Are you passionate about building modern data platforms, enabling powerful analytics, and unlocking the potential of Microsoft technologies and AI?

Altro are looking for a Data & Microsoft Solutions Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping how data, digital workplace solutions, and AI drive value across the Group.

This is a senior leadership role within our IT team, where you’ll act as the design authority for enterprise data architecture, Microsoft 365 solutions, and Power Platform. You’ll define how we use data, analytics, automation, and AI to improve decision-making, efficiency, and collaboration across the business.

If you enjoy translating complex ideas into practical, scalable solutions and want to help build a data-driven, AI-enabled organisation, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

This is a permanent, full-time role with hybrid working (minimum of 3 days per week on-site), based at our Letchworth Garden City Head Office.

What you’ll be doing...

Shaping Strategy & Direction

Define and lead our data, analytics, Microsoft platform, and AI strategy over the next 3–5 years

Provide strategic input into the IT roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals

Identify high-value opportunities for AI, automation, and data-driven transformation

Leading Data & Microsoft Platform Architecture

Design and govern enterprise data architecture and analytics platforms

Lead the direction of Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, and Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate)

Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and built on high-quality, well-governed data foundations

Drive adoption of modern Azure data technologies and emerging capabilities (including AI and Microsoft Copilot)

Power Platform & Analytics Leadership

Define standards and governance for Power BI, semantic models, and datasets

Oversee delivery of solutions supporting:

Executive reporting

Self-service BI

Data science and AI

Business process automation and digital workflows

Ensure performance, lifecycle management, and security of analytics and platform assets

Data Governance & Responsible AI

Embed strong data governance principles, ensuring quality, transparency, and compliance (including GDPR)

Define guardrails for responsible and ethical AI usage

Work closely with security, legal, and risk teams to ensure safe and compliant solutions

Enabling the Business

Partner with stakeholders to design scalable, value-driven solutions across data, automation, and collaboration

Identify opportunities to improve processes through automation, low-code solutions, and AI

Support digital transformation across the organisation

Leadership & Collaboration

Provide technical leadership and mentoring across data, Power Platform, and SharePoint communities

Define standards, documentation, and best practice

Deliver knowledge-sharing sessions to build capability across IT

Manage and collaborate with third-party vendors and partners

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who:

Has strong experience designing enterprise data architectures and Microsoft-based solutions

Brings deep knowledge of the Azure data ecosystem and Power Platform

Understands analytics, AI/ML, and modern data technologies

Can communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders

Has a collaborative, influencing style and enjoys working across teams

Is passionate about building a data-driven, AI-ready organisation

What we can offer you

Hybrid working (minimum 3 days per week on site)

Private medical cover (single cover, BUPA)

25 days holiday, with the option to buy more

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life assurance from day one

Occupational sick pay and on-site Occupational Health

Confidential 24/7 support service for you and your family

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Free eye tests

A paid volunteering day each year

Free on-site parking

Long service awards

Ongoing learning and development support

A range of social events, including our Christmas party

Retirement advice and support

About Altro

Altro Group is home to two leading brands: Altro, a European manufacturer of premium flooring and wall cladding systems, and Autoglym, a leading British manufacturer of vehicle care products.

Family-owned since 1919, we’re proud of our values and the supportive, inclusive culture we’ve built. We truly care about our people and believe everyone should feel they belong.

Everyone is welcome at Altro for who they are, no matter what their background is or how they identify. We appreciate that everyone is different and with that diverse uniqueness we can all thrive. “We don’t want you to just work here. We want you to belong here.”

Follow us on our Life at Altro and Life at Autoglym Instagram pages to see #ThePeopleBehindTheProduct.

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