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Head of Data Transformation - FTC

Nominet -
Oxford

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Car scheme

Qualifications

Enterprise architecture
SQL
AWS
Data management
DNS

Full job description

Head of Data Transformation - FTC

Date: 31 May 2026

Location: Oxford/ Hybrid, GB, OX4 4DQ

Company: Nominet

About Us:

We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry operating at the heart of the UK internet. While we're best known for running .UK domains, our DNS expertise also underpins critical internet infrastructure that government services, including the NHS, rely on.

As a public benefit company, our work has a positive impact on society. We’ve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve people’s lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years.

The Role:

We are looking for a Head of Data Transformation to join us on an 18 month contract to drive the transformation of data management at Nominet, this is critical work that will underpin AI innovation and new business value.

Working with our fractional Head of AI, you will establish a central hub for innovation with data and AI, empowering users across the business to use good quality, well governed data to improve their work. To make this shift, you will evolve Nominet’s Data Operating Model, improving governance and control to meet new regulatory commitments, while balancing the need to innovate with data.

You will implement a data quality management strategy to drive consistency and repeatability in our data, including appropriate guardrails and safeguards around our most sensitive data assets.

As a technology thought leader, you will have a passion for new and emerging data and AI technology. You will use this energy and enthusiasm to evangelise new use cases and support others to do the same. You will work with the CTO and executive team on the wider data strategy and the importance this plays in the Nominet business.

Note this role is an 18 month FTC aligned to a pro-rata annualised salary, it will not be remunerated on a day-rate basis.

What You'll Be Doing:

Lead from the front as a partially hands-on subject matter expert

Build on our data platform (Databricks) to mature our data management practices.

Provide collaborative leadership to evolve the data function across data engineering, data product development, and in support of AI.

Collaborate with stakeholders and project managers to turn business goals into technical solutions

Work with our fractional Head of AI to establish and document an AI development lifecycle from prototyping to production.

Coach and mentor our teams to build scalable data products and solutions across the business.

Inform and deliver product roadmaps to accelerate growth .

About You:

Expert experience with data and analytics

7+ years of data management / data governance experience; 3+ years as a senior leader, ideally within a similar industry

Mindset to explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies, including narrower data science and machine leaning use cases

An authentic, positive leadership style that can guide and motivate teams in the right direction with a bias towards action

Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, flexing style to the audience with differing levels of technical understanding

Ability to manage differences of opinion to build consensus, while upholding a culture of inclusivity and respect

Enterprise architecture mindset and experience

Experience with data platforms and cloud platforms (Databricks and AWS preferred, but not essential). Excellent SQL skills.

Ability to align key stakeholders toward a common goal, drive results, and facilitate change

Promote and role model Nominet’s values

Working at Nominet:

Our Values:

We Make Things Happen
We Pull Together
We Bring A Positive Mindset
We Keep It Simple

Our people make things happen, but our values are our compass as a company, guiding our day-to-day work and building our culture. They reflect that we're strongest when we're proactive and pull together, while underlining the importance of a "glass half full" mindset and aiming to keep things simple for success.

What We Offer:

Early Finish Friday – Working week of 34 hours with full-time pay. (Finish at midday on Friday)
30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme
Pension Scheme (matched to 7%)
Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging points
Rewards platform with access to discounts at hundreds of shops, restaurants etc.
Medicash discounts on routine healthcare including optical, dental and much more

Diversity Statement:

We're passionate about creating a workplace where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered. Somewhere we can benefit from all forms of diversity and discover the true value in our differences. If there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know

Security Statement:

Nominet is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of the internet and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment by participating in the relevant security and screening processes. All roles working for Nominet will be subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.

Nominet is unable to provide visa, sponsorship or relocation support for this role.

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