Data & Analytics Leader - Banking Strategy

About us

Join one of the UK’s fastest growing and award-winning banks. We are a team of ambitious, passionate, hardworking, and committed people who have successfully created and launched one of the UK’s newest specialist property finance banks. As we embark on an exciting journey of growth, we are seeking exceptional new team members who possess both the ambition and drive to contribute to our vision. At GB Bank, we believe that career progression should not only be achievable but accelerated, enabling our employees to reach their potential in a supportive and dynamic atmosphere.

Our environment is fast-paced and collaborative, where your efforts are recognised, rewarded, and make a tangible impact. We take pride in fostering an open and inclusive culture that not only embraces change but also encourages continuous learning and professional development.

In this role, you will:

The Head of Data and Analytics is responsible for enabling the organisation’s data strategy, owning overall data delivery, defining architecture decisions, setting the analytics roadmap, and engaging effectively with stakeholders across the business and IT. As the leader of the data team, this role acts as the data architect and strategic overseer of the end-to-end data ecosystem.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Lead a small team of data engineers to deliver a mature service within the wider IT team.
• Design and oversee the data architecture: Snowflake schemas, Matillion orchestration patterns, integration patterns between Salesforce, AWS and Snowflake.
• Lead compliance to data governance policies and support frameworks that create a single source of truth from internal and external sources.
• Drive the optimisation of the data function by enhancing Power BI reporting and supporting streamlined, data-driven decision-making.
• Inform and shape the overall technology roadmap relevant to data project / continual service improvement.
• Own the analytics backlog and partner with business stakeholders to prioritise dashboards and insights delivered via Power BI.
• Oversee the development of data warehouses and other core data platforms.
• Guide and educate internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand business processes and data requirements.
• Translate organisational data needs into tangible solutions and high-quality, analysis-ready datasets.
• Manage vendors and external partners (Matillion, Snowflake, AWS, Salesforce, Power BI) to maximise platform ROI and resolve issues.

A bit about you – You are/have:

• Proven experience in a leading data role, with responsibility for defining strategy and architecture in a small team environment.
• Strong expertise in financial services data architecture.
• Hands-on experience building and orchestrating ETL/ELT pipelines using Matillion (or similar tools) on AWS.
• Understanding of data governance, quality frameworks, metadata management, and compliance, especially in a regulated financial services context.
• Experience leading a data team with a Financial Services environment, ideally Banking.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills to align IT and business partners.
• Degree/Higher Education Institute (HEI) qualifications are favourable.
• Professional accreditations from recognised industry bodies and a commitment to continual professional development are preferred.

What we can offer you:

• 8% company pension contribution and 3% individual contribution (which you can opt to increase).
• 25 days holiday every year plus bank holidays on top.
• Private medical cover with BUPA - includes no excess + you can add family through salary sacrifice.
• Death in service at 4 x base salary with Aviva.
• Mental health support - through a helpline and counselling sessions.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

What else do I need to know?

• Location: Mayfair, London (4+ days in the office).
• Salary: Competitive.
• Hours: 35 Hours per week.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.

At GB Bank, we value privacy and data protection rights. We have longstanding data protection culture and promote robust ethical standards in data management.