Head of Data
Harnham
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 110KJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Decision Support Systems
Python
Machine Learning
Power BI
SQL Databases
Snowflake
Job description
- Lead and develop a team of three (Engineers/Analysts)
- Own and manage the data and analytics roadmap, setting realistic expectations around delivery
- Shift the function from automated reporting to high-quality insight and decision support
- Embed clear intake, prioritisation and ways-of-working processes for data requests
- Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver KPI dashboards, executive reporting and ad-hoc analysis
- Improve data literacy across the business and manage reactive requests effectively
- Support machine learning initiatives, including in-housing and adoption of an existing demand prediction model
- Work alongside engineering leadership to guide the ongoing evolution of the data platform
- Champion data quality, governance and a single source of truth
Requirements
- Senior analytics or data leadership experience in a modern data environment
- Strong commercial acumen and confidence influencing senior stakeholders
- Proven experience leading and developing analytics teams
- Solid understanding of analytics, data storytelling and insight delivery
- Hands-on background with Power BI, SQL, and ideally Python
- Familiarity with AWS, Snowflake and dbt
- Experience owning data or analytics roadmaps and managing expectations
- Exposure to machine learning initiatives is a plus
- Able to step into an interim role quickly and operate autonomously
