Head of Data Management

Harnham | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

A massive transformation is underway, and this business is looking for a data leader who’s ready to take the reins. This is a brand-new role with huge scope — the chance to rebuild how an organisation thinks about, governs, and uses its data from the ground up.

Reporting directly into the Director, you’ll lead a team of 12 (including four Managers) and take full ownership of data management, governance, and the full data lifecycle. This is a high-impact, highly visible position where you’ll be working closely with Senior Leadership, Technology, Risk and the CDO to drive real change across data quality, privacy and compliance.

• Own and deliver the enterprise Data Management Strategy
• Lead data stewardship across analytical, operational and policy environments
• Evolve and mature data governance, data quality frameworks and risk processes
• Oversee the full data lifecycle – ensuring data is discoverable, trusted and well governed
• Partner with senior leaders, Risk, the DPO and Technology to meet regulatory standards
• Play a central role in a major enterprise-wide data transformation

• Strong experience with ETL, APIs and modern cloud data platforms
• Skilled in SQL and Python (automation a strong advantage)
• Knowledge of data quality tools (e.g. Informatica)
• Understanding of data governance frameworks, lifecycle management and architecture
• Experience working in regulated environments or data-risk heavy settings is a big plus

• A proven people leader who has developed and managed high-performing teams
• Someone who has delivered data management or governance transformations
• Strong grasp of regulations and data policy (GDPR experience highly beneficial)
• Confident influencing senior stakeholders and simplifying complex data topics
• Suitable backgrounds:
  Data Management, Governance, Data Quality, Architecture, or technical leaders who’ve moved into strategic roles

If you want real ownership, this is it. A rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership role with the autonomy to rewrite how data is governed across a major organisation. You’ll set the strategy, shape the roadmap and define the future of data for the business.