Data Enablement Manager

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire – Data Enablement Manager

Data is at the heart of everything we do. We operate a multitude of systems that store, process and use data to support our operations, analytics and reporting, all driving us towards our business goals of helping our customers and associates succeed. Ensuring we have a thorough understanding and robust management of the data the UK business creates and uses is crucial to giving users ultimate confidence that their data is available and of the highest quality.

The Team Lead - Data Enablement is a high-impact people leadership position designed to bridge the gap between long-term strategic vision and daily operational excellence. Reporting to the Head of Data Management UK, you will help set the direction for UK Data Enablement, ensuring that data access, risk policies and controls frameworks are effectively ope rationalised across the organisation.

• People Leadership: Inspire, empower and develop a diverse group of associates, leveraging your track record of developing technical data management professionals to coach and mentor top talent.

• Strategy & Architecture: Contribute to the continuous evolution of the UK Data Enablement strategy and roadmap, designing frameworks to future‑prove the organisation and collaborating with architectural teams to embed risk principles into new systems.

• Governance & Risk Leadership: Foster a proactive risk culture across the UK business, driving adherence to internal policies, data management standards and regulatory requirements in partnership with Risk, Legal and Compliance teams.

• Advocacy & Stakeholder Influence: Represent Data Management interests in UK and Enterprise forums, communicating complex concepts to senior leadership and translating technical requirements into strategic business outcomes.

• AI & Innovation Integration: Identify high‑impact AI use cases, establishing and maintaining robust guardrails for AI development to ensure the ethical and compliant use of data within our governance processes.

• Proven People Leadership: Experience in coaching, mentoring and developing talent, with a demonstrated ability to craft a team vision and foster a collaborative environment focused on professional growth.

• Data Governance Risk Expertise: Extensive background in identifying and mitigating data‑related risks within a regulated industry, including executing data management assessments and engaging with Risk Partners.

• Strategic Thinking & Adaptability: Proven ability to think long‑term, develop comprehensive roadmaps and flexibly navigate changing priorities and evolving technological landscapes with a continuous‑improvement mindset.

• AI & Cloud Lifecycle Knowledge: Solid understanding of data management lifecycle practices alongside operational knowledge of AI technologies and Cloud data ecosystems (e.g., AWS).

• Stakeholder Influencing
  
  Skills:
  
  Exceptional ability to build fruitful relationships, influence senior stakeholders and drive consensus across diverse business units, change forums and Enterprise networks.

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.

We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday‑Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work‑from‑home days.

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance‑based bonus schemes.

• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure; option to buy 5 additional days.

• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.

• Family Support: Enhanced parental leave.

A full list of our benefits is available.

We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We’re committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and are an equal‑opportunity employer.