Data Strategy Lead

Data Strategy Lead – Charity Sector – £67,752 – Hybrid 2 days in City HQ

Offered on a 24 month FTC basis, the Data Strategy Lead will play a central role in delivering this charity’s data strategy, with a particular focus on enabling the work of their data engineering and data management specialists.

The data strategy will set out a clear ambition to strengthen how they manage and deliver data across the organisation. The Data Strategy Lead will embed these aims into delivery plans, team workflows and supplier relationships.

While not a technical specialist, the role requires credible and confident leadership across a technically complex and evolving environment. It demands a strong understanding of data systems and the health and care data landscape, along with experience delivering complex programmes, managing supplier performance, and influencing internal and external stakeholders.

Data Strategy Lead – Key responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership of the Data Strategy
Programme Management and Coordination
Oversight and Development of Data Platforms
Stakeholder Engagement and Influence

Data Strategy Lead – Experience Required:

Substantial experience coordinating complex programmes and projects, involving health data platforms or a related area.
Experience of leading supplier relationship management, including performance monitoring and contracting. With confidence in holding suppliers to account; representing internal needs in external conversations.
Track record working effectively with or alongside data professionals (e.g. engineers, data managers, analysts, economists).
Working knowledge of data management, data engineering, and platforms in a health and care data context. Not necessarily as a practitioner, but with enough understanding to coordinate across relevant stakeholders.
Excellent ability to manage and prioritise multiple workstreams, complex interdependencies, and timelines.
Adept at identifying risks, unblocking issues, and driving decisions forward without needing to be the technical expert.
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams and levels of seniority.