Chief Data Officer

£160,000 - £180,000
London (Hybrid - 1 Day per Week in Office)

The Company

This is a high-growth, private equity-backed financial services organisation. As part of an ambitious growth strategy, the business is making significant investments across technology, data, and product, creating an exciting opportunity for a senior data leader to shape the future of the organisation's data capabilities.

This is a critical executive appointment, with a mandate to modernise the data estate, enhance engineering capability, and maximise the impact of data across the end-to-end customer journey.

The Role

As Chief Data Officer, you will be responsible for defining and delivering the organisation's data vision while leading a large-scale transformation of its data and analytics function. Working closely with the executive leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in establishing data as a strategic business asset.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and reshaping the current data function, operating model, and organisational structure.
• Defining and executing a long-term data strategy aligned to business growth objectives.
• Leading the design and implementation of a modern data platform, including data lake and warehousing capabilities.
• Building a scalable, self-service data environment that empowers teams to access and leverage data effectively.
• Driving improvements in data engineering, governance, architecture, and analytics capabilities.
• Partnering with product, technology, and business leaders to embed data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
• Leveraging AI and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity, accelerate software development, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Leading data initiatives focused on customer onboarding, personalisation, insight generation, and overall customer experience optimisation.
• Establishing best-in-class data practices, ensuring scalability, security, and long-term value creation.