Data Operations Manager
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Location
West Midlands, Solihull
Hybrid
Salary
Competitive
Employment Type
Contractor
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Our Client
Global Financial Solutions Provider
SPECIALTY
Personal Loans, Revolving Credit, Loan Consolidation Solutions, Payment Facilities/Short Term Credit, Real Estate Credit, Short Term Credit, In-Store Credit, Retail Credit Card, Car Leasing Services
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
Company Size
20000+ Employees
Aubay's Take
Our client is a leading finance provider in the UK and Europe and is part of one of the world’s largest financial entities. In this fast paced digital first world, our client provides responsible consumer finance solutions in a B2B and B2C capacity and offer a variety of creative strategies and adaptable lending choices that convert aspirations into reality. Their vision is to be a driver of positive change and to provide helpful and affordable finance options that customers can trust and use every day. Over the last 50 years, our client has built a portfolio of over 27 million clients and employs more than 20,000 employees globally – with a team of around 700 here in the UK. With their firm focus on creating a leading working environment with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and CSR, our client has been recognized as one of the top employers in the UK for three consecutive years.
Role Summary
Aubay UK is seeking a Data Operations Manager to drive delivery across established data programmes within a complex, regulated environment. This is a 6-month contract role (inside IR35) focused on executing against a defined roadmap, ensuring data teams remain aligned, accountable, and delivering against business priorities. The role requires a strong delivery leader who can coordinate stakeholders, interpret the data landscape, and maintain momentum across multiple workstreams. The successful candidate will bring operational discipline, stakeholder leadership, and programme delivery expertise to remove blockers, enhance performance, and support critical data-led initiatives. There is potential for extension or longer-term opportunities subject to performance and impact. This is a 6-month contract role (inside IR35). There is potential for this role to convert into a permanent position as part of ongoing operational transformation initiatives.
Role Responsibilities
- Deliver against an established strategy and roadmap, ensuring execution remains on track
- Lead and support heads of data functions, providing direction and maintaining focus on outcomes
- Ensure teams are aligned, engaged, and accountable for delivery
- Remove obstacles, unblock issues, and maintain delivery momentum across programmes
- Interpret the data landscape to support execution and informed decision-making
- Manage and influence stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment and progress
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to drive high-performing teams
- Challenge constructively and hold stakeholders accountable where required
- Re-energise and motivate teams operating in challenging environments
Required Skills and Experience
- Strong programme delivery or PMO leadership background in complex environments
- Proven ability to lead senior stakeholders and drive alignment across business functions
- Experience operating within data or data-driven environments (hands-on expertise not required)
- Demonstrated leadership capability with a focus on accountability, delivery, and team performance
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum
- Experience working within regulated industries, ideally financial services
- Excellent communication, influencing, and decision-making skills
Desired Skills and Experience
- Exposure to data transformation or data governance initiatives
- Familiarity with reporting frameworks and performance tracking
- Experience improving team engagement and operating models
- Understanding of supplier or third-party environments (non-essential)
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