Principal Lead

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Principal Lead

At Danske Bank, we’re driven by a clear purpose: to help customers, colleagues, and society thrive . You don’t have to just take our word for it - we are very proud of our external recognition which includes being rated by Best Companies as a 3-star World Class Organisation to work for, as a Top 10 Best Company to Work for in the UK and as #1 in the UK Financial Services sector and #1 in Northern Ireland

We value diversity in its broadest sense which we know makes us stronger as a business and invites all colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. Our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy is central to our purpose and shows up in how we work every day.

Driving sustainability is a key strategic priority for us. We’d proud to have achieved the highest level in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey by Business in the Community (BITC) for the seventh consecutive year.

We’re passionate about giving back to the communities in which we live and work. There are lots of ways you can get involved, such as fundraising for our charity partner (Include Youth), visiting schools to teach young people about money and budgeting, volunteering with a local food bank, planting trees, and so much more.

So, if you share our values and enthusiasm and all of what we stand for resonates with you, then you will find a home at Danske Bank.

There’s much more to working at Danske Bank than just a salary but for this role we are offering a competitive salary as well as an annual car allowance

We also offer an attractive range of flexible benefits centered on wellness, financial, psychological, physical and social.

For example, if you want to buy more holidays or need to avail of medical treatment, then we have a range of benefits for you. And if you want to make your money, go further, our Danske Discounts offering is just for you. With non-stop discounts, this is the perfect perk for all colleagues. If the gym is of interest to you can avail of savings on gym membership.


We are seeking a Principal Lead responsible for leading the Commercial Data and Analytics deployment within the organisation.

This includes leading the data transformation strategy, the technical delivery of data products, as well as commercial and customer insights and business critical data, ensuring solutions align to the organisation’s strategic goals.

Lead the transformation of the bank’s data estate, delivering enterprise-curated data products aligned with Group frameworks.
Develop and execute the UK Data & Analytics strategy, aligning to Group roadmaps and enhancing the UK toolbox with innovative solutions.
Mentor and manage a high-performing team of data scientists and analytics engineers, driving career development and performance reviews.
Collaborate across functions to ensure alignment, integration, and clear technical direction for data strategies.
Drive innovation and compliance through cutting-edge tools, data governance excellence, and regulatory adherence.

Computer Science or other related STEM discipline (Bachelors, Masters)
Experience in leading complex data migrations to Databricks or other cloud-based platforms
Experience of data engineering, analytics, data science and/ or data product deployment within federated Data structures such as data mesh
Experience of advanced data science techniques such as predictive analytics to generate customer and commercial outcomes
Proven experience in leading and mentoring teams, particularly in data science and analytics with capability to maintain high team performance in a fast-paced environment
Experience in contributing to and developing data strategies.
Strong understanding of data governance and data quality management and regulatory compliance.


Our belief is that we are “ Better when Together ” and want to balance the benefits of teaming up in person with flexible working where possible. We will be supportive and flexible to your circumstances, so for roles that offer a hybrid option we ask colleagues to attend their base location a minimum of 3 days a week so they can connect, collaborate and learn together. The other 2 days can be worked either from home or another bank location. Some of our roles are customer facing which means that it’s really important to be able to work with customers face to face and hybrid working isn’t appropriate.

If you have a disability, long term health condition or additional need that requires accommodation or adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please advise us of this on your CV & a member of the team will be in touch to discuss

Each one of us is different, and at Danske Bank we value and respect individual differences. Danske Bank is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. gender, ethnicity, background, nationality, generation, age, working style, religious background, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and cognitive diversity.