Head of Data
  • England,London,City of London
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • £80,000 - £140,000 per annum
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HEAD OF DATA
£140,000
LONDONThis is a senior opportunity to take ownership of data strategy within a fast-growing, product-led technology business. You’ll have the chance to bring structure to a fragmented data landscape, make visible impact quickly, and build out a data function with real autonomy.THE COMPANYOur client is a global technology business operating in the employee experience and benefits space. Following a recent merger, the organisation is entering a new phase of growth and scale. This role has been created to help unify data across the business and enable more consistent, strategic use of data at all levels.THE ROLE* Own and define the company-wide data strategy, moving from a reactive to a scalable and well-governed data platform
* Take ownership of the data environment, improving data quality, consistency and architecture across multiple sources
* Review and evolve the existing tech stack (AWS, SQL, Power BI), identifying areas for improvement
* Design and maintain data pipelines, including ingestion and transformation, to support analytics and reporting
* Manage and mentor two data engineers initially, with scope to grow the team
* Act as a thought leader, working closely with BI, product and non-technical stakeholders
* Help shape the business’s approach to AI, focusing on practical internal use cases to improve data accessibilityYOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:* Strong background in data engineering and data platform ownership
* Experience working in complex, multi-source data environments
* Hands-on experience with cloud-based data stacks (AWS, SQL, BI tools)
* Confident stakeholder management across technical and non-technical teams
* Previous management or mentoring experience preferred
* Exposure to semantic layers or AI-led data accessibility tools is advantageousSALARY AND BENEFITS* Up to £140,000 base salary* Competitive benefits package
* Hybrid working model (3 days in office)
* Clear scope for progression as the function growsHOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the ’Apply’ link.
Job number 3797547

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Company Details:
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Company size: 250–499 employees
Industry: Recruitment Consultancy
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