Head of Data Strategy & Governance

Which? Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour working week

28 days holiday + bank holidays + buy‑

Excellent pension scheme (6% / 11%)

Healthcare insurance

Private medical insurance

Discretionary death in service

Discounts and free content access

Hybrid and flexible working options

Job summary

Which? seeks a visionary Head of Data to lead our commercial data strategy, governance, platforms, and multidisciplinary data capabilities. You will shape how data is trusted, accessed, and leveraged to support organisational goals across technology, product, marketing and content teams.

As part of the Extended Leadership Team, you will guide enterprise data governance, architecture, analytics, and ROI measurement, building data capabilities and an AI-enabled future.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience driving multidisciplinary data functions and enterprise data strategies.
• Strong technical expertise across modern cloud data platforms and AI capabilities.
• Deep knowledge of data governance, GDPR compliance, and data quality frameworks.
• Exceptional senior stakeholder management and communication skills for executives.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data strategy, roadmap, operating model, and investment priorities.
• Partner with technology, product, and business leaders to align data capabilities with strategic goals and AI strategy.
• Establish data ownership, quality standards, privacy compliance, ethics, and security with legal, compliance, and infosec teams.
• Lead Data Science, Analytics, Data Engineering, and Data Products to deliver high-impact models and insights.
• Oversee data platform architecture and engineering standards for scalability, security, and performance.
• Drive data literacy, self-serve analytics, and measure ROI across investments.
• Provide executive leadership and manage budgets and key vendor relationships.

Skills

Data leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytics leadership

Cloud data platforms

AI capabilities

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery on AWS

Job description

Which? seeks a visionary Head of Data to lead our commercial data strategy, governance, platforms, and multidisciplinary data capabilities. You will shape how data is trusted, accessed, and leveraged to support organisational goals across technology, product, marketing and content teams.

As part of the Extended Leadership Team, you will guide enterprise data governance, architecture, analytics, and ROI measurement, building data capabilities and an AI-enabled future.