Director of Data & Analytics
Location: London (with flexible UK office options)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive, with a comprehensive benefits package
About the Role
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
About You
- 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
What's On Offer
- 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
