Head of Data & AI

Breakthrough Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 5% matched

Private health insurance

Life insurance

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Job summary

Breakthrough Talent in London is seeking a senior leader to own the commercial data platform proposition for major clients. You will guide bids, run POCs, build partner relationships and lead a large engineering-delivery team from presales to delivery.

You will shape architectures, governance and operating models while advising on data governance and adoption at scale. A strong track record in data platforms and partner ecosystems is essential.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership of data platform and engineering services in a consultancy, SI or tech services business.
• Track record of building and leading large teams of engineers, architects and delivery leads.
• Deep hands-on understanding of modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake/Databricks, AWS a plus).

Responsibilities

• Own the commercial data platform proposition across Snowflake, Databricks and cloud tech.
• Lead client discovery, assessments and fast POCs that prove value.
• Shape architectures, governance, operating models and roadmaps; manage commercials.

Skills

Senior leadership

Data platform delivery

Client engagement

Presales experience

Delivery leadership

C-suite influence

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

London (hybrid) | Up to £130,000 + bonus + benefits

We’re working with a global data and technology consultancy on a senior hire. They work with more than 1,000 commercial and public sector clients, and they want a leader to grow their commercial data platforms practice.

You’ll own the data platform offering for commercial clients. That covers shaping bids, running POCs, building partner relationships and leading a large team from presales through delivery. You need deep technical credibility and you also need to be comfortable selling.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning the commercial data platform proposition across Snowflake, Databricks and modern cloud technologies
• Leading client discovery, assessments and fast POCs that prove value and lead to full builds
• Shaping target architectures, governance frameworks, operating models, roadmaps and commercials
• Advising clients on data governance, ownership and operating models so platforms get adopted and scale
• Building reusable accelerators for ingestion, data quality, modelling and orchestration
• Building senior relationships with Snowflake, Databricks and cloud partners to create joint propositions and co-sell pipeline
• Leading presales on strategic opportunities, from qualification and solution shaping to proposals and executive pitches
• Building and leading a team of engineers, architects and delivery leads, and owning hiring, capability and utilisation

What you’ll bring

• Senior leadership of data platform and engineering services in a consultancy, systems integrator or technology services business
• A track record of building and leading large teams of engineers, architects and delivery leads
• Deep hands‑on understanding of modern cloud data platforms, ideally Snowflake and Databricks (AWS experience is a plus)
• Experience taking clients from discovery and POC through architecture, build, adoption and optimisation
• Strong knowledge of ingestion, orchestration, batch and streaming, data modelling, quality, governance, security and observability, including what’s needed for AI at scale
• Experience designing data governance and operating models
• Delivery of platforms for analytics, data science, customer intelligence and marketing activation
• Strong presales experience: shaping complex deals, writing proposals and presenting to executives
• A record of winning work through partner relationships, POCs and reusable accelerators
• The credibility to advise CDOs, CIOs and CTOs

What’s on offer

• Up to £130,000 base plus performance bonus
• Pension up to 5% matched
• Private health insurance, life insurance and a health and wellbeing plan
• 25 days holiday
• Working abroad policy
• Hybrid working: around three days a week on client site or in the London office