Stoke-on-Trent
Data Team Lead – Regulatory Reporting Location: Manchester or Stoke-on-Trent (Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite) Type: Full-time | Permanent About the Role We are seeking a Data Team Lead to take ownership of a team delivering regulatory reporting solutions within a high-scale, highly regulated environment. This role is primarily focused on leadership, delivery oversight, and stakeholder engagement rather than hands-on development. You will be responsible for ensuring the team delivers high-quality solutions that meet strict regulatory requirements while maintaining strong standards of design, performance, and reliability. Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage a cross-functional, geographically distributed data team, • Own the end-to-end delivery of regulatory reporting solutions, • Ensure outputs meet governance standards and regulatory requirements, • Act as the primary interface between technology, finance, and compliance stakeholders, • Drive team performance through mentoring, coaching, and development, • Manage risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines, • Identify and implement improvements to processes, ways of working, and delivery efficiency, • Provide regular updates to leadership and escalate risks where necessary Requirements Leadership and Delivery • Proven experience leading and developing data or engineering teams, • Strong track record of owning delivery in fast-paced environments, • Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills, • Ability to prioritise effectively and manage competing demands Technical Understanding • Strong understanding of GCP and BigQuery environments, • Solid knowledge of SQL and commercial database development Desirable Experience • Experience within regulated environments such as gambling, finance, or similar, • Exposure to high-throughput or large-scale data platforms, • Familiarity with API integrations (REST or SOAP), • Experience supporting the use of AI tools within delivery teams Why Join • Lead delivery of business-critical regulatory systems, • Work within a large-scale, performance-driven environment, • Play a key role in shaping team delivery and best practices, • Hybrid working model (2 days onsite per week) with strong long-term career progression Apply If you are a leadership-focused data professional who enjoys driving delivery and improving team performance in complex environments, we would like to hear from you.