AKT London

Data Engineering Manager

AKT London

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AirflowBigQueryCloudETLPythonSQL

About the role

  • Lead the development and evolution of our data platform, tooling, and architecture.
  • Ensure a trusted, scalable, and efficient data ecosystem that supports growth and decision-making.
  • Balance hands-on technical leadership with strategic platform management.
  • Oversee the design and delivery of data pipelines, integrations, and models.
  • Work closely with the Head of Data and the Data & Insight team.
  • Liaise with stakeholders from the USA and other territories as needed.

Requirements

  • Demonstrable experience of high numeracy, strong attention to detail and the ability to solve problems.
  • Expert SQL skills, ideally using cloud databases.
  • Deep understanding and experience in data architecture, modelling and governance (e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.)
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, DBT, Airflow, FiveTran, Rivey, and CI/CD, or similar, for data pipelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare and manage data for AI/ML systems, including feature store design and data versioning
  • Strong grasp of data quality, observability, and lineage tooling (e.g. Monte Carlo, DataHub, Great Expectations)
  • Knowledge of building statistical and machine learning models such as attribution, classification, causal inference, forecasting using python, or similar.
  • Familiarity with reverse ETL and data activation tools (e.g. Hightouch, Census).
  • Experience in multi-country data management including localisation, compliance, and performance optimisation.
  • Experience managing workload and projects, identifying data needs and scoping requirements that correspond to the business needs.
  • Experience working in a fast paced, ecommerce, B2C and/or subscription business.
Benefits
  • Make a real impact on our next act by joining AKT at an exciting stage of growth, following our recent USA, Australia and New Zealand launches.
  • Flexible working: work from home, at our Oxford Circus office (which comes with gym access), or in co-working spaces across the UK. We’ll reimburse you if you prefer a co-working space over working from home.
  • Monthly team days in London to connect with the AKT ensemble.
  • Be part of a collective of creatives where the arts underpin everything we do.
  • A funny, kind, and inclusive work environment — we are banter, but we get sh*t done.
  • Allowance for products to give you the confidence to step onto the stage and perform.
  • Intervals encouraged: 36 days holiday, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time roles)
  • Pension contribution matching via salary sacrifice up to 5% of your salary.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
SQLPythonDBTAirflowFiveTrandata architecturedata modellingdata governancemachine learningstatistical models
Soft skills
problem solvingattention to detailnumeracyproject managementstakeholder liaisonstrategic managementtechnical leadership