Platform Data & Analytics Leader

Platform Housing Group; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Housing Group is seeking a Head of Data & Analytics to lead the central data platform, data engineering, data architecture, and data products. You will shape the data strategy to support over 120,000 customers and 2,100 colleagues, driving self-service analytics and AI opportunities.

This is a home-based role within the Information directorate, with regular travel to Solihull/Worcester offices twice monthly and occasional in-person meetings to ensure alignment with teams and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience across technology, applications, data, digital or AI within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience of interpreting information, carrying out research, analysing complex data, making sound judgements, appraising performance and managing risk.
• Experience implementing AI, automation or advanced analytics with measurable business benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support the Data Products and Data Engineering team.
• Develop a high-performing data capability with the skills required across data engineering, data architecture, analytics enablement, data product management and AI.
• Support critical business strategies by managing the planning, design, development, testing, implementation and support of the Data portfolio.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation, with strategic suppliers and partners.
• Creating a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead the development and operation of Platform's central data service, establishing Microsoft Fabric as a trusted, secure and scalable data foundation across customer, property and corporate services.
• Translate complex data, technology, capacity, cost and risk choices clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, providing appropriate assurance to senior leaders.
• Support the research and assessment of AI opportunities where practical
• Keep up to date with developments across Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Copilot, Azure AI and the wider data and analytics market.
• Develop and maintain data architecture patterns, working with Architecture Services and Application Development

Skills

Leadership

Data strategy

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Power BI

Azure AI

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Dynamics 365

Job description

Platform Housing Group is seeking a Head of Data & Analytics to lead the central data platform, data engineering, data architecture, and data products. You will shape the data strategy to support over 120,000 customers and 2,100 colleagues, driving self-service analytics and AI opportunities.

This is a home-based role within the Information directorate, with regular travel to Solihull/Worcester offices twice monthly and occasional in-person meetings to ensure alignment with teams and suppliers.