Job Title: Data Quality Lead
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Range: Up to £85,000
Location: Eastleigh - 1 day per week is essential
Closing Date for applications: 24th August
Data Quality Lead : At Ageas, we are looking for an experienced Data Quality Lead to help us improve how we manage, protect, and use our data. You will play a key role in building an AI-ready data future by creating a strong Data Quality strategy, improving ways of working, and helping teams across the business get more value from their data.
This is a senior role for someone who has worked within an established enterprise Data Quality function and understands what it takes to build and improve Data Quality capabilities at scale. You will bring experience, ideas, and leadership to help shape our future approach to Data Quality.
Main Responsibilities as Data Quality Lead:
You will lead the vision, strategy, and delivery of Data Quality across Ageas.
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Create and deliver our enterprise Data Quality strategy and roadmap.
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Define clear goals and plans to improve Data Quality across people, processes, and technology.
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Build and grow Data Quality capabilities that support our data strategy and AI ambitions.
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Create practical Data Quality frameworks, controls, and processes that work across a complex organisation.
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Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to influence decisions and drive better outcomes.
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Translate business needs, risks, and regulatory requirements into simple and valuable Data Quality solutions.
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Support major data transformation programmes, including migrations and system integrations, ensuring quality is built in from the start.
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Lead the adoption of Data Quality tools, including Collibra and Databricks Unity Catalog.
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Improve data monitoring, reporting, issue management, and preventative controls.
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Work closely with Data Owners, Data Stewards, technology teams, and business experts to improve data quality at the source.
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Act as a senior escalation point for important Data Quality challenges.
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Provide guidance, coaching, and support to help teams improve their Data Quality skills and confidence.
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Lead, mentor, and develop Data Quality specialists, helping them grow and succeed.
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Build a culture where teams understand the value of good data and take ownership of its quality.Insert responsibilities.
Skills and experience you need as Data Quality Lead:
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Experience working in an established enterprise Data Quality function.
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A proven track record of creating and delivering Data Quality strategies and roadmaps.
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Experience influencing senior business and technology stakeholders and building strong relationships.
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The ability to explain complex data topics in a simple and meaningful way.
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Strong experience with Data Quality frameworks, rules, monitoring, controls, and issue management.
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Experience delivering Data Quality capabilities across large organisations.
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Experience embedding Data Quality into major data migrations, integrations, and transformation programmes.
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Experience leading, coaching, and developing Data Quality professionals with different levels of experience.
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Strong knowledge of Data Governance and how it supports trusted data.
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Experience with Data Quality tooling such as Collibra and Databricks Unity Catalog.
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Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as AWS and/or Azure.
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The ability to design practical solutions that improve data quality while supporting business goals.
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:
Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.
Supporting your Wealth- 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family- Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave.
About Ageas:
We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.
As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.
We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.
Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us.
Want to be part of a Winning Team? Come and join Ageas.
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