the client is seeking a senior data leader to own data strategy and governance across a fast-growing, technology-led financial services business. In this role, you will shape how data is governed, trusted, and scaled so that data quality supports decision-making and client outcomes, while helping build a robust operating model aligned to long-term growth.
As Head of Data Strategy and Governance, you will define and embed how data is owned, managed, and trusted across the organisation. You will deliver the data strategy, operating model, and governance framework; establish clear data ownership, standards, and accountability in a federated environment; lead data quality initiatives across multiple data sources; and build and maintain a single source of truth, including data dictionaries and master data approaches.
You will oversee the data platform within an AWS and Databricks environment, ensuring scalability and reliability, and provide strategic oversight of BI and analytics by partnering with teams to enable trusted reporting. You will also manage and develop a multi-disciplinary data team spanning operations, governance, and BI, bringing strong commercial experience in data strategy and governance, deep understanding of data quality management and controls, and the ability to translate complex concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with experience in regulated or data-intensive environments being beneficial. Hybrid working is expected with time in a central London office.