Harnham
Chief Data Officer

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Chief Data Officer
London - Hybrid (1 Day Per Week in Office)
£160,000–£180,000 + Benefits
We’re working with a fast-growing, PE-backed financial services business as they look to hire a Chief Data Officer to lead the next phase of their data journey. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to transform the data function, modernise the existing data landscape and establish data as a key enabler of growth across the business.
The opportunity:
- Define and deliver the organisation-wide data strategy
- Transform the data operating model, team and capabilities
- Lead the development of a modern cloud data platform, lake and warehouse environment
- Build scalable, self-service data and analytics capabilities
- Strengthen data engineering, architecture, governance and analytics
- Partner with Product, Technology and the wider leadership team
- Drive the use of AI and automation to improve productivity and customer experience
- Use data to enhance onboarding, personalisation and customer journeys
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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We’re looking for:
- Senior data leadership experience at Director, VP or CDO level
- Proven experience transforming or scaling enterprise data functions
- Strong technical understanding across data engineering, architecture, cloud and analytics
- Experience building modern data platforms and self-service capabilities
- Strong executive stakeholder management and commercial judgement
- Azure / Microsoft data ecosystem experience is highly desirable
- Financial services, fintech or another regulated environment would be advantageous


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