Our client is a SaaS platform for the energy retail sector, delivering cloud-native billing, customer management, and financial insight to energy suppliers across the UK and Europe. Following a recent acquisition, the business is expanding its AI product roadmap, with data engineering central to that ambition.
The role
You'll own two teams totalling around 12-13 people: one focused on new data source integration, governance frameworks, and testing/deployment maturity, and one on high-volume, time-critical processing with daily client-facing deadlines around financial reporting.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not a pure people-management position. You'll be close enough to the architecture and technical direction to hold a credible conversation with senior engineers, spot why a pipeline isn't working, and guide the team toward a fix, without needing to write the code yourself.
What we're looking for
- A genuine track record of improving how a team delivers: process maturity, delivery metrics, continuous improvement, not just managing what's already working
- Specific, evidenced examples of turning around underperforming teams or systems, not general leadership philosophy
- Deep, hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, Python, and SQL
- Comfort with AWS, Azure, or GCP (AWS preferred, others fully considered)
- Experience building or maturing data governance frameworks: access control, retention policies, data quality
- Proven leadership of teams of 8+, ideally across more than one function
- A background in regulated or sensitive data environments is a plus
What's on offer
- Up to £110,000 base salary
- Discretionary bonus of up to 25%
- Fully remote, anywhere in the UK (occasional visits to a local office)
- A genuinely central role in how the business's data function evolves, not a siloed back-office function
Data Engineering Manager in Stoke-on-Trent employer: Wave Group
Wave Group is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant city of London, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Employees benefit from opportunities for professional growth in the rapidly evolving fintech sector, while also enjoying the unique advantage of working in an early-stage startup environment that encourages creativity and ownership of projects. With a focus on cutting-edge technology and a commitment to employee development, Wave Group is the ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in AI-driven solutions.
