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Incite-Insight.co.uk

Head of Data Management

Hybrid

London, United Kingdom

Freelance

19-03-2025

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Job Specifications

Head of Data and Applications
Contract Role: £600-800 p/d Outside IR35

Your core purpose will be to lead the organisation on its journey to become an evidence–led, data-driven organisation that uses actionable insight and great products to deliver on it’s vision
You will develop, champion and lead the data and application development vision, strategies, architectures and roadmaps
You will lead a team of talented and committed data and application development colleagues to deliver maximum value at pace
You will lead and represent on all things data at various governance forums
You will champion and lead the continued adoption and refinement of new ways of working (empowered teams), processes, tools and frameworks (agile - scrum, kanban, DevOps, product management etc.)
You will collaborate with a range of stakeholders across the organisation to identify and prioritise the data and application development backlogs and will be accountable for delivery against these backlogs
You will lead and define all things data governance, quality, stewardship, ownership, literacy and standards and work with alongside the CISO on data security and privacy
You will be accountable for building great products that delight colleagues and help them be more productive in their roles and deliver value to the organisation
What you will bring
The ability to articulate a compelling vision to a diverse range of stakeholders
The ability to balance strategic needs against tactical demands
The ability to translate tech and data complexity to a non-technical stakeholder audience
The ability to coach, motivate and empower teams to deliver a vision
The ability to drive change and implement governance processes
Your desire to deliver excellent solutions to delighted customers
Integrity and professionalism
Highly effective communication and collaboration skills
Your experience
Significant experience in a data related role
Experience in an application development (low-code) related role
Good knowledge and experience of all elements of data management (architecture, operations, master/reference/meta data mng, data warehousing/date lakes, BI, visualisation, data quality, governance, security and privacy)
Evidence of driving insight from data
Thorough understanding of full data and software development lifecycles
Developing and delivering data and application strategies
Utilising modern data platforms (preferably MS Azure Data Platform) to deliver outstanding BI solutions
Good experience of data and software architecture and patterns
Strong experience of implementing and maturing multiple delivery methodologies – agile, scrum, Kanban, DevOps
Experience within Accounting, Law or Professional Services sectors is highly desirable

About the Company

What drives change? We think people do; the best people, in the right place at the correct time with an appropriate skillset and an attitude that breeds success. Is it luck, or is it Strategic Resource Management? To best support our clients we need to understand their journey complete with all those cultural things that can get in the way. To that end our team have (to put it kindly) been around the business block and as a result have a level of maturity and understanding. Once we are clear about your needs we offer a s... Know more

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