Data & Development Lead

Job Title: Data & Development Lead

Business Area: Data & Innovation



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 Monday.com desirable.
* Proven ability to lead and mentor technical teams, ideally in a small, agile
* 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.​



As role holder of this position you will be required to be a role model of the the client's 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 send me CV's if you meet the requirements.