Data Quality Lead

Target Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: Up to £85,000

Location: Eastleigh – 1 day per week is essential

Closing Date for applications: 9th July

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver our enterprise Data Quality strategy and roadmap.
• Define clear goals and plans to improve Data Quality across people, processes, and technology.
• Build and grow Data Quality capabilities that support our data strategy and AI ambitions.
• Create practical Data Quality frameworks, controls, and processes that work across a complex organisation.
• Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to influence decisions and drive better outcomes.
• Translate business needs, risks, and regulatory requirements into simple and valuable Data Quality solutions.
• Support major data transformation programmes, including migrations and system integrations, ensuring quality is built in from the start.
• Lead the adoption of Data Quality tools, including Collibra and Databricks Unity Catalog.
• Improve data monitoring, reporting, issue management, and preventative controls.
• Work closely with Data Owners, Data Stewards, technology teams, and business experts to improve data quality at the source.
• Act as a senior escalation point for important Data Quality challenges.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to help teams improve their Data Quality skills and confidence.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Data Quality specialists, helping them grow and succeed.
• Build a culture where teams understand the value of good data and take ownership of its quality.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working in an established enterprise Data Quality function.
• A proven track record of creating and delivering Data Quality strategies and roadmaps.
• Experience influencing senior business and technology stakeholders and building strong relationships.
• The ability to explain complex data topics in a simple and meaningful way.
• Strong experience with Data Quality frameworks, rules, monitoring, controls, and issue management.
• Experience delivering Data Quality capabilities across large organisations.
• Experience embedding Data Quality into major data migrations, integrations, and transformation programmes.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing Data Quality professionals with different levels of experience.
• Strong knowledge of Data Governance and how it supports trusted data.
• Experience with Data Quality tooling such as Collibra and Databricks Unity Catalog.
• Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as AWS and/or Azure.
• The ability to design practical solutions that improve data quality while supporting business goals.

Benefits

• Flexible working – Smart Working: flexibility around location within the UK and within the working day; all vacancies offer part‐time, job shares; minimum 35 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Health support: Dental insurance, health cash plan, health screening, will writing, voluntary critical illness, mental health first aiders, wellbeing activities – mindfulness.
• Wealth support: 50% off insurance, annual bonus schemes, annual salary reviews, competitive pension, employee savings, employee loans.
• Work support: wellbeing activities, mindfulness sessions, sports and social club events.
• Family support: maternity/pregnancy entitlement of 16 weeks full pay; paternity/partner entitlement of 8 weeks full pay; benefits for partnered life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Tech benefits: discounts on gadgets including wearables, tablets, laptops.
• Getting around: car salary exchange, cycle scheme, vehicle breakdown cover.
• Back to work support: return to work programme after maternity leave.

As an inclusive employer, Ageas is a signatory to the Race at Work Charter, Women in Finance Charter, iCAN, and GAIN, and a Disability Confident Leader. We guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role.