Head of Data

Salary: Up to £78,785 per annum, dependent on skills and experience (includes a 7.5% market force supplement)   

Grade: J

Hours: 35 per week
Contract type: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: 25/31

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 3rd August 2025

Job Description Document

How to apply

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description).   Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.

Role Details

We are seeking a Head of Data to join our Regent’s IT leadership team.  You will lead the day-to-day management and evolution of the data team, including the development and operations of a comprehensive suite of data dashboards and reports used for external data outputs (including HESA statutory returns) and internal data reporting across the whole university.

The University is undergoing transformational technology change in this space, and you will also help lead the technical strategic thinking and the storytelling to the business to gain buy-in to a transformational roadmap for the area.  You will play a key leadership IMPACT role in creating the Universities ‘data platform for the future’.

To be successful, you should have a background of leading a Data/BI team formed of data professionals and experience in managing data assets.  You should be confident in your ability to engage with a variety of different stakeholders to develop dashboards that provide strategic and operational insights.   In addition, you should have a strong knowledge of database management systems and proficiency in data analysis tools and languages.  

About us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
• Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
• A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
• Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
• Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
• Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment 
• Employee discount service
• £6 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
• Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role