Head of Data Engineering

Head of Data Engineering

We are looking for a Head of Data Engineering in our Data team.

Data is core to our mission at Funding Circle to build a better financial world as well as being our key asset that everyone across the organisation has a part to play in making sure that we look after it, allowing us to better support our customers.

Our central data team lives in our Tech org and reports to the VP of Data. In order to strengthen our data maturity and become truly data driven we are committed to:

1. Building a strong data culture where data is treated as an asset
2. Empowering our circlers to become highly data fluent and confident self serve users
3. Enhancing our world class data platform
4. Creating data products across all domains
5. Transforming our business with ML & AI

Who are we?

We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed.

At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow.

With more than a decade of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending. Say goodbye to lengthy applications and hello to lightning-fast decisions! In just minutes, SMEs across the UK can get a decision, giving them access to competitive funding in a flash.

We know that good business is about good people. So we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.

The role

1. Provide strategic leadership for the data engineering and data platform functions, aligned with business objectives and the overall data and technology strategy
2. Build, lead, and mentor high-performing data engineering and data platform teams encouraging continuous learning and professional development
3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including other data functions and product engineering teams to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that drive data solutions for our customers
4. Drive value from our data platform to help define and implement a scalable and robust data architecture that supports the organisation\’s current and future needs
5. Evangelise “data as a product” and a data driven culture at Funding Circle
6. Proactively problem solving, identifying and confidently mitigating any risks, issues or control weaknesses that arise in your day-to-day

What we’re looking for

1. You have proven experience in senior leadership roles and have managed managers before.
2. You act as a coach and mentor to the people inside and outside of your team, continuously training your leadership muscle to be the best leader you can be
3. You communicate clearly with proven ability to adapt your communication style to different situations and stakeholders
4. You love solving problems through data and to create new opportunities for internal and external customers
5. You have successfully delivered complex data engineering & platform projects (and owned the budget for it ideally)
6. You have experience with cloud based data platforms and know your way around best practices and current tooling when it comes to building data products

At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.

Want to learn more?

We have a huge impact on the businesses that borrow through our platform, the communities they serve and the overall economy (last year £6.9bn of GDP generated). You can read our full Impact Report here:

To see what our customers think, visit our Trustpilot page:

And we’re still evolving! Our award-winning multi-product platform is solving more SME finance challenges than ever before. We think big, rally together and meet the needs of SME customers like no other.

Why join us?

At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better.

As a flexible-first employer we offer hybrid working at Funding Circle, and we\’ve long believed in a \’best of both\’ approach to in-office collaboration and non-office days. We expect our teams to be in our London office two times a week, where you can take advantage of our newly refurbished hybrid working space, barista made coffee and subsidised lunches (via JustEat) every day!

We back our Circlers to build their own incredible career, making a difference to small businesses every day. Our Circler proposition is designed to support employees both in and out of work, and it is anchored around four pillars: Health, Wealth, Development & Lifestyle.

A few highlights:

1. Health: Private Medical Insurance through Aviva, Dental Insurance through Bupa, MediCash, access to free online therapy sessions and exclusive discounts with Hertility for reproductive health support.
2. Wealth: Octopus Money Coach, free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.
3. Development: Dedicated annual learning allowance and full access to internal learning platform.
4. Lifestyle: Wellhub (for fitness discounts), Electric Car Scheme and more!

And finally, we have award winning parental leave policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, as well as additional leave for parental bereavement and for fertility treatments.

Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.

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