Platform Data Lead - Homes

Lloyds Banking Group•Halifax, NS

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves leading the data management agenda for one of Europe's largest mortgage data estates. The Platform Data Lead will play a pivotal role in transforming how data is governed, managed, and utilized to unlock business value for customers. Sitting within the Homes Platform, the role operates at the intersection of technology, data, and the mortgage business, providing clear leadership for platform data. The individual will act as the key point of connection between the Homes Platform, central data teams, and senior business partners, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards while shaping solutions for the business. Responsibilities include setting and owning a clear, actionable data strategy for the Homes Platform, building understanding and buy-in across technology and business leaders, representing Homes in central data forums, influencing enterprise data capabilities, managing data issues and risks, and leading the data side of change activities to ensure data impacts are identified early and quality is designed in. The role also requires articulating the platform's data journey, improvements, and areas needing focus.

Requirements

3+ years’ experience leading data management and data utilisation practices within a large, complex organisation.
3+ years’ experience bridging data, technology and business, translating data concepts into outcomes that matter to senior stakeholders.
3+ years’ experience operating within enterprise data governance frameworks, including compliance with central standards and regulatory expectations.
Proven experience prioritising data initiatives, managing risks and dependencies, and driving delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with large, complex financial services or mortgage data estates.
Experience contributing to or leading data transformation programmes, including modern data platforms and cloud‑based data solutions.
Working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data management capabilities.
A demonstrated passion for improving data literacy and capability across teams, not just delivering data solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead the data management agenda for one of the largest mortgage data estates in Europe.
Transform how data is governed, managed, and used to unlock real business value for customers.
Provide clear leadership for platform data within the Homes Platform.
Act as the key point of connection between the Homes Platform, central data teams, and senior business partners.
Ensure strong alignment to enterprise standards while shaping solutions that genuinely work for the business.
Set and own a clear, actionable data strategy for the Homes Platform.
Build understanding and buy-in for the data strategy across technology and business leaders.
Represent Homes into central data forums and influence how enterprise data capabilities are shaped and adopted.
Stay on top of data issues and risks across the platform, providing clarity, maintaining strong resolution plans, and driving issues through to closure.
Lead Data Side of Change activity, ensuring data impacts are identified early and quality is designed in before change lands.
Tell a compelling data story, clearly articulating the platform's data journey, improvements, and areas needing focus.