Head of Digital, Data and Technology
Employer: Housing Ombudsman
Location: Home-based with occasional travel
Working hours: Full Time
Salary: £76,666.40 plus excellent benefits
Closing date: 23.59 on Friday 26th June 2026.
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Opportunity to use your proven experience of delivering successful DDaT services, including of developing and embedding service improvements, at a senior level.
The Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS) provides independent, impartial and fair dispute support and resolution services for nearly 5 million households in England. Through resolving disputes effectively and promoting positive change across the social housing sector, we improve residents’ lives and landlords’ services.
The Head of Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) role sits within the Finance, Procurement and Digital function of the Housing Ombudsman Service which is responsible for delivering our finance, procurement, governance and digital services for the organisation.
As Head of DDaT, you will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team, and will be responsible for the performance of the DDaT team with responsibility for technology, data and information governance, creating and embedding a culture of excellence and continuous improvement and in line with required standards.
Specifically, your remit will include:
providing advice to the organisation around data, technology and information governance;
delivering a modern customer service experience that achieves the required customer and colleague outcomes, underpinned by robust technology, data and information governance;
providing thought leadership on the topic of data security and advise the SIRO and senior leaders of DDaT issues that require escalation; and
leading, managing and developing the DDaT team, ensuring service area outcomes are delivered.
Core requirements, which ideally will have been gained within the social housing, regulation and / or ombudsman sectors, for this pivotal leadership role include:
demonstrable experience of delivering successful DDaT services at a senior level;
proven experience of impactful collaboration at a senior level, both internally and with external stakeholders;
a track record of developing and embedding service improvements for DDaT; and
experience of successfully leading at a senior level, managing managers and ensuring staff development across a service area
For further details about this pivotal leadership role, please download the Candidate Information Pack.
CLOSING DATE: 23.59 on Friday 26th June 2026.
INTERVIEWS: week commencing 20th July 2026.
PLEASE NOTE: Following unprecedented interest in our vacancies, we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date (close it early). The role will be closed to new applications immediately if / when we receive 120 applications or at the stated closing date – whichever occurs first. Applications after the role has closed cannot be accepted. We therefore strongly recommend applying as soon as possible.
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