At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead impactful data projects and shape data strategies for portfolio businesses.
- Company: Specialist private equity firm focused on operational improvement and data-driven growth.
- Benefits: Strong work-life balance, hybrid model, and clear progression opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with exposure to diverse industries and complex data challenges.
- Why this job: Join a high-performing team and influence decision-making with data and AI.
- Qualifications: Experience in data engineering, advanced SQL and Python skills, and strong stakeholder communication.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
This is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing value creation team within a private equity environment, where data sits at the centre of commercial decision-making. You will play a key role in shaping how portfolio businesses leverage data, analytics, and AI to drive measurable growth, working across strategy and hands-on delivery.
The Company
They are a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in lower mid-market businesses. Their model centres on driving value through operational improvement, with a dedicated internal team focused on data, analytics, and AI initiatives across the portfolio. The environment is collaborative, commercially driven, and offers strong exposure to senior stakeholders across multiple businesses.
The Role
You will work across a portfolio of companies, delivering impactful data projects from inception through to implementation.
- Partner with senior leadership including C-suite stakeholders to define data strategies and priorities
- Design and build modern data platforms, including ingestion pipelines and scalable architectures
- Deliver data collection, transformation, and analytics frameworks to support business growth
- Identify and implement high-value analytics and AI use cases
- Translate commercial challenges into technical solutions with clear business outcomes
- Balance hands-on engineering work with strategic input across multiple projects
- Operate as a trusted voice of authority across both technical and non-technical teams
Your Skills and Experience
- Strong commercial experience in data engineering within complex or fast-paced environments
- Advanced SQL and Python, with end-to-end ownership of data pipelines and architecture
- Experience designing and delivering modern data platforms and ingestion frameworks
- Strong understanding of analytics and how data drives business value
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making
- Experience working across both strategy and delivery, with a pragmatic approach
- Exposure to AI or machine learning use cases is beneficial
- Comfortable working across multiple projects and adapting to different business contexts
What They Offer
- High-impact role with exposure to senior leadership and strategic initiatives
- Strong work-life balance with a collaborative and supportive culture
- Office based in Covent Garden with a hybrid model (four days in office)
- Opportunities to work across diverse industries and complex data challenges
- Clear progression opportunities within a growing function
Principal Data Engineer 198439 in London employer: Harnham
Join a leading private equity firm in Covent Garden, where you will be at the forefront of data-driven decision-making in a collaborative and commercially focused environment. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance and opportunities for professional growth, this role offers you the chance to engage with senior stakeholders while tackling complex data challenges across diverse industries. Experience a supportive culture that prioritises your development and success within a high-impact team dedicated to operational improvement and innovation.
