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# Head of Data

- **Company:** Ai-native
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Information Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Operational Databases, Blockchain, SQL Databases, Large Language Models, Data Strategy
- **Published:** May 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/37125116/

## About the Role

7+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, data science, or data platforms2+ years leading data teams or owning a data functionStrong experience building production data pipelinesStrong SQL and Python skillsExperience with modern data stacks (warehouses, lakehouses, orchestration, APIs, observability)Ability to design clean schemas and data contractsStrong product intuition: understanding how data drives decisionsComfortable in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
Strongly preferred
Experience with financial or market dataExperience with alternative or blockchain-style data sourcesFamiliarity with derivatives, order books, or volatility dataExperience with data providers and aggregators in financial marketsExperience integrating data into AI/LLM or agent systemsExposure to macroeconomic datasetsExperience with data licensing and commercial constraintsExperience building confidence scoring or data quality systems

## Description

1. Data strategy and architecture2. Market intelligence data coverage3. Data quality and trust4. AI system integration5. Analytics and proprietary signals6. Leadership


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