Head of Data - Asset Management

We are seeking an experienced Head of Data to join a global asset manager headquartered in London and lead the next phase of their data transformation journey. This is a strategic yet hands‑on leadership role, suited to someone who excels at the intersection of data operations, governance, architecture, and emerging AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with senior business stakeholders to ensure the data strategy fully supports and enables business objectives.
• Work alongside the Head of Development to shape data architecture, modernise data tooling, and drive best‑practice design.
• Define, implement, and continually mature robust data governance and data quality frameworks.
• Lead a high‑performing data operations function spanning governance, MDM, and BI.
• Collaborate with the client reporting team to develop and refine the firm’s enterprise reporting strategy.
• Oversee the data modelling function, ensuring consistent standards and scalable design.
• Define and execute an organisation‑wide AI enablement strategy, aligned tightly to business priorities.
• Champion responsible and effective AI adoption across the firm and oversee delivery of AI use cases.

Experience & Skills Required

• Strong experience within financial services, ideally in the buy‑side sector.
• Proven track record in defining and delivering enterprise data architecture strategies and roadmaps.
• Deep knowledge of data system architecture and modern data platform patterns (data marts, data fabric, data lakes, etc.).
• Cloud data management expertise – Azure experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of BI and data warehouse modelling principles and techniques.
• Solid grasp of AI concepts, tools, and emerging technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing data teams.