Head of Data and AI in City of London

Job description

Head of Data & AI

London (Hybrid)

Up to £130,000

A high-impact leadership opportunity at a fast-scaling, cloud-native financial services business. This is your chance to take full ownership of the data strategy - spanning engineering, analytics, governance, and AI - and shape how data drives the future of the organisation.

You’ll lead a growing multi-disciplinary team and partner with senior stakeholders across product, technology, risk, and operations to embed data into the core of decision-making, product design, and strategic planning. It’s a great fit for someone who blends technical depth, commercial thinking, and a passion for building high-performance data teams.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own and lead the enterprise data strategy – across infrastructure, analytics, and AI/ML.
• Build and scale the team – including engineers, analysts, scientists, and AI/ML specialists.
• Shape the data platform – ensuring it’s scalable, reliable, and ready for AI-driven innovation.
• Drive analytics and BI – enabling self-serve tools, structured reporting, and decision-support insight.
• Support responsible AI adoption – working alongside an AI Engineer to build ethical and scalable models.
• Define governance frameworks – from access and privacy to data quality, retention, and compliance.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in data leadership – ideally within fintech, SaaS, or regulated tech environments.
• Technical depth across data engineering, analytics, or data science.
• Hands-on familiarity with modern data stacks – SQL, dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, Looker/Power BI.
• Understanding of the AI/ML lifecycle – including tooling (Python, MLflow) and best-practice MLOps.
• Comfortable working across finance, risk, and commercial functions.
• Experience operating in a regulated environment, ideally with exposure to dual regulation and resilience frameworks.

Please note - this role cannot offer VISA sponsorship.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

11-08-2025

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English