Head of Data Architecture

Head of Data Architecture

West Mids, (Hybrid, typically 2 days on-site)

£95,000–£100,000 + car allowance + benefits

Shape the blueprint. Lead the change.

This is your chance to build the foundations of how a national organisation thinks, talks, and acts on data.

You'll own the data architecture vision, lead a small high-impact team, and embed the principles that make insight trusted, repeatable and fast.

If you want to do architecture that actually gets used, not parked in a framework deck this is it.

What you'll drive

• Define and evolve the enterprise data architecture: principles, models, patterns and guardrails across every function.
• Partner with data, technology and business leaders to build a unified, governed data ecosystem.
• Turn policy into practice design models that make analytics reliable and self-service thrive.
• Raise data literacy and evangelise the "why" behind data quality and good modelling.
• Coach two talented Data Modellers and elevate the craft across teams.
• Lead the continuous modernisation of data platforms and architecture standards.

What you bring

• Proven success leading data architecture or enterprise modelling in complex, regulated environments.
• Fluency in frameworks such as TOGAF, DAMA, BEAM or Kimball and the pragmatism to know when to bend them.
• A talent for translating technical design into plain English for execs and end-users.
• A modern view of architecture collaborative, evolutionary and business-led.
• Broad knowledge of cloud data platforms, integration and metadata management tools.

Why this role

• Architecture with real influence direct access to execs and freedom to set the playbook.
• Join a mission-led organisation investing heavily in data transformation.
• £95k–£100k base + car allowance, 25–30 days' holiday + BH, strong pension, wellbeing and benefits.