Head of Data

The Vacancy

Head of Data

📍 Finsbury Park (Hybrid) ¦ 🏢 WPS Business

We’re looking for a dynamic Head of Data to lead the data vision for WPS turning data into a strategic asset that drives smarter decisions, better performance and real business impact.

This senior role will define our data strategy, lead governance, shape platforms, and drive analytics and AI innovation across the business.

✨ What You’ll Do

• 🚀 Lead and deliver the WPS data strategy
• 🛡️ Own data governance, quality and standards
• 🧱 Build secure, scalable data platforms
• 📊 Drive BI, analytics and AI/ML capability
• 🔄 Standardise data processes across WPS
• 👥 Lead and grow the Data & Analytics team
• 🔐 Ensure GDPR compliance and ethical data use
• 📣 Champion data adoption across the organisation

🎓 What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience in data leadership; property services/construction desirable
• Expertise in data architecture, governance, analytics and transformation
• Skilled communicator able to simplify complex concepts
• Hands‑on understanding of Power BI, SQL, DAX and analysis
• Strategic thinker with strong people and stakeholder leadership

💡 Why Join Us?

You’ll shape how WPS uses data to operate, innovate and transform — influencing strategy, empowering teams and delivering real business value. 🚀

📮 How to Apply

If this sounds like the perfect next step, please submit your application via our careers site.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.