Head of Digital and Data

Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE); Slough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% employer pension (non-contributory

35-hour week

Flexi-working

27 days annual leave

Job summary

Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) in London is seeking a Head of Digital and Data to unite our digital services and data analytics under one senior leader. You will guide a multidisciplinary team across engineering, product, design, digital services and data to deliver a cohesive digital estate.

The role requires transformation leadership, cloud data platform expertise (Azure/Databricks) and governance with UK GDPR.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience spanning digital delivery and data/analytics.
• Track record of moving transformation from design into business-as-usual.
• Hands-on understanding of cloud data platforms, ideally Azure and Databricks.
• Strong data and information governance expertise, including UK GDPR.
• Knowledge of public-sector cyber security, including Cyber Essentials Plus and NCSC principles.
• Credibility to operate effectively with senior executives and Boards.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital services and data analytics across the LEASE estate.
• Oversee our website, online tools, Zendesk CRM, AI chatbot, e-learning platforms and the Azure/Databricks data platform.
• Manage a multidisciplinary team spanning engineering, product, design, digital services and data.
• Ensure the transformation is embedded into business-as-usual and delivers measurable public benefit.

Skills

Senior leadership

Transformation delivery

Data governance

Public-sector security

Executive relationship

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

Head of Digital and Data – The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE)

London (Kings Place, King’s Cross)

Hybrid, 2–3 days in the office

Permanent

Up to £75,000 + 10% non-contributory pension

35-hour week · Flexi-working · 27 days’ annual leave

LEASE provides free, expert and impartial advice to leaseholders, park home owners and shared owners across England and Wales, reaching more than 1.4 million people a year.

We are two years into an ambitious transformation, and we are creating a new senior leadership role at the heart of what comes next.

The Head of Digital and Data will bring our digital services and data and analytics capabilities together under one accountable leader for the first time. You will lead our digital and data estate - including our website and online tools, Zendesk CRM, AI chatbot, e-learning platforms and Azure/Databricks data platform - alongside a multidisciplinary team spanning engineering, product, design, digital services and data.

This is a role for someone who has led transformation before and knows how to make it stick: someone equally credible in a product stand‑up, a data architecture discussion and a Board meeting.

You will also be our senior lead for the safe, ethical and effective use of data and AI, ensuring technology delivers measurable public benefit while maintaining LEASE’s principle that AI enhances expertise; it does not replace it.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Senior leadership experience spanning digital delivery and data/analytics
• A strong track record of moving transformation from design into business‑as‑usual
• Hands‑on understanding of cloud data platforms, ideally Azure and Databricks
• Strong data and information governance expertise, including UK GDPR
• Good understanding of public‑sector cyber security, including Cyber Essentials Plus and NCSC principles
• The credibility to operate effectively with senior executives and Boards

Why LEASE?

You will have genuine end‑to‑end ownership, the opportunity to shape a nationally important public service, and the chance to build digital, data and AI capability that directly improves outcomes for consumers.

We also offer a 10% employer pension with no employee contribution, a genuine 35‑hour working week, flexible working and a culture that values sustainable performance rather than long hours.

? Closing date: 16 September 2026

Interviews: 22 September 2026