Data & Development Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Data & Development Lead

Business Area: Data & Innovation

Reporting To: Director of Data & Innovation

Salary: Negotiable

Role Purpose:

A highly capable and inspirational Data & Systems Lead to bring critical technical leadership that blends hands-on technical delivery with strategic oversight, guiding a small team of technical specialists to deliver high-quality data engineering, automation, and systems development solutions.

Responsible for helping to shape and deliver our data and systems landscape, providing technical direction, and ensuring alignment with D&I strategy. This role is a hands-on management position, enjoys mentoring others, and is passionate about building scalable, modern data and technology solutions in a professional services environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to a team of 3 specialists across data engineering, automation, and systems development.
• Define and maintain a fit-for-purpose internal data and systems architecture, ensuring scalability and alignment with business needs.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex engineering solutions, setting technical direction and ensuring best practices.
• Develop and execute complex data engineering, development and technical change where required.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure cohesive and maintainable system design and integration.
• Guide team members in aligning their work to approved and prioritised initiatives, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Act as a motivational and developmental force, helping to grow the team's skills, confidence, and performance.
• Work closely with IT Operations, business stakeholders, and the broader Data & Innovation team to deliver impactful solutions.

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in data engineering and system development, in particular Databricks, Microsoft technologies (Azure, Power Platform, M365) and integrations.
• Experience working with a broad range of SaaS applications such as Workday and (url removed) desirable.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor technical teams, ideally in a small, agile environment.
• Comfortable delivering and supporting through hands on technical execution, as well as strategic planning and leadership.
• Strong understanding of data integration, automation, and system design.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder and team engagement skills.

The Clients Way - the way they work

As role holder of this position you will be required to be a role model of the clients Values and be proficient in the following:

Trust (Commitment & Leadership, Influencing & Impact)

• Translates overall strategy into meaningful direction for the team
• Adapts style and tactics to the needs of the person, audience or situation

Excellence (Analytical Thinking, Planning & Prioritising)

• Thinks through the business implications of problems and situations
• Relentlessly removes barriers to performance excellence

Pride (Developing People, Delivering Results)

• Actively encourages and supports individuals to realise their full potential e.g. providing mentoring and coaching
• Uses measures to identify shortfalls in product quality and client services and acts upon the information

Team Spirit (Building Relationships, Team Work)

• Encourages individuals to address and resolve conflicts in the team
• Ensures that disagreements and conflicts are brought out into the open

Progressive (Researching the Business Environment, Creative Thinking)

• Uses a broad range of sources to build a rich information base about the external business context
• Is resourceful in identifying and exploiting trends and developments

Please Note: This is a permanent role for UK residents only. This role does not offer Sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.

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