Cma1743 Chief Data and Technology Insights Officer - London, United Kingdom - Competition & Markets Authority

Competition & Markets Authority

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £126,307 - £148,100
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SCS Pay Band 2
Contract type:
Permanent
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Architecture and Data
Digital
Senior leadership
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Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
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Job summary:

The Competition and Markets Authority is an independent non-Ministerial government department and is the UK's lead competition and consumer authority.

We work to ensure that consumers get a good deal when buying goods and services, and that businesses operate within the law.

The CMA has an exciting and challenging agenda - to contribute to faster economic growth, deliver positive competition outcomes and make markets work well for consumers, businesses and the economy.

We have a vital role to play in the UK economy through our many and varied roles and responsibilities, and while we are in no doubt as to the size of the task, we're encouraged by the progress we have made so far, and excited to take up the challenge of delivering tangible results for UK consumers and businesses, especially post EU exit.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a team in an area of importance, make a real difference to consumers at a critical time, and shape the CMA's and other regulators' data strategies, in partnership with a wide range of senior professionals working in the sector and academic world.

Job description:

Advances in digital technologies have led to the growth of powerful platform businesses and substantial increases in the collection and use of data, computing power, and the development and use of algorithms.

These advances have reshaped our economy and society and delivered substantial benefits to consumers, but are also raising new challenges, including for competition policy and consumer protection.

In this context, the CMA established a new Data, Technology and Analytics (DaTA) unit in early 2019, to increase its digital capabilities and support its work.

There are now nearly 50 team members across technology insight, data science, engineering, behavioural science, eDiscovery and digital forensics with the headcount planned to grow to around 65.

With the creation of the new Digital Markets Unit in the CMA, demand for the skills of the DaTA unit will increase further.

Reporting to the Chief Economic Advisor, who is part of the Senior Executive Team, the Chief Data & Technology Insights Officer will be responsible for the strategy and delivery of the Data, Technology and Analytics (DaTA) unit.

The role has a strong focus on ensuring the CMA understands how technology works in markets.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development of the vision and the strategy for the DaTA unit, working in conjunction with the unit's team members, the CMA's senior team, businesses and other regulators.
Work closely with Senior Directors (your peers) throughout the CMA, analysing how the DaTA unit can contribute to the highest impact cases and projects.
Lead, motivate and manage staff, empowering your direct reports and other team members, and sharing knowledge and lessons learnt across teams at the CMA.
Act as an ambassador for data driven approaches to the entire work of the CMA and contribute to the organisation's wider strategy and approaches to cases and projects.
Provide strong and effective leadership to the function, including refining the team's design, and attracting, retaining and developing expert talent.
Ensure the CMA develops new approaches to data collection and analysis, working with other teams in the CMA to maximise effectiveness. Influence the CMA's culture with respect to the collection, analysis and sharing of data.
Build a meaningful and strong relationship between the CMA and domestic regulatory organisations (such as the Information Commissioner's Office, Ofcom and the Financial Conduct Authority) and other competition and consumer agencies to exchange best practice, develop a mutual strategic direction and where appropriate work together.
Develop and maintain the reputation (particularly internationally) of the DaTA unit and the CMA through contributing to cases and projects, leading initiatives and producing impactful publications, delivering occasional events and speaking at high profile events.

The DaTA unit leads for the CMA on:

Understanding how firms use data, technology and algorithms in their business models and the implications that has for consumers and competition, including tracking and understanding emerging technologies.
Understanding better what data is available for our current cases, how we can access and obtain that data and improving our use of it through developing data pipelines and using data science and contributing to the CMA's digital transformation.
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