Head of Data

Pragmatike

Head of Data responsible for defining and executing data strategy at technology-driven financial services company. Develop data platforms and lead high-performing teams for analytics and AI initiatives.

Posted 7/3/2026full-time🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudETL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the organization's long-term data strategy aligned with business objectives
Own the architecture and evolution of the enterprise data platform, covering ingestion, transformation, storage, and data access
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing data engineering team while establishing engineering standards and delivery best practices
Design and implement scalable data governance frameworks covering ownership, quality, lineage, 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 access and leverage 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, cloud 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 progress, risks, and business impact clearly to executive and non-technical stakeholders
Support the organization's AI and advanced analytics initiatives by building robust data foundations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience leading enterprise data strategy and owning modern data platforms within complex organizations
Extensive experience building and leading Data Engineering or Data Platform teams
Strong expertise with modern cloud-based data architectures, data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data platform design
Demonstrated experience implementing data governance, data quality, lineage, 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 cloud technologies and modern data engineering best practices
Experience engaging executive stakeholders and influencing strategic business decisions through data
Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
Fluent English communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Lead the company's enterprise-wide data strategy and shape its long-term technology direction
Build and scale a modern cloud-based data platform supporting analytics, operations, and AI initiatives
Create and develop 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, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data Platform DesignETL/ELT PipelinesData Quality ManagementMetadata ManagementData LineageData StewardshipData Maturity ImprovementData ArchitectureData IngestionData Transformation

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationOrganizational Skills