Head of Data

Head of Data - Data Strategy & Commercial Analytics
Data Strategy | SQL | Analytics Engineering | BI | Commercial Insight | AI
Salary: £100,000 - £150,000
Location: UK Remote - 1 day per month onsite in the North West

We're recruiting a hands-on Head of Data for an established UK digital business investing in its product, technology and data capabilities. You'll lead a small data team and make data a trusted, accessible product that drives better decisions across Product, Marketing, Pricing and Engineering. This is a commercially focused role combining strategy, people leadership and practical delivery.

The role

• Own the data strategy, with clear links to revenue, margin, acquisition, conversion and retention.
• Lead, coach and develop a small data team while remaining close to delivery.
• Improve data quality, accessibility, modelling and business intelligence across the organisation.
• Help teams understand customer economics, lifetime value, profitability and marketing effectiveness.
• Partner with Product, Marketing and Pricing to turn insight into practical commercial decisions.
• Build data products and faster feedback loops for experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Explore practical uses of AI and agents in analysis, insight and decision-making.

What we're looking for

You'll have led a data function or significant data capability in a digital, product-led environment, with a track record of improving commercial outcomes. We're looking for a strong mix of:

• Commercial and product thinking, with the ability to start from the business problem.
• Strong SQL, analytical skills and practical understanding of modern data platforms.
• Data modelling, analytics engineering, BI and trusted reporting.
• Leadership and development of data professionals, alongside hands-on problem solving.
• Confident stakeholder engagement across senior commercial, product and technology teams.

Experience in insurance, fintech, ecommerce or another high-volume consumer business would be useful, as would digital attribution, LTV/churn modelling, Python and applied AI or machine learning.

What's on offer

• Permanent role with a salary of £100,000 - £150,000.
• Opportunity to shape data strategy and influence important commercial decisions.
• Work closely with cross-functional product, engineering and commercial teams.

Interested? Get in touch to find out more.