Chief Data Officer

Chief Data Officer London £160,000-£180,000 + Benefits We''re partnering with a high-growth, PE-backed financial services business to appoint a Chief Data Officer who can take its data function to the next level. This is a genuine transformation role, with executive-level visibility and the opportunity to reshape the data organisation, modernise the data estate and make data a core driver of business growth. 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 ..... full job details .....