Head of Data

Head of Data | Up to £115k | London / Hybrid The Role:

• The data infrastructure is already in place. The opportunity now is to turn data into a genuinely strategic capability across the business, shaping the data strategy, developing the existing team, improving governance and helping leadership make better decisions through data.
• You'll report directly to the CEO and sit across both the technical and strategic sides of the function.
• The core data infrastructure is already built across technologies including BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, Airbyte and Lightdash.
• The focus is now on making that infrastructure work harder for the business — improving how data is governed, accessed and used, while defining what the next stage of the function should look like. What you'll be doing
• Define and own the company's data strategy, roadmap and priorities
• Work hands-on across data engineering, analytics engineering, modelling and analysis
• Develop and mentor a small existing data team, raising the technical and strategic bar
• Improve data quality, governance, ownership and accessibility
• Partner with teams across the business to understand where data can have the biggest impact
• Help shape the longer-term data, AI and ML strategy
• Explore how AI/LLMs can improve the productivity and capabilities of the data function
• Build the case for future investment and team growth as the business scales Requirements:
• You'll ideally have experience of taking a relatively small data team or function through a period of growth or increased maturity.
• You'll need to be comfortable moving between technical detail and higher-level strategy - this isn't a role for someone who has been purely people-management focused for the last few years.
• Strong communication is also important. You'll be working closely with senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders, so the ability to turn complex data concepts into clear business decisions is key. If you're a hands-on data leader who has actually built or grown a function rather than simply inherited a large, established team, this could be an interesting next step.