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# Head of Analytics

- **Company:** Data Science Festival
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Standard Sql
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815041856-head-of-analytics

## About the Role

* Strong leadership experience within analytics or BI teams, ideally in fast-moving, consumer-facing organisations
 * Track record of partnering with senior stakeholders to influence strategy and commercial outcomes
 * Excellent SQL skills and experience with modern BI tools
 * Ability to set direction and standards for a distributed analytics team while supporting embedded analysts in different domains

## Description

The Opportunity

We're working with a leading high-growth consumer brand that is investing heavily in data. They're building a centralised data function with a modern stack to unlock insight and drive smarter decision-making across the organisation. As Head of Analytics, you'll lead a team of analysts embedded across product, marketing, finance and operations, while also setting the standards, frameworks and governance centrally. This is a great opportunity to step into a newly created leadership role, shape the analytics strategy, and deliver measurable commercial impact in a fast-paced, digital-first business.

Skills and Experience

 * Strong leadership experience within analytics or BI teams, ideally in fast-moving, consumer-facing organisations
 * Track record of partnering with senior stakeholders to influence strategy and commercial outcomes
 * Excellent SQL skills and experience with modern BI tools
 * Ability to set direction and standards for a distributed analytics team while supporting embedded analysts in different domains


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