Senior Data Engineering Leader | Scale Platforms & Teams

Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Inclusive culture

Benefits allowance

30 days holiday

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

Staff discount

Pension match

Job summary

Very Group is seeking an experienced data leader to shape and grow a high-performing data engineering organisation. You will guide multiple engineering leaders, set technical direction, and drive modern practices across cloud-based platforms and data products.

You will partner with Architecture, Product and Technology to balance long-term strategy with delivering value today, while attracting and retaining top talent in a fast-paced retail data environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large-scale data engineering organisations within modern technology environments (AWS, Teradata, Fivetran, Power BI).
• Proven track record building, developing and inspiring high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong experience delivering data platforms, pipelines and products at scale.
• Hands-on experience in Data Engineering with modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple Data Engineering Managers, BI Engineering Managers and Lead Engineers to shape and grow the data engineering function.
• Define and execute the data engineering strategy in collaboration with Architecture, Product and Tech leaders.
• Deliver trusted, scalable data products in partnership with business domains and ensure data access for informed decision-making.
• Drive collaboration across technology, product and business to translate priorities into engineering outcomes.

Skills

Data leadership

People management

Data engineering

AWS

Cloud architecture

BI tooling

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

AWS

Teradata

Fivetran

Power BI

Job description

Very Group is seeking an experienced data leader to shape and grow a high-performing data engineering organisation. You will guide multiple engineering leaders, set technical direction, and drive modern practices across cloud-based platforms and data products.

You will partner with Architecture, Product and Technology to balance long-term strategy with delivering value today, while attracting and retaining top talent in a fast-paced retail data environment.