Data Business Partner

Overview

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At Stonewater, we believe in the power of data to shape decisions, drive performance, and deliver better outcomes for our customers and communities. We’re investing in our data capability—and we’re looking for a Data Business Partner to play a pivotal role in this transformation.

As a Data Business Partner
, you’ll work closely with teams across the business to understand their goals and shape their data and reporting needs. You’ll translate these into clear requirements and collaborate with our Data Dev Ops and BI teams to deliver impactful, user-friendly reporting solutions. You’ll lead the delivery process from initial scoping to rollout and training, ensuring solutions align with business priorities and drive real value.

You’ll empower teams to self-serve where possible, while actively managing and streamlining the reporting estate to keep it relevant and effective. You’ll promote data-driven decision-making, keep stakeholders informed on progress, and identify opportunities to enhance reporting capabilities across the organisation.

• Collaborate with business teams to understand goals and translate them into data and reporting requirements.
• Work with Data Dev Ops and BI teams to deliver reporting solutions that are impactful and user-friendly.
• Lead delivery from scoping through rollout and training; ensure alignment with business priorities and value delivery.
• Empower teams to self-serve where possible and manage the reporting estate to stay relevant and effective.
• Promote data-driven decision-making and keep stakeholders informed on progress.
• Identify opportunities to enhance reporting capabilities across the organisation.

• Significant experience in a Data & BI reporting environment, ideally delivering a range of reporting solutions from operational to executive.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
• Proven track record of developing KPIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks that drive action.
• Strong understanding of business systems, process analysis, and reporting hierarchies.
• Experience working in a regulatory environment with a keen eye for data quality, governance, and compliance.
• Strong communication skills in person, in writing, and in presentations.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and lead delivery end-to-end.
• Programme or project management experience.
• Knowledge of the social housing sector and its regulatory landscape.

Appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

Stonewater reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier if enough quality applications are received prior to the current closing date.

Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme. Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market. We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 900 colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, and who want to make a difference in people’s lives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are working toward Disability Confident Leader accreditation to better support our colleagues. We have achieved accreditation for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix and are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer.

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Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Information Technology

Housing and Community Development and Housing Programs