Data Lead - Department for Work and Pensions - G6

Location: Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and shape how data is used to improve services for millions of people across the UK. You’ll play a key leadership role, using data to influence strategy, drive innovation and help deliver better outcomes for some of the most important public services in the country.

About the role

As a Data Lead within Working Age Services (WAS), you’ll lead the development and delivery of data capability across a large, complex organisation. This is a strategic leadership role where you’ll shape how data is used to support priority outcomes, working closely with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.

You’ll be responsible for building and leading a core team of data professionals, identifying capability gaps and implementing improvements across people, processes and products. At an exciting time of transformation, you’ll play a key part in supporting DWP’s move to a new “hub and spoke” data model, ensuring data is used effectively, consistently and at scale.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of data professionals
• Shape and deliver the data strategy across Working Age Services
• Identify gaps in data capability and implement improvements across teams and practices
• Provide leadership alongside senior data and delivery colleagues to drive joined-up outcomes
• Work with senior stakeholders to define data needs and ensure they are met
• Champion the value of data to support decision-making and service improvement
• Drive adoption, compliance and assurance of data strategy across the organisation
• Lead on data-related communications, engagement and capability upskilling
• Collaborate across DWP to ensure a consistent and effective approach to data

What we’re looking for

Strong experience in:

• Leading data capability or data teams within complex organisations
• Using data to influence decisions, drive innovation and deliver outcomes
• Working with senior stakeholders and building strong collaborative relationships

Experience of:

• Developing and delivering data strategies or transformation programmes
• Identifying capability gaps and implementing improvements across people, tools and processes
• Working in multidisciplinary environments alongside digital and data professionals.

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