Senior Director: Data Science, Analytics & Experimentation

Preply; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational technology company is seeking a Senior Director, Data Science and Analytics to set the vision for their analytics team. The role focuses on driving measurable business outcomes through analytics, leading a multidisciplinary team, and managing the end-to-end experimentation practice, ensuring a high standard of technical designs and clear communication across product teams. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in analytics and data science, alongside a strong educational background.

Benefits

Generous monthly allowance for lessons

Competitive financial package with equity

Access to mental health support platforms

Qualifications

• 12+ years in analytics or data science and 7+ years leading analytics organizations.
• Proven partnership with Analytics Engineering or Data Platform for instrumentation.
• Strong operational rigor with experience in metric governance.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy for product analytics and lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Own end-to-end experimentation practice: design, analysis, and rollout.
• Deliver and govern a single metrics layer and produce analysis pipelines.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Experimentation design

Business measurement

Statistical judgment

Stakeholder partnership

Education

MSc/PhD in a quantitative field

Job description

An educational technology company is seeking a Senior Director, Data Science and Analytics to set the vision for their analytics team. The role focuses on driving measurable business outcomes through analytics, leading a multidisciplinary team, and managing the end-to-end experimentation practice, ensuring a high standard of technical designs and clear communication across product teams. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in analytics and data science, alongside a strong educational background.