Full job descriptionChief Data Officer
London - Hybrid
£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
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
Hybrid: London, 1 day per week in the office.
An opportunity to own the data agenda at executive level and build a modern, scalable function from the ground up.