Head of Data

Head of Data & BI

Location:
Ealing / London (Hybrid/remote – limited travel to the office)

Salary: £Competitive

Contract type:
Fixed-Term Contract (6-8 months)

DBS Level -
Basic

Shape the future of data and insight at A2Dominion

Are you passionate about harnessing the power of data to drive organisational change? Do you have the leadership and vision to build a robust data culture, ensuring governance, quality, and actionable insights across the business? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact.

We're looking for an
Head of Data & BI
to lead on the delivery of A2Dominion's Data & BI Strategy. You'll oversee governance, data quality, and analytics, building an operating model that enables the business to make better decisions through insight and innovation. You help us deliver our data Quality Action Plan in collaboration with the wider business to drive continual data quality improvements.

As the senior lead for data, you'll manage a talented in-house team and external partners, ensuring our platforms, reporting and analytics capability are robust, secure, and future-focused.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Strategy & Culture – Develop and implement a sustainable Data & BI Strategy, aligned with IT and business priorities, and embed a data-driven culture across the organisation.
• Data Governance & Quality – Establish standards, principles and processes for data stewardship, ensuring compliance, classification, and quality monitoring are embedded.
• Analytics & Insight – Design, build and manage data platforms and reporting solutions, including dashboards, KPIs and wider regulatory returns; self-service tools for senior leaders and operational teams.
• Security & Compliance – Working closely with the Cyber Security team, ensure data security, regulatory compliance and access controls are rigorously maintained.
• Leadership & Collaboration – Lead and inspire the Data & BI team, manage third-party partners, and work closely with senior stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.

More about you:

• Proven track record of leading complex data functions, including strategy, governance, quality, and analytics.
• Experience in a similar role within the Public Sector is essential, with housing sector experience highly desirable.
• Strong technical expertise with MS Azure Data Warehousing (Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks), SQL, Power BI, and other visualisation tools.
• Experience delivering large, cross-functional data projects in a corporate setting.
• Excellent communicator, able to translate technical detail into clear business insight.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to build high-performing teams and influence at senior levels.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance, data privacy best practice, and BI lifecycle processes.
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience. Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. ITIL, CIOB, or data certifications) are desirable.

About us

At A2Dominion, we're more than a housing provider. We're a not-for-profit organisation with a clear social purpose: to create homes and communities people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes across London and the South East, we reinvest our profits into building more affordable homes and delivering services that make a real difference. We're a G15 housing association with a strong social purpose

Inclusion at A2Dominion

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at

We know some people may hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. If that's you, we'd still encourage you to apply - or get in touch with us to talk it through.

At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family-friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers.

This vacancy is being managed by
Danny Banks -

The role closes on 7th November 2025, we reserve the right to close this role upon appointment of the right candidate.

This role is being managed directly by A2Dominion. We are not accepting agency support at this stage.