Strategic Data Business Partner - 12 months Fixed term Contract

About The Role

Who we are: Triodos Bank is an award-winning organisation and one of Europe’s leading sustainable banks, whose mission is to make money work for positive social, environmental, and cultural change. We offer a wide range of banking services for people who want to use their money consciously – from current accounts through to investments and savings. We only finance companies, organisations and projects that benefit people and the environment. Our mission is - To help create a society that promotes people’s quality of life and that has human dignity at its core. To enable individuals, institutions, and businesses to use money more consciously in ways that benefit people and the environment and promote sustainable development. To offer our customers sustainable financial products and high-quality service We’re a certified B Corporation, meaning that we are part of a community of businesses driving the shift to a new kind of economy, that is better for workers, better for communities and better for the environment .

The Opportunity: We are excited to recruiting for a Strategic Data Business Partner to join at our Bristol head office on an initial 12-month fixed term contract basis The Strategic Data Business Partner plays a critical role in unlocking the business value of data across Triodos Bank UK. This is a highly visible, senior-facing role that connects strategic objectives with data capability. Acting as the go between business and data, this role ensures that the UK’s data priorities are clearly defined, well-governed, and effectively delivered through collaboration with internal teams and Triodos Group. It’s about driving outcomes that influence decision-making, enable innovation, and support the Bank’s mission. This role offers the benefits of flexible hybrid working with a blend of office and remote working, typically you will be required to work from the Bristol office 2 days per week At Triodos, we recognise the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and are dedicated to supporting our employees’ wellbeing. We offer a range of flexible working options, including part-time roles, varied working patterns, and a hybrid work environment. While this is a full-time position, we also welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time or flexible arrangements. If you would like to be considered for part-time hours, please outline your preferred working pattern in your cover letter.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Vision: Partner with senior leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into actionable data initiatives. Align UK and Group-wide data efforts to avoid duplication, maximise resources, and ensure direction is well communicated Maintain a clear view of how data is contributing to business outcomes, beyond technical delivery.
• Data Product Oversight: Prioritise a portfolio of UK data initiatives based on value, feasibility, and strategic fit. Ensure high-quality business requirements are captured and governed, with a focus on outcome not output. Coordinate delivery across UK and Group resources, maintaining accountability without direct line management.
• Change Management and Enablement: Help the organisation shift from reactive reporting to forward-looking, insight-led decision making. Embed data literacy, governance, and ownership into change processes, ensuring sustainability. Act as a critical friend to both business and data teams - offering challenge, clarity and coordination.
• Other: Comply with all regulatory obligations and internal governance to help ensure ethical behaviour, working to deliver good customer outcomes and avoiding foreseeable harm in line with Triodos’ practice of putting customers at the heart of what we do.

What We Are Looking For : You will have a strong background in data-driven business partnering, product ownership, or transformation roles. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of how data underpins operational excellence, performance improvement, and strategic planning, with demonstrable experience collaborating closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams. You will be skilled at navigating complex stakeholder environments, aligning competing priorities, and leveraging modern data and analytics platforms, ideally within financial services. As a trusted advisor, you excel at framing data discussions in commercial and strategic terms, focusing on outcomes and tangible business value. You are adept at balancing trade-offs, driving alignment, and proactively removing barriers to progress. Above all, you are motivated by the challenge of finding innovative ways for data to deliver greater impact, and you thrive in environments where you can make things happen efficiently and collaboratively. Triodos Bank is proud of its culture, ethos, and ability to make a positive change in society. It is important that candidates evidence a strong commitment to Triodos Bank's core values of ethical sustainability and transparency, as well as the personal qualities to live these values.

What We Offer In return for your hard work and expertise, you will receive a competitive full time equivalent salary of between £65,000 and £75,000 depending on experience, plus access to our extensive benefits package, where most of our benefits are non-contributory. Our Benefits Include: Non-contributory pension scheme from your first day of 8% in year 1 and 10% from year 2 onwards Life Assurance (worth 4 times basic pay) Income Protection - 75% of basic pay after 13 weeks sick and following six months service Private Medical Insurance with optional enhanced or HCP family coverage A Health Cash Plan Vitality Leave – After each 5 years of service, you will be able to take a sabbatical of up to 3 months. This benefit is then available after every 7 years of service thereafter. 27 days (Full Time Equivalent) annual leave plus bank holidays per annum increasing to 30 days after 2 years’ service A buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days (Full Time Equivalent) up to maximum of 35 days total annual leave 5 days fully paid carers leave A wellbeing allowance of £200 a year 1 Wellbeing Day Free yoga classes Co-worker retail discounts Cycle to work scheme Refer a Friend scheme Colleague recognition voucher scheme We are committed to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds. We value that receiving applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds is key in supporting our inclusive organisation to grow. We don’t want to miss out on candidates who feel they don’t exactly match the job description requirements, so if this is a role that sounds interesting to you, and you feel you could add value to the role please do apply. You could be exactly what we need! Triodos reserve the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received, so please do apply asap if this opportunity is of interest to you.

Closing Date: 14/09/2025

Location Bristol

Date added 1 September 2025