Head of Data

To support our growth plans we are now seeking a Head Of Data to be responsible for:

• Developing our data strategy
• Optimising the collection of data
• Management, production and quality of data
• Drive commercial value from all our data assets
  
  

This is a key new role within Defaqto and will suit a person with the right balance of data, analytics and business acumen to ensure we continue to lead the market in using data to help everyone make smarter financial decisions.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience of monetising data.

As the UK’s most trusted source of financial product and market intelligence, we give people everything they need to make smarter financial decisions. We amass financial data. Analyse it objectively. Remove bias. Then we transform it into expert product ratings, reports, software, and state-of-the-art interfaces.

Defaqto Facts & Figures

• 3.6m product features analysed and updated by our teams
• £50bn of investments recommended through our financial planning software each year
• 30+ years of heritage in rating financial products
• 88% of consumers are more likely to purchase a Defaqto-rated product
  
  

The Role

This role involves building strong relationships with internal teams (Product, Insight, Research, and Technology) and creating a comprehensive plan for data governance, standards, integration, and quality to enhance customer experience.

You'll analyse existing data sources and processes, developing strategies for continuous optimisation, and also collaborate with Product and Insights teams to identify and implement new, valuable data sources.

The role also requires building relationships with key external data suppliers, setting quality standards and SLAs, and ensuring they're met.

You'll manage and motivate a team of data professionals while ensuring the business stays abreast of market trends - evaluating new data sources and taking into account factors like growth opportunities and brand value.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Demonstrable experience of developing and executing on data strategies that have driven real value in the organisations they serve
• Experience with a company where data is the product not the insights
• Highly analytical with a passion for drawing insight and opportunity from data
• Experience working with and managing third party data providers
• Experience monetising data
• Evidence that you're happy rolling your sleeves up - we're a small team so you will need to be great at the strategy and the "doing"!
• Strong communication skills and a solid track record of working across functions and managing wide stakeholder groups
  
  

Location

This is a hybrid role where your base can be in our London or Haddenham offices. You'll be expected to be in the office a couple of times each week. Most of your internal stakeholders are based from the Haddenham office so you should be comfortable commuting to this location.

How We Work

Our values define how we work so that we can achieve our vision, provide a great employee experience, and positively impact our customers.

Think Big | Be Bold | Own it | Team up | Be a Star

We have a vibrant office environment with a hybrid approach to working supported by our flexible working promise. We have a focus on wellbeing, a programme of social, charity and team-building events and free fresh fruit delivered to the office.

We are less focused on hours spent sat at a desk and more about output - we care about achieving great outcomes. Customer needs come first but we trust you to manage your own workload and work pattern.

Right to Work

We are currently unable to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship so please only apply if you already hold the right to work in the UK and meet the requirements of the role.

Fintel plc and all the businesses within it adopt a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

For these reasons we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.