Founding Data & AI Platform Lead

Oliver Bernard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver Bernard have recently partnered with a rapidly growing, multi-site business embarking on an ambitious AI and data transformation programme. This is a rare opportunity to become the first in-house technical leader, working directly with the CEO to transform how the business operates through data, automation and AI.

Rather than inheriting an existing platform, you'll build one from the ground up—connecting core business systems, designing the central data platform, creating real-time

Qualifications

• Experience building data platforms and real-time reporting.
• Leadership and collaboration with executives.
• Hands-on delivery while guiding engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a central data platform from scratch.
• Integrate core business systems via APIs.
• Lead AI-powered automation across finance, sales, and operations.
• Define tech roadmap and manage external partners.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

ETL/ELT pipelines

API integrations

Workflow automation

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Oliver Bernard have recently partnered with a rapidly growing, multi-site business embarking on an ambitious AI and data transformation programme. This is a rare opportunity to become the first in-house technical leader, working directly with the CEO to transform how the business operates through data, automation and AI.

Rather than inheriting an existing platform, you'll build one from the ground up—connecting core business systems, designing the central data platform, creating real-time