Service Manager – Strategic Data

Job summary

Job description We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Service Manager to lead the development and operation of our Strategic Data Platform.

Qualifications

• We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Service Manager to lead the development and operation of our Strategic Data Platform.
• define use cases and prioritise delivery.
• You will be comfortable working at both strategic and operational levels, influencing senior stakeholders while ensuring high‑quality delivery.
• This is an opportunity to shape a critical capability for the organisation, enabling better decisions, improved services and more joined‑up insight through data.
• We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups.
• We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring

Responsibilities

• You will manage and develop a high‑performing team of data engineers, driving standards for data modelling, pipeline design, and data quality.
• to work flexibly.
• It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
• Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee.
• In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
• Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement.
• We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
• If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade.
• If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
• Equality of pay is extremely important to us.
• All roles at She*** are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026.
• Find out more on our Sheff news page.

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