Head of Data

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. Set the data strategy and guidelines for building with and using trusted data sources .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data strategy and management, with a strong focus on building and maintaining data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and delivering actionable insights for non-technical teams. Proficient in SQL, Python, and cloud data warehousing, with a proven ability to connect data initiatives to business outcomes.

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Data Strategy OwnershipExpert SQLData ModellingBigQuery ExperienceCommercial Judgement

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Hard Skills

Data StrategyData ModellingSQLPythonBigQueryELT ToolsMachine LearningStatistical ModellingEvent StreamingData Products

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationLeadershipIndependent Work

Tools & Technologies

DataformDbtFivetranHightouchSegmentPostHogPub/SubKafkaVertex AILLM Pipelines

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSCustomer IntelligenceData PipelineData DictionaryCustomer Insights

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudKafkaPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the data strategy and guidelines for building with and using trusted data sources
Advise senior leadership on data ideas, assess their value, and deliver high-impact versions
Own data for the new customer-facing initiative with the CEO
Get initiative outputs into the in-house customer intelligence platform
Enable product managers to pull product usage data independently
Partner with product managers early to ensure the right data is captured
Provide Customer Success, Sales and Marketing with clear views and actionable customer insights
Own the customer intelligence platform end to end, including its roadmap
Own RecTrends, the public benchmarking site
Own the data pipeline from source to insight, including monitoring and data dictionary
Ensure data is clean and documented for safe AI-tool usage
Build machine-learning benchmarks from customer data with the AI engineering team over time
Maintain pipeline reliability for month-end and other financial processes
Work independently as the first data leader, reporting to the CFO

Requirements

What you’ll need

UK based and fully remote, working UK hours
Ownership of data strategy or a whole data function, ideally in B2B SaaS
Experience designing and building a data stack in a lean team
Expert SQL and data modelling (Dataform or dbt)
Strong Python and code managed properly in version control
Deep hands-on experience with BigQuery or a similar cloud warehouse, such as Snowflake
Experience with modern ELT and judgement to pick tools based on merit, cost and maintainability
Track record of data products used by non-technical teams, not just dashboards
Experience turning raw product usage data into actionable metrics
Commercial judgement connecting data work to revenue, retention and strategy
Ability to explain clearly to senior leaders and non-technical teams, in writing and in meetings
Daily use of LLMs and agentic tools, with engineering depth to identify errors and make data safe and reliable
Practical ML or statistical modelling on real business problems is a bonus
Experience with event streaming such as Pub/Sub or Kafka is a bonus
Experience with Vertex AI or LLM pipelines is a bonus
Experience with Fivetran, Hightouch, Segment or PostHog is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare: excellent medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
Unlimited holidays
Mental health support: unlimited, immediate access to professional counselling via Spill
Retirement contributions: 401k or pension contributions depending on your location
Remote first: work where you're most productive, with flexibility and trust as the default
Equity with real upside: share in the long term value you help create
Fully paid parental leave: up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
Learning budget: annual funds for courses, books or anything that supports your growth
Team meetups in London every quarter