Analytics Engineering Leader: Build Data Platforms & AI

Zopa; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Work abroad up to 120 days/year

Job summary

Zopa is seeking a senior leader to head Analytics Engineering, BI Engineering or Data Engineering. You will coach a high-performing team, shape priorities, and drive a data-focused roadmap aligned with product goals.

You will partner with Data Engineering, Data Science and Analytics to build a cohesive data platform, improve data quality, and deliver measurable business outcomes. The role is hybrid in London with 2-3 days in the office and up to 120 days abroad per year.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Analytics Engineering, BI Engineering or Data Engineering teams.
• Proven track record of building high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong SQL and data-modelling expertise; experience with dbt.
• Experience with Snowflake, BigQuery or Databricks.
• Defined technical roadmaps and delivered measurable business outcomes.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and lead autonomously.
• Knowledge of testing, observability, documentation and CI/CD.
• Able to identify systemic problems and propose credible solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Analytics Engineering team.
• Own prioritisation across incoming requests, strategic initiatives, team capacity and longer-term projects.
• Establish and deliver an Analytics Engineering roadmap aligned with Product and business priorities.
• Improve the quality, reliability and scalability of analytical data products.
• Embed strong practices across data modelling, testing, observability, documentation and CI/CD.
• Work across Product, Engineering, Analytics and business teams to deliver measurable value.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Data Science and Analytics to contribute to a cohesive data platform.
• Represent Analytics Engineering in wider engineering discussions and champion better data practices.
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development.

Skills

Analytics leadership

SQL proficiency

Data modelling

dbt

Snowflake

BigQuery

Databricks

Roadmapping

CI/CD

Leadership

Job description

Zopa is seeking a senior leader to head Analytics Engineering, BI Engineering or Data Engineering. You will coach a high-performing team, shape priorities, and drive a data-focused roadmap aligned with product goals.

You will partner with Data Engineering, Data Science and Analytics to build a cohesive data platform, improve data quality, and deliver measurable business outcomes. The role is hybrid in London with 2-3 days in the office and up to 120 days abroad per year.