Principal Lead - Commercial Data Analytics

Hayward Hawk
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Data analysis
Information Engineering
Data Transformation
Power BI
SAS (Software)
SQL Databases
SQL Server Reporting Services
Tableau
Data Strategy
Data Analytics
QlikView
Databricks

Job description

As they continue to scale, theyre seeking a Principal Lead Commercial Data Analytics a senior leader who can set the direction for advanced analytics, drive cloud data transformation, and lead a high-performing team of Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers.

The Role This is a pivotal data leadership position, combining strategy, technical oversight, and people leadership.

Lead the Data Technology Transformation

  • Drive the transition from legacy data environments to modern cloud and analytics platforms.
  • Unlock data as a strategic asset to enable AI, customer engagement and commercial performance.
  • Build and deliver enterprise-level, curated data products using modern development frameworks.

Shape Strategy & Technical Direction

  • Influence and develop the organisations wider data and analytics strategy.
  • Stay close to evolving internal and external technology roadmaps, ensuring your function stays ahead of the curve.
  • Introduce innovative tools, methods and technologies across analytics, ML and data engineering.

Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work with delivery, architecture, governance and commercial teams to align data priorities.
  • Communicate complex technical detail clearly to senior, non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ensure local practices integrate with broader organisational or group data models.

Requirements

  • Experience leading large-scale data migrations to cloud platforms (Databricks or similar).
  • Strong analytics and data science deployment experience across SQL/SAS environments.
  • Skilled in BI tools (Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, SSRS) and contemporary ML/predictive techniques.
  • Familiarity with federated / data mesh structures.

Strategic Thinking

  • Experience shaping or contributing to data strategy.
  • Ability to align local plans with wider enterprise or group roadmaps.

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive salary up to £77,000
  • Hybrid office working in Belfast (3 days in office)
  • Extensive benefits package.
  • Opportunity to shape company's future!

If this is the role for you contact Aaron Pyper at Hayward Hawk for more info on .

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