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# Head of Data

- **Company:** Nothing
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Android Software Development, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Large Language Models, Data Layers, Build Management
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/head-of-data/nothing-job107887079

## About the Role

* Deep hands-on engineering skill: you write code, you build pipes, you don't just direct others to do it
 * A track record in complex environments; hybrid hardware/software companies, scaling fintechs, or similarly messy multi-system organisations
 * Fluency in modern agentic and LLM workflows, and a clear understanding of what AI needs from a data layer to function reliably
 * Commercial instincts: you frame your work in terms of decisions enabled and revenue generated, not rows processed
 * Strong judgement about when to build robust, scalable architecture and when a scrappier pipeline is the right answer today
 * Experience connecting disparate systems - ERP, HRIS, mobile telemetry, operational trackers into clean, reliable outputs
 * Comfort operating as an individual contributor at senior level: you thrive without a team beneath you, and you enjoy getting into the weeds

## Description

* Map Nothing's highest-priority data use cases in your first 30-60 days, interviewing cross-functional leaders to surface where data can most directly move the needle
 * Design and build targeted pipelines that solve multiple business problems simultaneously connecting ERP, HRIS, Android/app telemetry, and bespoke trackers into a coherent data layer
 * Own the architecture end-to-end: you'll write the code, make the tooling calls, and be accountable for what gets built
 * Identify technical overlaps across use cases and group them into a pragmatic build sequence; no isolated hacks, no over-engineered warehouses
 * Ensure the data foundation is clean and normalised enough to eventually power an internal company brain and agentic workflows
 * Evaluate and select modern, lightweight tooling that accelerates our timeline rather than locking us into legacy platforms
 * Define what "good data" looks like at Nothing - standards, quality controls, and the documentation that makes it usable by others


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