Data Team Lead

Proactive.IT Appointments Ltd.; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Supportive leadership and collaborative culture

Real progression and development opportunities

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks a Data Team Lead in Leatherhead (Hybrid: 2 days onsite) to guide a skilled Data Engineering team, manage workloads, and enhance data solutions. This position is ideal for candidates with strong data engineering experience and leadership potential. The role offers an excellent benefits package and opportunities for professional growth. Applicants should have proficiency in SQL, ETL tools, Power BI, and Excel, along with the ability to work onsite twice a week.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data engineering or data warehousing.
• Some leadership experience or desire to take the next step.
• Great communication and stakeholder skills.
• Ability to work onsite in near Leatherhead 2 days per week.
• Driving licence and car due to site location.

Responsibilities

• Guide a small team of talented Data Engineers.
• Manage workloads, releases, testing, and change requests.
• Work closely with BI, technology, and business teams.
• Enhance data warehouse solutions and drive best practice.
• Support continuous improvement and innovation.

Skills

SQL

ETL tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Data Team Lead – Permanent – Leatherhead (Hybrid: 2 days onsite) – Up to £70,000 + Excellent Benefits

🚀 Our client is looking for a Data Team Lead to help shape the future of their data function.

If you’re passionate about data, love solving problems, and enjoy helping others grow — this could be an exceptional next step.

This role would suit a Data Lead/Manager, or a Senior Data Engineer who has taken the lead on projects and is ready to move into a people‑focused position.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be guiding a small team of talented Data Engineers, staying hands‑on while helping to set direction, improve processes, and drive high‑quality data delivery across the business.

You’ll get involved in:

• Leading and developing a data engineering team
• Managing workloads, releases, testing and change requests
• Working closely with BI, technology and business teams
• Enhancing data warehouse solutions and driving best practice
• Supporting continuous improvement and innovation

This is a role where your ideas will be welcomed — and where you’ll have the freedom to make a real impact.

Our client is looking for someone experienced with:

• SQL
• ETL tools
• Power BI
• Excel

If you enjoy working across end-to-end data pipelines and improving how data flows through an organisation, you’ll be right at home.

What Our Client Is Looking For

• Strong experience in data engineering / data warehousing
• Some leadership experience (formal or informal) — or the desire to take that next step
• Great communication and stakeholder skills
• Ability to work onsite in near Leatherhead 2 days per week
• Driving licence and car (essential) due to site location

What’s on Offer

• Excellent benefits package
• Supportive leadership and a collaborative culture
• Real progression and development opportunities