Head of Engineering

Head of Data Engineering

£120,000 + strong benefits

Hybrid | London

We're working with a fast-growing, investor-backed technology company to find a Head of Data Engineering who will take end-to-end accountability for data, from ingestion through to metric reporting, and deliver business-critical insight across the organisation. This is a Head of Data Engineering role that sits at the heart of the business, balancing hands-on technical work with strategic leadership. You'll be the go-to expert for data warehouse design, data modelling best practice and tool selection, leading a small team of data engineers within a wider data and analytics function.

If you're a highly communicative leader who wants to stay close to key decisions, mentor talent and drive commercial impact, this Head of Data Engineering role is built for you.

Responsibilities as a Head of Data Engineering:

• Own and refine the long-term data engineering strategy, aligning it with company objectives and modern technology
• Set the roadmap and clear goals for yourself and your team, and report progress to the wider business
• Partner with engineering leads, data team heads, regulatory professionals and external vendors to ensure alignment and compliance
• Enable reliable, self-service analytics at scale across the organisation
• Own orchestration, ETL and live reporting so downstream KPIs are accurate and timely, with monitoring and alerting that makes the team first to know when issues arise
• Integrate new data sources as the business grows, manage key vendor relationships and evaluate emerging tooling
• Champion data literacy company-wide, building a culture of learning through documentation, training and knowledge sharing
• Manage data access controls and security privileges across the tech stack

Requirements:

• Advanced SQL at both production-grade and analytical level in a commercial environment
• Proven experience extracting, transforming and loading data across disparate environments
• Hands-on experience building data views in a major BI tool (for example Looker, Power BI, Tableau or MicroStrategy)
• Experience leading or managing high-functioning technical talent, with a genuine passion for helping people reach their potential
• Deep knowledge of data engineering best practice and modern consumption-layer design
• A pragmatic, curious, commercially minded Head of Data Engineering with a track record of measurable impact

Benefits:

• End-to-end ownership of the data engineering function, from strategy to delivery
• A seat close to key company decisions, blending hands-on work with real leadership
• Scope to build a modern, self-service analytics capability
• A high-functioning data and analytics team to lead and grow
• Hybrid working
• Competitive package and benefits (to confirm with the client)

If you're a Head of Data Engineering who wants ownership of the whole picture, from the pipeline to the boardroom KPI, this is worth a conversation. Bring the technical depth and the commercial instinct, and you'll shape how an entire organisation uses its data.

Apply now to be considered for the Head of Data Engineering role.

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