Dataops Manager
Data Operations Manager
up to £75,000 + Benefits London (Hybrid)
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's most innovative insurance brands, where you can take ownership of Data Operations across a large-scale, business-critical data environment supporting analytics, machine learning, engineering and architecture teams.
THE COMPANY: This insurance company is continuing to invest heavily in its data platforms, cloud technologies and data-driven customer experience and are now looking for a Data Operations Manager to take ownership and ensure the organisation's data platforms remain reliable, scalable and compliant.
THE ROLE: This role is highly stakeholder-facing and focuses on operational leadership rather than hands-on engineering. You'll oversee third-party suppliers and offshore teams, manage incidents and service performance, drive governance initiatives and ensure data products are delivered effectively across the business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading Data Operations across a complex cloud and data ecosystem
- Managing suppliers, offshore teams and support resources
- Driving incident management, service improvements and SLA performance
- Ensuring environments remain scalable, compliant and fit for purpose
- Overseeing data pipeline reliability and operational performance
- Supporting deployment, release and change management processes
- Providing regular operational reporting and KPI tracking to senior stakeholders
- Working closely with Data Engineering, Machine Learning and Architecture teams to ensure seamless data delivery
- Maintaining governance, audit and regulatory compliance standards
- Supporting the migration and evolution of large-scale data platforms across GCP and AWS environments
You will bring strong capability in:
- Data Operations, Data Engineering Operations or Data Platform Management
- Leading technical teams, suppliers and offshore resources
- Incident management, service delivery and operational governance
- Stakeholder management across both business and technology functions
- Delivering technology and data change programmes within complex organisations
- Managing data environments, deployments and release processes
- Building operational frameworks, reporting packs and performance metrics
- Working within regulated industries such as Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare or similar
- Experience with GCP and large-scale SQL Server environments
- Exposure to Spark, Kafka, SSIS and Power BI
- Experience supporting Machine Learning environments and data products
You will receive a competitive salary up to £75,000 depending on experience, alongside an outstanding benefits package.
HOW TO APPLY: Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.