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You will be responsible for driving a significant improvement in our data capability maturity, enabling us to harness the power of data, analytics and AI to enhance our operational efficiency, customer experience, and strategic decision-making. This role will involve close collaboration with cross-functional teams, executive leadership, and external partners.\nYou will own and govern the strategic principles, reference architecture and roadmaps for data and data technology help us achieve our strategic vision. Working as part of the BGUK Technology and Architecture Office and a member of the Architecture Leadership Team you will collaborate with peers to align our data strategy, architecture, platforms, and principles with those of other domains. You’ll work with Chief Data & Analytics Office to establish the key data and technology architecture components of the Data and Architecture Strategy. 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