Group Data & Analytics Director

Location:

Liverpool, GB, L3 1NW
London, GB, EC2V 7QN
Glasgow, GB, G2 1EH

Date: 17 Feb 2026

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most. We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with over £109bn
* in assets under management and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing.
* As of June 2025

Role

Title:

Group Data & Analytics Director

Division:
Data

Location:
Liverpool, London, Glasgow

Contract:
Permanent

Accountable for defining and leading the organisation’s Data Strategy and modern data architecture—leveraging cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, scalable data platforms, and advanced analytics and AI capabilities—to ensure robust, secure and high‑quality data foundations. The role builds and develops a high‑performing data team, motivating a 30‑person data organisation and strengthening data skills across the wider business. It champions a data‑driven culture by supporting and training staff in data systems and reporting, and by working closely with business functions to embed data literacy, modern engineering practices and the effective use of insights, analytics and emerging technologies.

• Set the overall data strategy, establishing a clear direction for how the organisation uses data, analytics and AI, supported by a modern Data Lake and unified data platform.
• Partner with technology and business leaders to deliver strategic initiatives that enhance the data platform and enable better decisions, client outcomes and operational effectiveness.
• Drive enterprise adoption of data and insight, ensuring teams across the business can use data confidently for decision making, automation and continuous improvement.
• Build and develop a high performing data organisation, raising engineering, analytics and data science capability through structured skill development and coaching.
• Improve data integration and reduce duplication, using standard patterns and consistent processes to ensure reliable, scalable and efficient data delivery.
• Strengthen governance, ownership and data quality, ensuring data is trusted, compliant and managed throughout its lifecycle.
• Ensure stable and well operated data services, maintaining robust pipelines, monitoring, controls and continuous improvement of the data environment.

• Demonstrable experience as a leader in the areas of data analytics, data science and data engineering
• Masters or bachelor’s degree ( or equivalent) in one of the following:
  Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Economics, Engineering or Statistics
• Strategic mindset with demonstrated experience in implementing data frameworks and driving continuous improvement,
• Expert communication skills and ability to influence leadership,
• Experienced leader with focus on coaching and mentoring cross functional team members,
• Knowledge of driving data innovation in a financial service environment.
• Strong teamwork skills in order to collaborate and build strong relationships with colleagues and internal clients to support development and implementation of business solutions,
• Project management skills plans, organizes, motivates, and controls resources to achieve specified project goals and objectives while respecting defined constraints,
• Decision making skills:
  Solicits and objectively considers input from appropriate sources;
  Considers implications of actions on other areas, people, and processes when deciding,
• Agility:
  Adapts approaches that are appropriate for each situation, Accepts and adapts to new situations.

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non-contributory or…