Head of Data Strategy & Implementation in DATA Analytics Transformation - ED OFFICE

Head of Data Strategy & Implementation in Data Analytics Transformation - ED Office

This is an exciting role at the heart of the Data & Analytics Transformation (DAT) Directorate, heading up the Data Strategy Implementation Division (DSID). The role brings together specialists to enable the Bank to make the best use of data and analytics, including cloud migration, AI tools and a company‑wide data literacy agenda.

Lead the DSID senior management team and DSID as a whole. Manage 50 staff across five teams (AEH, DMH, SCH, SIF, UCSD). Oversee delivery of central D&A products and services, drive change, and support the wider DAT Leadership Team. Set clear goals, coach staff, and build an inclusive culture aligned with the Bank’s inclusion agenda.

• Excellent leadership skills, experience building strategic direction and developing effective teams.
• Strong expertise in shaping and leading implementation of an enterprise‑wide data and analytics strategy, leveraging data governance approaches and modern data technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to influence senior management decisions and manage complex stakeholder networks.
• Extensive experience overseeing change, with proven ability to adapt and lead others through periods of change.
• Ability to collaborate with others to achieve organisation‑wide objectives, including through complex change programmes.
• Experience implementing effective inclusion initiatives to build a diverse and resilient team.

• Awareness of the Bank’s Data & Analytics Strategy.
• Experience working in or with a public sector organisation to implement an ambitious data and analytics strategy.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to us on this appointment. Please apply through their website using code GANAAG by 26th January.

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. All covenants apply. The Bank is a member of the Disability Confident Scheme.