Job Description

Are you ready to chart your own career path? At SJP we need talented individuals like yourself to support our evolving culture. If you're seeking an employer that is passionate about excellence, innovation and autonomy, SJP could be the place for you.

At a glance:

Location:

Cirencester Office

Workplace Type:

Hybrid

Employment Type:

Permanent

Seniority:

Mid-Senior Level


The Data and Insights Division is comprised of four key areas: 1. Data Governance and Intelligence 2. Data Acquisition, Quality, Strategy and Literacy; 3. Data Insights; 4. Data Architecture, Platform and Engineering. This presents an opportunity to design a data strategy aligned with the organization's goals and execute the delivery of data effectively. D&I enables SJP to leverage value from its data through actionable insights and data led decision making.


The Data Acquisition, Quality, and Strategy(DAQS) Division focuses on relationship and communication, Data Quality, and Strategy and Culture at SJP. Reporting to Divisional Director the role holder will support the design and implementation of data strategies that maximise the value of our data assets, alongside leading the development and execution of a comprehensive data literacy program across the business.


This is a pivotal role, ensuring that all employees have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to use data effectively, fostering a data-driven culture that enhances decision-making, innovation, and compliance in a highly regulated financial services environment.

What you'll be doing:

Collaborating with business stakeholders to develop and refine SJPs data strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements. Developing and implement a strategic roadmap to enhance data literacy across all levels of the business. Defining success metrics and track progress toward establishing a data-driven culture. Leading initiatives to establish and maintain a data product ecosystem, including defining data product frameworks, governance, and lifecycle management. Designing and implementing methodologies to measure and demonstrate the value derived from data assets and data products. Work closely with business units to identify and prioritise data opportunities, ensuring the strategy addresses key pain points and drives innovation. Acting as a champion for data literacy, engaging with senior leaders to secure buy-in and drive organisational change. Designing and delivering tailored training programs, workshops, and resources to improve data understanding and usage. Foster a culture where data is seen as a strategic asset and employees feel empowered to use data in their roles. Ensure all data literacy programs align with regulatory requirements and organisational data governance policies.

Who we're looking for:

We are looking for an experienced Data Strategy and Literacy professional who will shape how data is leveraged to drive growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage across SJP. The role holder will hay key experience in designing and communicating data strategy and/or literacy and will be highly competent and experienced in driving cultural change.

Essential Criteria

Experience designing and communicating data strategy and/or designing and communicating a Data literacy initiative. Strong stakeholder management experience and capable of fostering mutually beneficial relationships across multiple business areas. Highly competent and experienced in driving cultural change in large organisations. Experience in designing and implementing training programs or transformation initiatives, preferably in data-related fields.

Desirable Criteria

Experience with both data strategy and literacy combined. Experience and exposure to data governance and data quality best practice. Experience using Data Management and Governance Tools including Aperture, Talend, Erwin Data Intelligence Suite, Power BI, SQL, Snowflake.

Special Requirements:

Some business travel may be necessary

What's in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do,

whether that's through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.

We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

Competitive parental leave (28 weeks full pay) Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit) 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at careers@sjp.co.uk

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.

What's next?

If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking