Director, Data Platform & Governance

A financial institution with a significant regional footprint is looking for a senior data leader to take the helm of its enterprise data platform — a role that sits at the heart of the organisation's broader data and AI ambitions.

This is a rare opportunity to shape both the strategic direction and day-to-day reality of a cloud-based data platform, working at the intersection of technology, governance, and business transformation. You will be as comfortable whiteboarding architecture with engineers as you are presenting roadmaps to senior leadership.

You will own the data platform agenda — from defining how data is ingested, curated, and made available for consumption, to ensuring the platform operates within a robust governance framework. This is not a purely strategic seat; delivery accountability is central, and you will be expected to lead complex, multi-market programmes with both rigour and pace.

A key part of the mandate is embedding gove...