Director – Data Technology

Job title:

Director – Data Technology

Company

Gallagher

Job description

Job Description:IntroductionIndulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher’s global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you’ll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we’ll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
OverviewGallagher Global Technology Services is seeking a visionary Director to spearhead data technology initiatives across our UK operations. This leadership role will focus on defining and executing the strategic roadmap for modernizing and optimizing data infrastructure, driving innovation, and ensuring alignment with broader business goals. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in leading data-driven transformations at a senior level, managing large-scale data ecosystems, and overseeing cross-functional Agile teams.As the Director of Data Technology, you will be responsible for steering high-impact projects, ensuring data integrity and governance, and delivering data solutions that enhance business intelligence and operational efficiency.
How you’ll make an impactStrategic Leadership:

• Develop and drive the data technology strategy for the UK division, ensuring alignment with global business objectives.
• Lead transformation initiatives that modernize data infrastructure, implementing cutting-edge technologies such as cloud data warehouses, data lakes, and advanced analytics platforms.
• Foster innovation by identifying emerging trends in data technology and applying them to business opportunities.
• Collaborate with global counterparts to ensure consistency in data architecture, governance, and technology standards.

Executive Oversight of Data Technology Projects:

• Oversee the execution of critical data technology projects, ensuring that timelines, budgets, and resources are managed effectively.
• Serve as the primary decision-maker on key technological investments and ensure the optimization of data assets for business value.
• Establish metrics to track the performance of data initiatives and ensure continuous improvement.

Data Governance and Compliance:

• Set the vision for data governance, ensuring compliance with UK-specific data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) and global governance standards.
• Partner with data governance teams to implement frameworks that safeguard data integrity and quality across the organization.
• Ensure best practices in data security and risk management are followed consistently across all data technology projects.

Agile Team Leadership:

• Lead multiple Agile squads with a focus on achieving strategic objectives and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high performance.
• Ensure that Agile practices are adhered to, while continually seeking opportunities to improve team productivity and project outcomes.
• Mentor senior leaders within the data technology teams, providing guidance and development to enhance their leadership and technical capabilities.

Stakeholder and Executive Communication:

• Act as a strategic advisor to the UK senior leadership team on all matters related to data technology.
• Present data-driven insights and updates on technology initiatives to the senior leaders, ensuring they are well-informed to make strategic decisions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across business units, IT, and external partners to support the successful delivery of data initiatives.

Leadership and Talent Development:

• Shape the culture of the data technology organization, focusing on developing a high-performing team with a strong focus on innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Drive succession planning and talent development to build a pipeline of future data leaders within the UK.
• Establish a performance-driven culture by setting clear goals and KPIs, and regularly reviewing team performance.

About YouExperience:

• Extensive experience gained working in data technology leadership role preferably at a director or senior director level.
• Extensive experience in managing large-scale data infrastructures, including data warehouses, data lakes, and ETL processes.
• Strong track record of successfully leading cross-functional Agile teams to deliver complex data projects.

Technical Expertise:

• In-depth understanding of modern data technologies (cloud platforms, AI/ML analytics, real-time data processing, etc.) and their application to business challenges.
• Expertise in data governance, security, and compliance, particularly within the UK regulatory landscape (e.g., GDPR).

Leadership Skills:

• Proven ability to lead and inspire high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
• Strategic mindset

Compensation and benefitsOn top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversityInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:09:08 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (hiring-jobs.com) you saw this job posting.