Data & Analytics Director, Data & Analytics Data & Analytics London

Accordion Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accordion Partners is seeking a London-based Data & Analytics leader to drive value creation for Private Equity clients. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery across multiple engagements, including shaping proposals, pricing, and go-to-market activities.

You will mentor teams, build client relationships, and travel across Europe to deliver measurable business insights. You will bring a strong background in data-led advisory, excellent communication, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead multi-engagement portfolios with clear outcomes.
• Experience translating strategy into delivery plans.
• Strong commercial judgment and pricing sense.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead across multiple engagements with a strategic, light-touch cadence.
• Support go-to-market activities with European PE sponsors and CFOs.
• Shape proposals and pricing with MDs and India hub.
• Integrate Data & Analytics into FinStrat, CFO Tech, and Transformation.
• Set delivery standards and remove blockers in a UK–India model.
• Guide SteerCo narratives and maintain sponsor confidence.
• Develop the team; mentor senior ICs and contribute to hiring strategy.
• Amplify wins through references, case studies, and marketing.
• Translate strategy into build plans for actionable insights.
• Engage with C-Suite stakeholders across client organisations.

Skills

Leadership

Client facing

Proposal writing

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

People leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Master’s degree (advantage)

Job description

We are the better way to work in finance. As private equity’s value creation partner, we sit at the heart of PE—where sponsors and CFOs meet. Through financial consulting rooted in data, technology, and AI, we help clients drive value—supporting the office of the CFO to drive end-to-end value creation.

If you crave challenging work and are looking togrow, come solvecomplexissues alongside1,600+ finance & technology experts ina supportive, collaborativeenvironment.

As we build our European footprint, the London office presents a unique entrepreneurial opportunity to shape our presence and accelerate growth across the region—while benefiting from the support and stability of an established, industry-leading firm.

Backedby premier private equity firms and headquarteredin New York with 11 officesaroundtheglobe, we are a high-growth, entrepreneurial firmlookingforpeoplewhowantto be part of buildingsomethinggreat. Come make your mark.

Practice Description

Accordion's Data & Analytics (D&A) team offers cutting-edge, intelligent solutions to a global clientele, leveraging a blend of domain knowledge, sophisticated technology tools, and deep analytics capabilities to tackle complex business challenges.

We partner with Private Equity clients and their Portfolio Companies across diverse sectors, including Retail, CPG, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology, and Logistics.

We deliver data and analytical solutions designed to streamline reporting capabilities and enhance business insights across vast and complex data sets ranging from Sales, Operations, Marketing, Pricing, Customer Strategies, and more.

This role is based in London and with the flexibility to work remotely. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

This position is eligible for visa sponsorship.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead across multiple engagements at oncewith a strategic, light‑touch cadence, ensuring every project tracks to north star outcomes.
• Support go‑to‑market across European PE sponsors and portfolio CFOs, turning relationships into qualified opportunities.
• Shape and quality‑assure proposals and pricing, partnering with MDs and Hyderabad managers.
• Integrate Data & Analytics into FinStrat, CFO Tech, and Transformation, showing how data accelerates FP&A models and CFO change.
• Set delivery standards and ways of working for a one‑team UK–India model, removing blockers and resolving issues quickly.
• Guide SteerCo narrative and escalation, keeping sponsors confident and decisions moving.
• Develop the team, mentoring VPs and managers, and informing the UK hiring plan and Hyderabad squad composition.
• Amplify wins, securing references, case studies, and event exposure with our marketing team.
• Shape proposals and pricing with clear problem statements, scope, commercials, and a pragmatic plan of work.
• Translate strategy into build, turning ambiguous asks into simple, usable solutions and actionable insights.
• Regularly engage in peer level discussions with the C‑Suite / C‑1 Suite of client organisations, to partner with them as a trusted data management advisor.
• Regularly and extensively travel across Europe to work with clients in the relevant jurisdictions

What good looks like:

• Healthy multi‑engagement portfolio with clear success measures and predictable delivery.
• Growth from European PE houses and from US sponsor relationships extended into Europe.
• Repeatable solution patterns adapted for Europe, reducing cost to serve without lowering quality.
• Strong sentiment from sponsors and CFOs, turning into referrals and pipeline.
• A high‑performing hybrid team, with Directors and VPs operating as consistent quality bar-

What you will bring:

• Credibility with PE sponsors and portfolio CFOs, plus a record of shaping and selling data‑led work.
• Ability to translate strategy into pragmatic delivery plans that our India hub can execute at pace.
• Strong proposal writing and commercial judgement, including pricing for value.
• Experience leading multi‑project portfolios and cross‑practice collaboration.
• People leadership, mentoring senior ICs, and setting standards across distributed teams.

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience with 2+ years’ experience in client facing/professional services environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong leadership & proactive communication to coordinate with the project team and other internal stakeholders.

You Are:

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• A leader of others; you lead by example.
• A strong team player, able to work with team members across all levels.
• Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary.
• Comfortable managing projects with multiple complex workstreams while also focused on your single workstream (you are managing and doing).
• Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth.
• Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid, flat organization.
• Knowledgeable about the relationship between Private Equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional client service.
• Someone who enjoys mentoring others and doing meaningful work.
• Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, nationality, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected under applicable law.