Overview
In this senior role you will lead a modern, data-driven function to boost operational performance and decision-making through data, analytics, automation, AI and digital tech. You will shape the organisation’s data and digital transformation strategy and govern data quality, accessibility and reporting. You’ll drive cross-functional change, explore emerging tech, and build a high-performing team to deliver measurable business outcomes. This is a strategic, high-impact leadership position with a clear mandate to elevate digital capability.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the data and digital transformation strategy
- Build data governance, reporting and analytics capabilities
- Ensure reliable business data quality and accessibility
- Lead digital transformation, automation and tech-enabled change programmes
- Identify opportunities to apply AI and emerging tech for efficiency
- Develop dashboards, MI and insights for senior decision-making
- Build and lead a high-performing data and digital team
- Manage budgets, business cases, suppliers and transformation benefits
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across technology, finance, operations
- Maintain governance, risk, data protection and information security standards
Key requirements
- Significant leadership experience across data, analytics, digital transformation or technology
- Track record delivering large-scale transformation programmes
- Experience developing data strategies and governance frameworks
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing senior stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of analytics, BI, automation, AI and emerging technologies
- Commercial awareness with budget and business case management
- Strong programme management, stakeholder engagement and change management
- Strategic and commercially minded with focus on measurable outcomes
- leadership
- stakeholder engagement
- change management
- analytics
- BI
- automation
Head of Data, Analytics & Digital Transformation in Crewe employer: Robert Half
At Robert Half, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. As an IT Project Manager, you'll have the opportunity to lead transformative projects in a highly regulated environment, supported by a team that values professional growth and development. With competitive benefits and a commitment to employee well-being, we ensure that our team members thrive both personally and professionally in their roles.
