Data Manager

Company: Xpertise Recruitment
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Location: Northampton
Job Description:

Data ManagerSalary: £70,000 – 80,000 per annumHybrid | 5 office locations: East Midlands, South Midlands, Northamponshire

A major UK housing association is undertaking a significant transformation of its enterprise data estate. They are seeking a Data Manager who can provide hands‑on leadership across Data Platform, Data Products, and Data Governance, with a strong architectural mindset and a clear focus on execution.

This role requires someone who can move work from intent to delivery: creating clarity, unblocking teams, enforcing standards, and ensuring high‑quality, trusted data assets are consistently delivered.

If you are currently a Data Manager, Data Architect, or Data Engineering Lead ready to step into an enterprise‑wide leadership role, this is an exceptional opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

The Role

  • Own end‑to‑end delivery across platform, products and governance
  • Drive standards, clarity and momentum across multi‑disciplinary teams
  • Deliver certified data products and a stable semantic layer
  • Embed governance, quality rules and audit readiness into delivery
  • Work closely with BI, IT and Transformation to enable meaningful data outcomes
  • Lead and develop teams across engineering, modelling and governance

Experience Required

  • Leading data engineering/modelling/governance teams
  • Delivering modern data platforms and semantic layers
  • Managing delivery in fast‑paced, complex environments
  • Turning business requirements into structured, deliverable data outputs

Desirable

  • Legacy estate modernisation
  • Regulated or audit‑heavy environments
  • Azure / Databricks exposure

You

Delivery‑focused, pragmatic and technically credible, with the ability to create structure in ambiguity and drive tangible outcomes.

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Posted: April 26th, 2026