Director of Data & Analytics
Director of Data & Analytics
Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £130,000 + 20% bonus
This is a senior leadership role combining commercial ownership, solution architecture, delivery oversight, and capability building across modern data and AI ecosystems. As a high-visibility leader, you will have real influence over strategy, delivery, and growth in Data & AI.
You will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, shaping data & AI roadmaps, winning and leading engagements, and building high-performing multidisciplinary teams that deliver measurable business value.
As Director of Data & Analytics, you will:
- Scope, shape, and sell data, analytics, and AI engagements at executive level
- Architect and oversee delivery of modern data & AI platforms and solutions
- Translate business strategy into actionable data and AI roadmaps
- Lead large, cross-functional delivery teams across data engineering, analytics, and AI
- Drive data governance, data operating model, and data capability programmes
- Champion AI and advanced analytics use cases from concept through production
- Partner with account and commercial teams to grow existing clients and open new opportunities
- Contribute to thought leadership in AI, advanced analytics, and cloud data platforms
- Coach and develop senior data professionals and future leaders
- Ensure delivery quality, profitability, and client impact across programmes
Required Experience
- 10+ years’ experience in Data and Analytics leadership roles
- Strong consulting or advisory background, or equivalent client-facing transformation leadership
- Proven experience in establishing and scaling data practices
- Proven experience in data strategy, data management and data governance
- Proven experience delivering complex data and analytics programmes end-to-end
- Deep knowledge of modern data & Analytics architectures and operating models
- Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with data governance, data strategy, and data literacy initiatives
- Track record of winning work and growing client relationships
- Demonstrated success leading and scaling high-performing teams
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Desirable Background
- Experience across multiple analytics and visualisation platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
- Exposure to structured and unstructured data platforms (SQL, NoSQL, distributed systems)
If you are a commercially minded Data & Analytics leader who can turn strategy into real-world impact, apply today.