London (hybrid) | Up to £130,000 + bonus + benefits
We’re working with a global data and technology consultancy on a senior hire. They work with more than 1,000 commercial and public sector clients, and they want a leader to grow their commercial data platforms practice.
You’ll own the data platform offering for commercial clients. That covers shaping bids, running POCs, building partner relationships and leading a large team from presales through delivery. You need deep technical credibility and you also need to be comfortable selling.
What you’ll be doing
- Owning the commercial data platform proposition across Snowflake, Databricks and modern cloud technologies
- Leading client discovery, assessments and fast POCs that prove value and lead to full builds
- Shaping target architectures, governance frameworks, operating models, roadmaps and commercials
- Advising clients on data governance, ownership and operating models so platforms get adopted and scale
- Building reusable accelerators for ingestion, data quality, modelling and orchestration
- Building senior relationships with Snowflake, Databricks and cloud partners to create joint propositions and co-sell pipeline
- Leading presales on strategic opportunities, from qualification and solution shaping to proposals and executive pitches
- Building and leading a team of engineers, architects and delivery leads, and owning hiring, capability and utilisation
What you’ll bring
- Senior leadership of data platform and engineering services in a consultancy, systems integrator or technology services business
- A track record of building and leading large teams of engineers, architects and delivery leads
- Deep hands‑on understanding of modern cloud data platforms, ideally Snowflake and Databricks (AWS experience is a plus)
- Experience taking clients from discovery and POC through architecture, build, adoption and optimisation
- Strong knowledge of ingestion, orchestration, batch and streaming, data modelling, quality, governance, security and observability, including what’s needed for AI at scale
- Experience designing data governance and operating models
- Delivery of platforms for analytics, data science, customer intelligence and marketing activation
- Strong presales experience: shaping complex deals, writing proposals and presenting to executives
- A record of winning work through partner relationships, POCs and reusable accelerators
- The credibility to advise CDOs, CIOs and CTOs
What’s on offer
- Up to £130,000 base plus performance bonus
- Pension up to 5% matched
- Private health insurance, life insurance and a health and wellbeing plan
- 25 days holiday
- Working abroad policy
- Hybrid working: around three days a week on client site or in the London office
Head of Data & AI in London employer: Breakthrough Talent
Join a dynamic and innovative data business in London, where you'll thrive in a hybrid work environment that promotes collaboration and flexibility. With a strong focus on employee growth, the company offers extensive training opportunities in cutting-edge technologies like AI and Data Science, ensuring you stay at the forefront of the industry. Enjoy a vibrant work culture that values creativity and teamwork while delivering impactful analytical solutions for prestigious clients both in the UK and internationally.
