Head of Data

The Vacancy

We're [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]! – We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people! We're seeking a Head of Data to provide both strategic leadership and hands‑on operational oversight of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s Data team. This is a high-impact, senior leadership role where you'll define the data vision, build a thriving data culture, and turn insight, analytics and AI into real-world outcomes for our customers and colleagues.

Contractually based out of our Portsmouth or Basingstoke office, this is a full-time permanent role, working 37 hours per week. You'll be expected to attend the office 1 day a week to enable you to build strong working relationships with your teams. When you are performing in the role, we'd offer flexibility in your work location, either the office or home and you'd be expected to work in the office as required.

What we can offer you

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We'll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here are the facts about the role

As Head of Data, you'll sit at the heart of our technology and senior leadership community, with the mandate to:

• Set and lead [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s data vision and strategy – turning ambition into a clear, prioritised roadmap
• Build a modern, trusted and well-governed data ecosystem that enables confident decision-making
• Drive the shift from reactive reporting to predictive and AI-enabled insight
• Ensure data is accessible, secure and actively used across the organisation
• Enable smarter services, greater automation and enhanced customer self-service

In short, you'll help [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] become a truly data-driven organisation.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and evolving our end-to-end data capability: architecture, engineering, analytics, insight, governance and AI
• Overseeing modern data platforms (warehouse/lakehouse, BI and analytics tooling) to ensure they are scalable, secure and future-ready
• Establishing and embedding strong data governance, ownership and quality across the business
• Partnering with senior leaders to prioritise demand and deliver insight that really matters
• Championing ethical, inclusive and responsible use of data
• Developing organisational capability through self-service analytics, coaching and communities of practice
• Building strong supplier and delivery partnerships where needed
• Delivering AI solutions that transition [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] from reactive to predictive driving adoption across the business
• Leading a multi-disciplinary, high performing team, creating an environment for innovation and growth.

What we expect from you

You're a confident, credible data leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on pragmatism. You'll bring:

• Significant experience leading data, analytics or insight functions at a senior level
• A proven track record of defining and delivering data strategies in complex organisations
• Strong knowledge of modern data architectures, governance and analytics platforms
• Experience building and leading diverse, high-performing teams
• The ability to influence at executive level and bring people with you on the journey

Experience in regulated, public-sector or customer-focused environments, and exposure to cloud data platforms and AI, is a strong advantage.

The Company

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] home we're here to help with that and more. Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they're easy to use and access by our customers. We're addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We're the sixth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year. This is summed up in our vision “More homes, bright futures”.

Living [Employer hidden]

As a 'people' business, we work hard to create a high-performing and fun working environment. We invest in our people's development, whilst looking after their wellbeing with our award-winning initiatives. We're committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies. We're a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices and we'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form.

Contact & Apply

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