Senior Data Leader: Strategy, Governance & Analytics

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants seeks a senior Data leader to drive governance, strategy and delivery across a regulated environment in the UK. You will oversee data quality, analytics and enterprise platforms while supporting broader digital and AI transformation.

You will partner with C-suite stakeholders, shape the data strategy, and lead a high-performing team to ensure compliant reporting and robust governance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Senior data leadership experience in a complex, regulated environment.
• Proven track record delivering data strategy, governance, analytics and enterprise data management.
• Experience engaging with C-suite stakeholders and leading high-performing teams.
• Knowledge of modern technology and cloud environments; emphasis on data quality and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the enterprise Data Strategy and roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to use data, analytics and automation to improve business outcomes.
• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide data governance.
• Lead the Data Governance Committee and embed effective data ownership and stewardship.
• Drive improvements in data quality, controls and master data management.
• Oversee data warehousing, ETL, reporting and visualisation capabilities.
• Develop analytics, management information and business intelligence.
• Ensure regulatory data and reporting are accurate and compliant.
• Support audit, risk and compliance reviews relating to data.
• Lead and develop the Data function.
• Manage key data technology suppliers and partners.
• Support digital transformation, automation and AI initiatives.

Skills

Data leadership

Regulated environment experience

Cloud environments

Stakeholder management

Governance & analytics

Education

CDMP

CISA

TOGAF

COBIT

Tools

ETL

Data warehousing

Cloud platforms

Job description

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants seeks a senior Data leader to drive governance, strategy and delivery across a regulated environment in the UK. You will oversee data quality, analytics and enterprise platforms while supporting broader digital and AI transformation.

You will partner with C-suite stakeholders, shape the data strategy, and lead a high-performing team to ensure compliant reporting and robust governance across the organisation.