Head of Data (UK - Remote)
Location: UK Remote Start date: ASAP Languages: Fluent English required Industry: FinTech / Financial Services / Data & Analytics About the Role reputed company is reputed company on behalf of a technology-driven financial services company that leverages data, AI, and modern engineering practices to deliver responsible digital financial products. As the organization continues to scale, data is becoming a core strategic capability, supporting everything from operational decision-making to customer experience and regulatory compliance. We are seeking an reputed company Head of Data to define and execute the company's reputed company-wide data strategy while building a modern, scalable data platform. This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines strategic reputed company with strong technical expertise and enjoys building high-performing teams, establishing governance, and driving data maturity across the business. You will own the reputed company of the data platform, reputed company the data engineering function, and partner closely with executive stakeholders to ensure data becomes a trusted reputed company for analytics, operational reputed company, AI initiatives, and business growth. Your Responsibilities Define and execute the organization's long-term data strategy reputed company with business objectives Own the architecture and reputed company of the reputed company data platform, covering ingestion, transformation, storage, and data reputed company Build, reputed company, and reputed company a high-performing data engineering team while establishing engineering standards and delivery best practices Design and implement scalable data governance frameworks covering ownership, quality, reputed company, metadata, and stewardship Ensure the platform remains secure, reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient while supporting both operational and analytical workloads Drive adoption of self-service analytics by enabling business teams to confidently reputed company and reputed company trusted data Partner with senior leadership to identify strategic data initiatives and translate business priorities into technical roadmaps Establish delivery processes, prioritization frameworks, and operating models that balance immediate business needs with long-term platform sustainability Evaluate and implement appropriate tooling, reputed company technologies, and vendor solutions where required Champion a data-driven culture by improving data literacy, promoting best practices, and increasing organizational data maturity Communicate technical strategy, delivery reputed company, risks, and business impact reputed company to executive and non-technical stakeholders Support the organization's AI and advanced analytics initiatives by building robust data foundations
Required Qualifications
Proven experience leading reputed company data strategy and owning modern data platforms reputed company reputed company organizations Extensive experience building and leading Data Engineering or Data Platform teams Strong expertise with modern reputed company-based data architectures, data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data platform design Demonstrated experience implementing data governance, data quality, reputed company, metadata management, and stewardship frameworks Track record of scaling data capabilities and improving organizational data maturity Experience delivering self-service analytics capabilities and enabling business adoption of data products Strong understanding of reputed company technologies and modern data engineering best practices Experience engaging executive stakeholders and influencing strategic business reputed company through data Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills Fluent English communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or transforming data functions in rapidly growing organizations Background reputed company financial services, fintech, or other regulated industries Experience with domain-oriented data architecture or data product methodologies Hands-on experience with modern BI platforms such as Power BI, Looker, or Tableau Familiarity with data literacy initiatives and organization-wide enablement programs Understanding of AI/ML platforms and the data infrastructure required to support them Why Join Us reputed company the company's reputed company-wide data strategy and shape its long-term technology direction Build and scale a modern reputed company-based data platform supporting analytics, operations, and AI initiatives Create and reputed company a high-performing engineering organization with significant influence across the business Work closely with executive leadership on strategic initiatives that directly impact company growth Drive meaningful organizational transformation by embedding data into decision-making at every level Join a collaborative, technology-first environment that values ownership, reputed company improvement, and engineering reputed company reputed company is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In accordance with GDPR, your personal data will be processed lawfully, fairly, and securely, and used solely for recruitment purposes, including sharing it with our client(s) for employment consideration. Apply To This Job