Team Leader (Permanent, Temporary) in City of London

Data Management Lead at Nest Invest, London (Hybrid working). Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country, set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save. Nest’s goals by 2030 are to manage assets of £100 billion for more than 18 million members. As part of this, Nest Invest provides investment advice and investment management services to Nest Corporation.

As Data Management Lead, you will lead the day-to-day operation, implementation and ongoing development of a data platform and service that supports the business needs across Nest Invest. You will play a central role in shaping and overseeing this data capability as a data-as-a-service offering, ensuring that data is delivered in a reliable, controlled and business-aligned way to support allocation decisions, reporting, oversight and self-service across the organisation.

You will help ensure that platform delivery, support, maintenance and change activity are understood, prioritised and progressed in line with business objectives. The role requires coordination across stakeholders to manage demand, support service performance, and maintain a clear focus on priorities, data governance, access, control and usability.

You will support the governance, planning and continuous improvement of the platform and its associated service model across the data lifecycle including business intelligence views. You will also help drive the continued evolution of the platform, including expanded data coverage, improved integrations, reporting capabilities, and future use cases such as AI-enabled solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the operation and development of a data platform.
• Ensure data delivery aligns with business objectives.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to manage demand and service performance.
• Support governance and continuous improvement of the platform.
• Drive the evolution of the platform and its capabilities.

Experience Required:

• Experience in a data, technology or tech delivery role within an investment management business or regulated financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of data platforms, data flows and third-party services.
• Experience in structured delivery activities, including requirements gathering and stakeholder communication.
• Good understanding of investment data across operations, reporting, risk and performance.
• Experience in data quality management and cross-functional delivery.
• Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence.
• Experience with Snowflake or similar data platforms is advantageous.

We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment. The Investment directorate (Nest Invest) is responsible for investing members’ contributions to grow their retirement pots over the long-term.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio-economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation. As a Level 2 Disability Confident organisation, we’re part of the guaranteed interview scheme.