Strategic Data Leader: Architecture, AI & Growth

Vodafone; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking a senior leader for Digital & IT Data Science & Engineering Lead in a hybrid role based in Paddington or Newbury. You will define the data strategy, govern data products, and lead analytics initiatives at enterprise scale, spanning cloud platforms and data architectures.

Stakeholder collaboration with Product, Technology, and Business leaders is essential. You will drive data governance, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver end-to-end data capabilities across multiple

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience (5+ years) across Data Architecture, Data Science, Analytics, and Data Engineering within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep industry experience (15+ years) spanning Analytics, Digital & IT, Cloud Technologies, and Network/Infrastructure data domains.
• Proven delivery of end-to-end data capabilities covering customer, commercial, IT, and network domains.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the Digital & IT data strategy in partnership with Product leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Establish data, analytics, and AI as core enablers of growth and customer experience.
• Define and maintain a clear roadmap covering data platforms, analytics, and AI capabilities.
• Own end-to-end enterprise data architecture across digital channels and IT systems.
• Ensure seamless data integration across customer journeys and networks to enable insight and automation.
• Set and govern enterprise standards for data platforms, pipelines, analytics engineering, and AI solutions.
• Lead delivery of advanced analytics and AI from ideation to production deployment.
• Ensure data products and insights are production-grade, governed, and measurable.

Skills

Senior leadership

Data Architecture

Data Science

Analytics

Data Engineering

Cloud technologies

GCP

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Azure

AWS

GDPR compliance

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Tools

GCP

BigQuery

Dataflow

Dataproc

Azure

AWS

Job description

Vodafone is seeking a senior leader for Digital & IT Data Science & Engineering Lead in a hybrid role based in Paddington or Newbury. You will define the data strategy, govern data products, and lead analytics initiatives at enterprise scale, spanning cloud platforms and data architectures.

Stakeholder collaboration with Product, Technology, and Business leaders is essential. You will drive data governance, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver end-to-end data capabilities across multiple