Head of Data and Insights (City Of London)

Who Are We?

Join a collaborative team passionate about revolutionising education through innovative solutions and services. Experience a dynamic workplace where your ideas are valued, and you contribute to a market-leading position. Embrace a culture that encourages continuous learning, problem-solving, and impactful collaboration. People are at the heart of everything we do, so we are proud to embrace a culture of inclusion, where every team member is valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique skills and talents.

The Impact You'll Make

As Head of Data and Insight, you'll turn data into a strategic asset, driving business growth, improving customer understanding, and enhancing the products and services we offer. You'll develop and execute a transformational data strategy, unlocking insights that create operational efficiencies and business impact. Leading a high-performing team, you'll shape a data-driven culture, ensuring our platforms, reporting, and analytics capabilities evolve to meet the needs of a growing, multi-brand business.

Why Join Us?

• Lead Data Transformation: Develop and execute a business-wide data strategy, driving a single customer view and actionable insights
• Shape a Data-Driven Culture: Educate and empower stakeholders, ensuring data is at the heart of decision-making
• Build and Optimise Infrastructure: Oversee data platforms, architecture, and governance, ensuring scalability, security, and performance
• Drive Business Performance: Deliver insightful reports, dashboards, and analytics that support key KPIs across multiple brands
• Develop a High-Performing Team: Lead and mentor data analysts and engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment
• Stay Ahead of Trends: Explore AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency

What You Can Offer

• Proven experience in a similar role, having a strong software engineering background coupled with commercial acumen to be able to guide business stakeholders and translate data insights into actionable business strategies
• Experience in a mid-market private equity or scale-up environment, with an understanding of agile execution
• Strong expertise in data management platforms (Databricks, Snowflake), Azure, ETL and data analytics tools and languages such as SQL, Python, and Power BI
• Previous experience leading the data strategy, analytics, and platform development in a complex, multi-brand environment
• Track record of implementing data governance frameworks, ensuring data security, privacy, and compliance
• Experience leading and developing lean, high-performing in-house and off-shore technology teams, with strong people management skills

We're Also Keen On

• Familiarity with AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics, applying them to business challenges
• Background in education technology, recruitment technology, or a related sectors
• Relevant degree (Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field) and ideally certifications in architecture and data management

Our Benefits:

• Whilst we work in a hybrid way, with collaboration being one of our values, we'd expect you to regularly be in our Holborn office, at least three days per week
• 28 days holiday and get an extra day for each year you stay with us, up to max 33 days PLUS bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance, once you've passed probation, which includes access to a private GP
• From day 1, free life insurance covering up to x4 your salary
• We'll both add money into your pension pot after 3 months
• Choose what flexible benefits you want after you've passed probation - this could be buying extra holiday, dental, topping up your healthcare plan, bikes, gym membership, electric cars and give as you earn
• Learning and development opportunities
• Volunteer days - 3 paid volunteer days a year, with 2 dedicated to Education
• Performance based bonus and an opportunity to participate in an EBT share scheme

By joining Supporting Education Group, you will become part of a community that is dedicated to transforming lives and sustaining communities, where your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your individuality is celebrated. Together, we will continue to advance our passion for education and build brighter futures for all.