Assistant Vice President, Data & AI

Role Overview

The Assistant Vice President, Data & AI will support the delivery of the Company's data transformation agenda, including the implementation and ongoing enhancement of its enterprise data warehouse, reporting capabilities, automation initiatives and AI adoption programme. Reporting to the COO this role will work across all business functions to improve the quality, accessibility and use of data throughout the organisation. The successful candidate will coordinate data-related projects, support governance initiatives, drive reporting automation and identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve operational efficiency and decision-making. The position offers a unique opportunity to help shape the Company's future data and AI capabilities within a growing aircraft leasing platform.

Key Responsibilities

Data Management & Governance

• Support the development and implementation of the Company's data governance framework.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to improve data quality, consistency and controls.
• Maintain data definitions, business rules and data dictionaries across core systems.
• Assist in establishing data ownership and stewardship responsibilities across departments.
• Monitor data quality metrics and coordinate remediation activities where required.
• Development of governance standards for both structured and unstructured data across the organisation.

Data Warehouse & Reporting

• Act as a key business stakeholder in the implementation and ongoing development of the enterprise data warehouse.
• Coordinate requirements gathering across Finance, Treasury, Asset Management, Technical, Legal and Operations teams.
• Work with internal users and external vendors to support data integration and reporting initiatives.
• Assist in the design, testing and deployment of dashboards and management reporting tools.
• Help streamline manual reporting processes through automation and improved data accessibility.
• Work with business users and technology partners to understand source system data, data flows and integration requirements.

Project Management

• Support planning, execution and delivery of system, data, reporting and AI-related projects.
• Track project milestones, actions, risks and dependencies.
• Coordinate meetings, workshops and stakeholder communications.
• Maintain project documentation and status reporting for management and steering committees.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed objectives and timelines.

AI & Process Automation

• Identify opportunities to improve business processes using AI and automation technologies.
• Support the implementation and adoption of Microsoft Copilot and other approved AI solutions.
• Work with business teams to document and prioritise AI use cases.
• Assist with training, user adoption and change management activities
• Support change management activities to encourage adoption of new data standards, reporting tools and AI-enabled processes.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness and utilisation of AI initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships across all business functions.
• Act as a liaison between business users, technology providers and project partners.
• Promote data-driven decision making throughout the organisation.
• Provide support and guidance to users on reporting, analytics and data-related matters.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Information Systems, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
• 3 - 7 years of experience in data management, business analytics, project management or business transformation roles.
• Experience participating in data, reporting, system implementation or business intelligence projects.
• Strong analytical and organisational capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and reporting skills.

Desirable

• Experience within aircraft leasing, aviation finance, banking, financial services or asset finance.
• Exposure to data warehouse, business intelligence or cloud data platform projects.
• Knowledge of Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, SQL or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting AI, automation or digital transformation initiatives.
• Relevant project management or data qualifications.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised and detail oriented.
• Strong problem-solving mindset.
• Naturally collaborative and capable of working across multiple functions.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Curious about technology, analytics and AI.
• Able to translate business problems into practical solutions.