Location
Weybridge, Surrey with hybrid working opportunities; attendance at the office expected at least one day per week.

Hours
36 hours per week

Salary
£48,698 per annum

About the Role
We have an opportunity to join our Surrey Pension Team (SPT) as a Digital and Data Manager and make a significant contribution to the success of the service. Operating with professional independence and autonomy, you will lead digital and data improvements for SPT, ensuring we deliver secure, compliant, and innovative services for members, employers, and stakeholders. You will codify, modernise, and provide strategic challenge to current systems and processes to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes. You will investigate business problems and opportunities, specifying required changes to processes, information, and technology.

You will provide strategic leadership in the data space, driving best practice to harness data for better decision-making and enabling SPT to deliver its strategic objectives. This includes ownership of operational reporting and analytics, championing a data-driven culture, and acting as a trusted advisor on data usage. You will also support improvements from suppliers and make recommendations on investments in digital and data tools and platforms.

In this role, you will have line management responsibility for a Resources Officer who works across Digital and Data as well as Resources and Performance.

Our offer includes 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 31 days after 5 years’ service (pro-rated for part-time), the option to buy up to 10 additional days of annual leave, a generous local government salary-related pension, up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year, paternity, adoption and dependents leave, an Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing, access to a learning and development hub, wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping, and the chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.

Experience
- Proven leadership experience in digital or data roles
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, especially with non-technical leadership, including acting as a strategic advisor to senior leadership
- Strong understanding of data architecture and data governance, including database structures and API logic
- Expertise in analytical tools such as Power BI and Tableau
- Strong project management skills
- Experience in process improvement and identification of opportunities
- Experience owning relationships with key suppliers and driving service improvement

About you
Strategic thinker with the ability to influence senior leadership and balance best practice implementation with stakeholder relationships. You are proactive in identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through digital capabilities and skilled at encouraging buy-in across all levels of seniority and technical experience. You have experience working collaboratively with external suppliers to improve service delivery, balancing collaboration with contractual requirements.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or demonstrable experience in digital, data management, or related fields are desirable but not explicitly stated. A commitment to continuous learning and development is expected.