Data Manager

Job title: Data Manager
Contact type: Permanent
Salary:£ 65,226 per annum
Working hours:35hours per week, fulltime
Location: Manchester – agile
Closing date: 2 November 2026

At One Manchester, we’re building places people are proud to call home. We own and manage over 12,000 homes across central, south and east Manchester — but we’re more than just a landlord. We provide services, support and opportunities that help people and communities thrive.

Everything we do is shaped by our HEART values, our customers and our commitment to creating positive change across our city. We believe safe, affordable homes are the foundation for better lives, and we work together to deliver services that make a meaningful impact every day.

We’re continuing to evolve and improve how we work, making this an exciting time to join One Manchester. As we deliver the ambitions set out in our Corporate Plan, we’re looking for people who share our values and want to help create inclusive, connected and sustainable places where people can thrive.

We’re proud of our inclusive, customer-focused culture and the way our colleagues work together to make a difference every day. We’re looking for people who share our values, care about customers and enjoy working collaboratively to improve services and communities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Manager to join our team! You’ll lead a team of a BI Developer, Senior Data Analyst and 2x Data Analysts, helping to shape a culture where data is trusted, understood and used effectively. You'll drive improvements in data quality and governance, ensuring our data is consistent, robust and fit for purpose.

You’ll provide technical leadership and ensure we have robust, well-managed datasets that provide a trusted foundation for reporting, insight and the wider use of data across the organisation. You’ll also play a key role in developing our predictive analytics and AI capabilities, helping us identify emerging risks, anticipate demand and better understand our customers.

• Leading One Manchester's data management, governance and quality improvement programmes.
• Managing and developing a team of data professionals, setting priorities and supporting high performance.
• Establishing and embedding data standards, ownership, stewardship and controls across the organisation.
• Driving data quality monitoring, remediation and continuous improvement activity.
• Leading the development of predictive analytics, AI and sentiment modelling to support proactive decision-making and service planning.
• Providing assurance that organisational data is robust, compliant and fit for operational, regulatory and strategic use.
• Working closely with senior leaders, managers, IT colleagues and system owners to improve data management practices and resolve data issues at source.
• Ensuring effective controls, auditability and governance over production data and technical data solutions.
• Support the Assistant Director in managing budgets, priorities and resources across the IIP function.

We’re after someone who has:

• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Experience leading and developing technical teams.
• A track record of delivering improvements in data quality, governance and data maturity.
• Experience using predictive analytics, forecasting or AI tools to support proactive business decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively at all levels.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the confidence to communicate complex information clearly.
• Knowledge of data governance, information management, data protection and security principles.

• Experience…