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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Data Transformation - **Company:** Aj Bell - **Location:** Salford, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Data Migration, Data Strategy, Data Analytics, Data Management - **Published:** May 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=38baacddb9dd1cf5 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Financial services?, * 8-12+ years in data, transformation, or programme delivery roles with leadership responsibility * Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional transformation programmes * Experience working across multiple data domains (analytics, governance, engineering) * Strong understanding of: + Data platforms and reporting ecosystems + Data governance and quality disciplines + Delivery frameworks (agile, hybrid, or programme-based) * Experience operating in complex or regulated environments, * Experience in financial services, fintech, or similarly regulated industries * Exposure to AI-enabled analytics or data products * Experience establishing or running transformation offices, PMOs, or Data Offices * Familiarity with product-led and domain-oriented data operating models, * A strong programme leader who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments * Highly organised, with the ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguity * A natural collaborator, skilled at influencing without authority, We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 60% of your working time per month spent in the office. For new starters, there's an initial period of full-time office working to help you settle in and build relationships. ## Description We're looking for a Head of Data Transformation to lead the delivery of our enterprise data strategy and coordinate our transition to a truly data-led organisation. This role is not about owning individual data capabilities, but about orchestrating transformation across multiple teams. You will act as the connective tissue across our data leadership - working in close partnership with the Data Director and leads of other data and technology teams to ensure aligned, prioritised, and measurable delivery of our data strategy. You'll bring structure, pace, and clarity to a complex transformation environment, ensuring that initiatives across data, analytics, governance, and technology come together into a coherent, outcome-driven programme. What You'll Be Doing Lead the Data Transformation Programme * Own and drive the end-to-end data transformation roadmap, ensuring alignment across all data and technology teams * Coordinate delivery across multiple workstreams, including reporting, data migration, governance, and platform development * Ensure dependencies are managed, risks are surfaced, and progress is transparent * Establish and run the overall transformation governance and delivery cadence Orchestrate Across Data Leadership * Partner closely with data, technology and business stakeholders across the business to: * Ensure alignment of priorities, roadmaps, and delivery plans across these areas * Resolve cross-team challenges, trade-offs, and sequencing decisions * Create a joined-up view of progress against the data strategy Drive Value, Prioritisation & Accountability * Define and embed frameworks to prioritise initiatives based on business value, risk, and strategic importance * Ensure use cases and initiatives are clearly linked to measurable outcomes * Track and report value realisation, adoption, and business impact * Support senior stakeholders in making informed prioritisation and investment decisions Embed the Data Operating Model * Partner with the Data Director to establish and embed the Data Office operating model * Define and run processes for: + Demand management + Prioritisation + Delivery tracking + Executive reporting * Provide clear artefacts and reporting to track: + Strategy execution + Transformation milestones + Adoption and value realisation Lead Stakeholder Engagement & Change * Act as the central point of coordination between business, data, and technology teams * Translate complex transformation activity into clear, executive-level updates and decisions * Drive organisational alignment and momentum behind the data strategy * Champion a shift toward data-driven decision-making across the business What Success Looks Like Within 12-24 months, you will have: * Established a well-governed, transparent transformation programme with clear ownership and delivery cadence * Ensured alignment across Insights, Governance, and Technology, with reduced duplication and conflict * Delivered a coherent and prioritised roadmap linked to measurable business outcomes * Enabled successful rollout of: + A trusted single source of reporting and the business empowered through self-serve of data and insights (led by Data Insights) + Improved data quality and governance (led by Data Governance) * Increased adoption of data and analytics across the organisation * Built strong confidence from executives in the progress and value of the data strategy ## Related Videos - [AI PowerPlay: Building High-Impact Teams & Transformative Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1005-ai-powerplay-building-high-impact-teams-transformative-solutions) - [Swapping a Data Warehouse at Runtime: Zero-Downtime Migration Without Changing a Single Client](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100311-swapping-a-data-warehouse-at-runtime-zero-downtime-migration-without-changing-a-single-client) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Hacking Your Vacation: Using Data for Fun](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/585-hacking-your-vacation-using-data-for-fun) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023)