Chief Data Officer, Assistant Director

Every day, NS&I safeguards the savings of 25 million people across the UK and behind every product, every decision and every pound protected, sits data.

We're looking for a Chief Data Officer to take single, accountable ownership of our data to help set the strategy, build governance and turn a complex, multi-supplier landscape into a genuine competitive and public service advantage.

This is a rare opportunity to shape data strategy at board level, sit at the heart of a major transformation programme which includes our banking engine migration and you’ll leave a lasting mark on how a national financial institution uses data to serve its customers and deliver public value.

A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, a 9-day fortnight scheme, a performance-related variable pay bonus, a generous pension scheme and great opportunities for development. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.

We are currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work at their chosen office location for 40% of their working month.

• You'll call the shots on data: As NS&I's owner for data, you'll set the vision and strategy, one that doesn't just work for us, but plugs straight into the wider government data agenda.
• You'll have a seat at the top table: Sit side by side with the executive team as a key decision maker in NS&I's transformation story, with real influence over our banking engine migration and data readiness.
• You'll build a data obsessed culture: From governance and risk to skills and community, you'll turn NS&I into an organisation where everyone gets data and gets excited about using it well.

In this role, you will:

• Define and lead NS&I's data vision and strategy, working with suppliers and the wider business to bring it to life.
• Design and own NS&I's enterprise data control framework, embedding governance across the organisation and its suppliers.
• Partner with the Chief Technology Officer to determine the data and data technology NS&I needs and how to deliver it.
• Own data risk end to end: quality, security, ethics and compliance, working closely with Security colleagues.
• Grow data skills and literacy across NS&I, creating a thriving, connected data community.
• Play a central role in NS&I’s transformation, providing data leadership, readiness assurance and decision-making support for the banking engine migration and future enterprise architecture.
• Embed clear data requirements into supplier contracts, governance and assurance so data quality, integrity and accountability are managed consistently across the enterprise.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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To apply, please click the link on this advert and follow the steps to complete the application form.

In your application you will be asked to provide the following:

• An outline of your career history and qualifications with your key responsibilities and achievements.
• A 750-word personal statement outlining how your experience, skills and knowledge meet the essential skills and experience for the role.

We will assess applications on your career history, and personal statement.

In the event we receive a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted first on the Personal Statement. Only those that meet the minimum acceptable score for this criterion will qualify for the full sift and be considered for interview.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a 1 hour and 30 minute panel interview at our London office.

As part of this interview you will be asked to make a 15 minute presentation.

Interviews will take place on W/C Monday 14th of September.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.