UK Data & Insights Leader: Governance, MI & Oversight

Markel; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Generous pension

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Season ticket loan

Professional development

Job summary

Markel UK is creating a Head of Data, MI, Governance & Oversight role to lead a newly formed function central to the business transformation. Reporting to the COO and working with the UK Executive Team, you will unite data, governance, MI and customer outcome oversight to drive strategic decision‑making.

This is a commercial, non‑hands‑on leadership role designed to translate complex information into clear business stories, influence senior stakeholders and shape how data informs growth across

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within Data, MI, Analytics, Performance Management or Governance functions.
• Strong insurance industry experience, either commercial or personal lines.
• Proven ability to create insight‑led reporting and decision‑making frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive‑level communication skills.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary teams and influencing across matrix organisations.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including understanding key insurance performance measures such as GWP, NWP, loss ratios and profitability drivers.
• Ability to simplify complexity and tell compelling stories through data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UK Data & MI Strategy and deliver a clear vision for data, MI and analytics across the UK business.
• Create a single, trusted view of business performance for senior leaders.
• Improve reporting capabilities and executive decision-making through meaningful insight.
• Drive adoption of Group data standards, tools and reporting frameworks.
• Support governance oversight and customer outcome reporting across portfolios and operations.
• Provide leadership to a growing team spanning data, MI, analytics and governance.
• Partner with senior leaders across Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Underwriting and Technology.
• Build strong relationships with UK and International stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Reporting tools

Data platforms

Job description

Markel UK is creating a Head of Data, MI, Governance & Oversight role to lead a newly formed function central to the business transformation. Reporting to the COO and working with the UK Executive Team, you will unite data, governance, MI and customer outcome oversight to drive strategic decision‑making.

This is a commercial, non‑hands‑on leadership role designed to translate complex information into clear business stories, influence senior stakeholders and shape how data informs growth across