Enterprise Data Lead

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Leader for our new Data Eco-System Team, you will lead a group of technicians, data engineers and analysts, you will work with Business Stakeholders in other departments and drive operational excellence into our delivery.  You will be a self-starter, have worked to mature a data environment which has many conflicting demands on a small team. The role reports to our Head of CRM and Finance Applications.

As our technical expert, mentor, and strategic thinker who plays a pivotal role in enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization. This role combines hands-on engineering with leadership, architecture design, and collaboration across multiple departments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver operationally for our team and our business: Review and implement process flows and governance to assure the data is accurate, on time and meets the quality the Stakeholders Must Have.
• Design and Operationalize a Scalable integrated Data Framework: Design and implement data integration frameworks; deliver audit/validation routines and manage the continuous improvement of data, integrations and flows across the landscape. We are a small team so automation is key where feasible.
• MDM Strategy Execution: Collaborate with governance and architecture teams to operationalize the MDM framework. Focus on Corporate Reg/Legal, Customer, our People and our Products.
• Data Cleansing & Deduplication: Operationalise processes to eliminate duplication or tasks, or records and ensure consistency across interconnected systems working with the Data Owners.
• Integration Oversight: Manage our Integration Specialists to monitor and optimize data flows across platforms. Drive delivery and set priorities.
• Data Migration & Transformation: Perform end-to-end data transformation and migration using tools such as SQL, Excel, PowerBI, VBA, and Python.
• Dashboarding & Reporting: Leverage Power BI to visualize data quality metrics and generate actionable insights.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work directly with the Business as a data subject matter expert, translating technical insights for stakeholders across Engineering, Cybersecurity, Product, and Business teams. Bring them with us!
• Documentation: Oversee detailed records of data flows, governance policies, quality protocols, and integration processes. Support the delivery of Data Models and the Architectural landscaping.

#LI-RG1

Technical Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience: 10 to 15 years in data engineering, with a track record of leading large-scale transformation projects.
• Managing a team: you will have led a team or been the deputy manager for a delivery focused team, preferably cross discipline.
• Communication skills: you will have worked across a business and had experience in interacting with stake holders and delegating the work to Data team, clearly articulating the requirements.
• Data Proficiency: Advanced skills in SQL, Excel, PowerBI, VBA, and Python for data manipulation and transformation.
• MDM & Governance: Strong knowledge of master data management frameworks and governance practices.
• Integration Tools: Hands-on experience with Boomi, APIs or similar tools. Ability to script and review scripts; a nice to have would be Anaplan, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Snowflake.
• Data Proficiency: Advanced skills in SQL, Excel, VBA, and Python for data manipulation and transformation.
• Data Visualization: Skilled at visualising MI reports for Business Stakeholders (who are data literate and not).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.

Would be really good to have

• Enterprise Systems: Good understanding of data structures in Salesforce and NetSuite.
• Business Process Knowledge: Familiar with lead-to-cash workflows and related business processes.
• Tools: Experience with JIRA and ITSM platforms is beneficial.

• Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral. 
• Annual Leave – 20 days of annual leave, plus public holidays 
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7. 
• Personal Growth – We’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally through development programmes. 
• Life Insurance - 2x annual salary 
• Personal Accident Insurance - providing cover in the event of serious injury/illness.
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success.