GCP Data Team Lead

Data Manager (GCP/BigQuery) Location: Manchester or Midlands (Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite) Type: Full-time | Permanent About the Role We are seeking a Data Manager to take ownership of a team delivering solutions within a high-scale, highly regulated environment. This role is primarily focused on leadership, delivery oversight, and stakeholder engagement rather than hands-on development. You will be responsible for ensuring the team delivers high-quality solutions that meet strict regulatory requirements while maintaining strong standards of design, performance, and reliability. Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage a cross-functional, geographically distributed data team • Own the end-to-end delivery of regulatory reporting solutions • Ensure outputs meet governance standards and regulatory requirements • Act as the primary interface between technology, finance, and compliance stakeholders • Drive team performance through mentoring, coaching, and development • Manage risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines • Identify and implement improvements to processes, ways of working, and delivery efficiency • Provide regular updates to leadership and escalate risks where necessary Requirements Leadership and Delivery • Proven experience leading and developing data or engineering teams • Strong track record of owning delivery in fast-paced environments • Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills • Ability to prioritise effectively and manage competing demands Technical Understanding • Strong understanding of GCP and BigQuery environments • Solid knowledge of SQL and commercial database development • Awareness of cloud-based architectures and data/reporting systems (This is not a hands-on role, but requires sufficient technical depth to guide teams and review solutions.) Desirable Experience • Experience within regulated environments such as gambling, finance, or similar • Exposure to high-throughput or large-scale data platforms • Familiarity with API integrations (REST or SOAP) • Experience supporting the use of AI tools within delivery teams Why Join • Lead delivery of business-critical regulatory systems • Work within a large-scale, performance-driven environment • Play a key role in shaping team delivery and best practices • Hybrid working model (2 days onsite per week) with strong long-term career progression Apply If you are a leadership-focused data professional who enjoys driving delivery and improving team performance in complex environments, we would like to hear from you.