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# Chief Data Officer

- **Company:** Harnham
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £150,000.0 - £180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Information Engineering, Dataspaces, Data Systems, Microsoft Data Access Components, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Data Strategy, Data Lakes, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/chief-data-officer/57418240

## About the Role

* Proven experience operating in a senior data leadership role, ideally at Data Director, VP Data, or Chief Data Officer level.
 * Strong background within a technology-driven or digitally enabled organisation.
 * Demonstrated success building, scaling, or transforming enterprise-wide data functions.
 * Deep understanding of data engineering, architecture, cloud platforms, analytics, and modern data ecosystems.
 * Experience designing and implementing data lakes, cloud data platforms, and modern warehouse architectures.
 * Strong track record of delivering self-service data and reporting capabilities that drive business adoption.
 * Credibility operating at both strategic and technical levels, with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders.
 * Hands-on understanding of modern data technologies and engineering best practices.
 * Experience with Azure and the Microsoft data ecosystem would be highly advantageous.
 * Strong appreciation of AI, automation, and their application to software engineering productivity and business performance.
 * Proven ability to collaborate effectively with architecture, engineering, product, and executive leadership teams.
 * Commercially minded leader who can balance long-term strategy with practical execution.
 * Experience within financial services, fintech, lending, payments, or another regulated environment would be beneficial.

## Description

As Chief Data Officer, you will be responsible for defining and delivering the organisation's data vision while leading a large-scale transformation of its data and analytics function. Working closely with the executive leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in establishing data as a strategic business asset., * Reviewing and reshaping the current data function, operating model, and organisational structure.

 * Defining and executing a long-term data strategy aligned to business growth objectives.
 * Leading the design and implementation of a modern data platform, including data lake and warehousing capabilities.
 * Building a scalable, self-service data environment that empowers teams to access and leverage data effectively.
 * Driving improvements in data engineering, governance, architecture, and analytics capabilities.
 * Partnering with product, technology, and business leaders to embed data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
 * Leveraging AI and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity, accelerate software development, and enhance operational efficiency.
 * Leading data initiatives focused on customer onboarding, personalisation, insight generation, and overall customer experience optimisation.
 * Establishing best-in-class data practices, ensuring scalability, security, and long-term value creation.