Director of Data, Analytics & Insight

About the role

This senior leadership position sits at the heart of a fast‑moving, data‑driven technology business in Manchester. The Director will shape the organisation’s data strategy, ensuring insight and technology enable scalable growth and smarter competition.

Key responsibilities

• Define and deliver a scalable data strategy that accelerates analytics maturity across the business.
• Champion data as a strategic asset and build a roadmap for data quality, governance and AI‑enabled capabilities.
• Lead and develop multi‑disciplinary teams in analytics, insights, business intelligence and data engineering.
• Align analytics initiatives with product, marketing, sales and operations priorities.
• Drive modern analytical practices such as attribution modelling, forecasting, experimentation and digital performance analysis.
• Oversee architecture, reliability and performance of data platforms, pipelines and models.
• Embed strong governance, documentation, modelling standards and security best practices.
• Support use cases ranging from automated reporting to machine‑learning‑driven products.
• Translate complex insights into clear recommendations that influence trading, strategy and product decisions.

Required profile

• Proven senior leadership experience in data, analytics or insight functions.
• Track record of building and scaling high‑performing, cross‑functional data teams.
• Strong strategic mindset with ability to connect data initiatives to commercial impact.
• Experience working closely with product, marketing, sales and operations stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to drive data quality, governance and AI‑enabled capabilities.

Required skills