Group Director of Data and Analytics

An established UK financial services organisation is seeking a Director of Data & Analytics to define and lead its group wide data strategy. This senior leadership role will shape a modern data architecture, build a high?performing data function, and drive the adoption of advanced analytics and AI across the business. You will lead a large disparate team covering data engineering, analytics, and data science, and will play a pivotal role in embedding data literacy, strengthening governance, and enabling insight driven decisionmaking.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and deliver the organisation's end to end data strategy
• Lead the design of modern cloudbased data platforms and scalable architecture
• Partner with business and technology leaders to drive strategic insight initiatives
• Build, mentor, and develop a high performing multidisciplinary data team
• Champion enterprise wide data adoption and literacy
• Strengthen data governance, quality, and lifecycle management
• Ensure resilient, well operated data services with strong controls and monitoring

• Proven leadership experience across data engineering, analytics and/or data science
• Background in financial services or other regulated environments
• Strategic thinker with experience delivering enterprise grade data frameworks
• Strong communicator able to influence across senior stakeholders
• Experienced in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and modern data tooling
• Skilled in coaching and developing diverse technical teams
• Adaptable, collaborative, and comfortable driving change

• Competitive remuneration package
• Pension scheme
• Private medical cover
• Income protection and life assurance
• Flexible holiday options
• Bonus scheme
• Family?friendly policies
• Study support and professional development
• A variety of wellbeing, social and community networks