Head of Analytics & AI Enablement

Dixons Carphone; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology retailer in the UK seeks a Head of Analytics and AI Enablement to drive data and AI capabilities. The role involves leading adoption strategies, designing training programs, and embedding analytics into decision-making processes. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in analytics adoption and change management. Competitive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Company Pension

Private Medical

Company Bonus

Qualifications

• Proven track record of driving large scale analytics adoption in complex organizations.
• Strong understanding of modern analytics platforms and tools.
• Success in building and running centres of excellence to sustain capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption strategy for AI and analytics.
• Design training programmes to grow analytics literacy.
• Drive cultural change by embedding analytics into decisions.

Skills

Driving large scale analytics adoption

Change management expertise

Hands-on experience in SQL

Experience with Python

Familiarity with BI tools

Excellent influencing skills

Experience managing diverse teams

Job description

Role overview:

As the Head of Analytics and AI Enablement your role is to democratise data and AI capabilities across Currys by driving adoption, building data literacy, and enabling teams to leverage analytics and machine learning tools effectively to transform how they work and make decisions.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead the adoption and enablement strategy for AI and analytics products created by the AI Products and Platforms team, ensuring maximum value is delivered across the business
• Design and deliver training programmes that grow analytics literacy and technical skills across all functions
• Establish and run centres of excellence that provide ongoing support, best practices and coaching for colleagues using our platforms
• Drive cultural change by embedding analytics into decision making and working with leaders to integrate AI into everyday processes
• Own the change management strategy for new AI and analytics capabilities, ensuring smooth rollout and sustained adoption
• Create and maintain self-service resources, documentation and governance frameworks that empower colleagues while maintaining quality and security
• Partner with HR to design career paths and capability frameworks that build internal analytics talent
• Track adoption metrics, measure value delivered and share outcomes that demonstrate return on investment

You will work across a wide range of teams and build strong relationships that make adoption of analytics and AI possible. You will partner with Technology leaders and operational experts to deliver solutions that transform how our colleagues work. You will collaborate with Transformation and Enterprise Risk to ensure our priorities are joined up and focused on the right outcomes. You will work with Legal, Compliance, Data Protection and Internal Audit to keep us on the right side of regulations and safeguard what matters most. In this role you will also influence senior stakeholders all the way up to Board and ExCo level.

You will need:

• A proven track record of driving large scale analytics adoption in a complex retail or consumer-facing organisation
• Deep expertise in change management and building data-led cultures at scale
• Strong understanding of modern analytics platforms and tools, with hands-on experience in SQL, Python and BI tools
• Experience creating and delivering technical training for a wide range of audiences from executives to analysts
• Success in building and running centres of excellence that sustain capability improvement
• A clear track record of measuring business outcomes and value delivered from enablement initiatives
• Excellent influencing skills and the ability to drive behavioural change without direct authority
• Experience managing diverse teams including employees, contractors and partners to deliver at scale

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Company Pension
• Private Medical
• Company Bonus

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we are committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do. If you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we’ll do our best to help.