Remote Head of Data Strategy & Governance

1627 Ins-Sure Svcs Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Benefit

Dental Insurance

Travel Insurance

Perks at Work

Job summary

Velonetic seeks an experienced Head of Data to lead our enterprise data strategy and turn data into a trusted, accessible business asset. You will work across business, Technology, Architecture and control functions to set direction for data and ensure quality, ownership and governance.

You will shape data architecture, enable trusted reporting, analytics and responsible AI while strengthening data risk management and regulatory compliance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Senior experience across data strategy, governance, management, architecture or analytics.
• Strong track record in data quality, ownership, stewardship and governance.
• Experience influencing Executive and Board-level stakeholders.
• Knowledge of modern data platforms, analytics and AI-readiness.
• Strong understanding of data risk, privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Ideally experience within insurance, financial services or another highly regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver Velonetic's enterprise data strategy and roadmap.
• Establish clear data ownership, governance and stewardship.
• Improve data quality, lineage, metadata and traceability.
• Shape our data architecture and platform roadmap alongside Technology.
• Enable trusted reporting, analytics, automation and responsible AI.
• Strengthen data risk, GDPR and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Data strategy

Governance

Management

Architecture

Analytics

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Velonetic seeks an experienced Head of Data to lead our enterprise data strategy and turn data into a trusted, accessible business asset. You will work across business, Technology, Architecture and control functions to set direction for data and ensure quality, ownership and governance.

You will shape data architecture, enable trusted reporting, analytics and responsible AI while strengthening data risk management and regulatory compliance across the organisation.