Principal, Data Innovation Hub
Recruiter
webrecruit
Listed on
22nd July 2019
Location
London
Salary/Rate
£84495 - £84495
Salary Notes
£Competitive
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Principal, Data Innovation HubLondon, SE1
£Competitive
Team Overview
The Data Innovation Hub is a new team which works with colleagues across the organisation to improve our client's capability to process, analyse and extract insights from data.
Our client looks after communications in the UK. From phones and broadband to TV, radio, post and wireless devices, they regulate services at the heart of people's everyday lives.
This is an exciting time to join the business. Our client is delivering vital work to help shape the communications services of today and tomorrow - from helping the UK be a world leader in 5G mobile, to driving investment in ultrafast broadband and supporting the traditional postal service.
Diversity and inclusion
Our client is a forward-thinking, inclusive employer. They are among the Times' Top 50 UK employers for women. They are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer and one of Vercida's Top 10 employers for black and minority-ethnic colleagues.
They also have in place several networks to support colleagues. These are open to all colleagues and help to drive the company's diversity and inclusion programme.
Reward and benefits
The reward package is based on more than just salary. Colleagues can choose the benefits of most value to them, using a flexible benefits package to suit individual needs. The range of benefits reflects the flexible environment our client aims to create.
As well as standard benefits you can choose from flexible benefits including the option to purchase additional annual leave, travel insurance, private medical cover for your family.
Working environments and flexible working
Our client understands that the working environment is important to colleagues, which is why they ensure that offices are bright, modern places to work. They have offices in London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, as well as field operations offices in Merseyside and Surrey.
The organisation has introduced an agile working model, making changes to their offices to transform how they work. Colleagues are free to move around the offices, enabling them to work alongside and collaborate with other teams and groups.
Our client is also moving towards a location-neutral approach to filling their roles. This means colleagues can be based at any of the company's offices. All of these initiatives help colleagues to work flexibly in way that suits them.
The company also believes that they have a part to play in protecting the environment. They are committed to reducing their carbon footprint and have introduced initiatives to help consume less energy, including a cycle-to-work scheme and a car-share scheme.
Purpose of the Role
This role will manage and develop the work programme of our client's new Data Innovation Hub, which will improve how our client obtains, analyses and extracts maximum value and insight from data.
Requirements of the Role
Working closely with the Director, Data Innovation Hub, this role is responsible for delivering the Hub's programme of work, co-ordinating cross-company pilot studies, developing analytical capability and managing stakeholder relationships. The role holder will also work with the Director to review the strategic direction of the Hub as it matures.
In more detail, the role involves:
- Developing and implementing a detailed plan for delivery of the Hub's programme of work, including a pipeline of pilot studies, the set of organisation-wide policies for data use, training and career progression and the Hub's technical and analytical work;
- Creating, monitoring and reviewing governance processes for the Hub;
- Liaising with the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Team to ensure appropriate technical platforms are in place to support the Hub's current and future operations;
- Work with data scientists and ICT to develop a sandbox environment to test advanced analytics tools and algorithms;
- Managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including building and maintaining strategic relationships with universities and other regulatory or government bodies active in data analytics;
- Working with the People and Transformation Team to promote and deliver specialist training to data professionals and, more generally, to improve the capability of all colleagues in the organisation to use and interpret data;
- Build the analytical capability of the Hub, including developing an advanced analytical and algorithm science capability;
- Contributing to the analytical work of the Hub, by leading or contributing to projects or studies, or by offering technical support to others undertaking this work;
- Working with the Director to regularly review the operation and deliverables of the Hub, establishing and employing a framework to assess performance against objectives.
Skills, knowledge and experience
- Knowledge and experience of programme management.
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary project teams of policy professionals, technologists, data specialists and lawyers.
- Strong interpersonal skills and evidence of ability to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders.
- Extensive experience in using a range of tools and environments for storing, analysing and visualising data, such as SQL, Python, R and PowerBI.
- Experience and understanding of applying data science techniques to analytical projects.
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Additional Keywords: Principal, Data Innovation Hub, Head of Data Innovation Hub, Head of Data Innovation, Head of Data, Head of Data Analysis, Senior Data Programme Manager, Senior Data Analysis Programme Manager, Senior Data Project Manager.
