities and outcomes. Ensure clear alignment between demand, prioritisation and capacity, optimising the value delivered across Data initiatives. Lead forums to support prioritisation, decision-making and progress tracking across Data initiatives
4. Stakeholder Leadership Act as the primary interface between business, Data and IT, ensuring clear communication, alignment and engagement across all stakeholders. Engage with senior stakeholders to shape demand, challenge priorities and drive accountability for outcomes and value delivery. Represent Data Product priorities and outcomes at relevant governance forums, including executive and SteerCo-level discussions. Build strong relationships across functions to support collaboration and alignment across the enterprise.

Do you like solving complex business problems, working with talented colleagues and have an innovative mindset? Arch may be a great fit for you.

14101 Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd Arch Capital Group Ltd. is a Bermuda-based specialty insurer that provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis. With a 20+-year track record of delivering results and a coveted position on the S&P 500 index, Arch is a great place to grow your career.