Head of Data

Head of Data

Remote / Birmingham office

Up to £100k DOE + Bonus

We are recruiting for a Head of Data to join a small, successful IT consultancy who are experiencing exponential growth.

They specialise in providing the latest data and cloud technologies for a multitude of clients across the UK and Ireland, with plans to expand further including the US. You will be joining a company which is on an exciting journey, building their own data analytics platform for their clients.

Why join?

• Great benefits - 10% bonus, introducing equity scheme, company trips etc.
• Join the business at an early stage and help continue driving growth
• Exciting role building out products and solutions within a Head of Data role
• Remote first role with travel to client sites and their Birmingham office roughly 1 day per month

Responsibilities:

Part of the role requires the ability to drive the end-to-end design, own implementation and get a SaaS product to market. This role will be a member of the executive team, responsible for designing and implementing intelligent data solutions to meet business objectives and company strategy. You will work with a variety of stakeholders to understand their needs and develop solutions to meet them. You will be responsible for developing their data strategy and supporting capabilities, including building out a high caliber team.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in a data leadership role
• Experience in both Data Analytics AND Engineering
• Ability to create and deploy innovative and scalable data solutions for clients
• Strong technical expertise in data warehousing, statistical modelling, data mining, machine learning, and visualisation
• Proficiency in data analytics languages such as SQL, Python, and R or similar
• Experience with intelligent data stacks like AWS, MS Azure, GCP, Azure Databricks, and Apache Kafka.
• Ability to work independently and manage multi-disciplinary remote teams

This is a remote first role with travel to client sites and their Birmingham office roughly 1 day per month.