VP, Data

Funding Circle; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Barista coffee

Subsidised lunches

Flexible-first policy

Learning allowance

Job summary

Funding Circle in London (Hybrid) seeks a seasoned VP Data to lead our data transformation and enterprise data strategy. You will direct teams across Data Engineering, Data Platform, and Data Product Management, shaping the next phase of our data modernization and AI-native ambitions.

You’ll expand data foundations, define data products, and embed governance to accelerate product development and smarter commercial decisions. This is a senior leadership role with broad impact.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading multi-disciplinary data functions in scale-ups or enterprises.
• Experience building and executing enterprise data strategies with governance.
• Strong ability to translate technical concepts into business language.

Responsibilities

• Drive data transformation and power enterprise data foundations.
• Define and deliver critical data products aligned to business needs.
• Lead Snowflake-powered scaling and modernization across the org.
• Establish robust data standards, governance, and roadmaps.
• Partner with senior leadership to translate data strategy into value.

Skills

Data leadership

Cloud data stacks

AWS

Snowflake

Data governance

Data strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

We’re on a mission to back the UK’s small businesses like no one else

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we’re here to help them win. We’ve built a platform that uses clever data to get them the funding they need in minutes, not weeks.

At Funding Circle, we have the restless energy of a fintech start-up with the stability of a public company. It’s a unique mix that gives Circlers the autonomy to take ownership and the scale to make an impact that truly counts.

We’re a high-performing team that chooses to lift each other up. We challenge, we champion, and we have each other’s backs - because we know that when we stand together, we move faster and build better.

The impact is real: Last year alone, the businesses on our platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy Come and join a mission that matters!

[Read our Impact Report] | [See our Trustpilot]

The role

London (Hybrid) | 2 days in the office | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Reporting to our CTO, the VP Data leads an enterprise-wide mandate shaping how data powers our organisation. Directing a team of specialists across Data Engineering, Data Platform, and Data Product Management, you’ll define and deliver the next phase of our data modernisation, ensuring the data foundations are in place to support our AI-native ambitions and leading our data transformation project.

We’ve heavily invested in our data capability in recent years; establishing clear direction and putting a strong team in place. Now, the shift is all about execution, adoption, and scaling impact.

You’ll build on this momentum by expanding our enterprise data foundations, defining, building and adopting critical domain-aligned data products, and embedding effective data governance across the business. Sitting at the heart of our tech agenda, your work will directly accelerate product development, operational automation, and smarter commercial decisions.

• Driving business value through leading our data transformation and implementing snowflake to power business-wide scaling

• Defining, building and implementing critical data products and delivering sustainable change to how we manage and process data

• Implement Funding Circle’s group-wide Data Strategy ensuring alignment with the broader Group Strategy and Technology Strategy

• Establish reliable data standards and working methodologies that guarantee long-term data integrity

• Refine our overall data roadmap, converting technology investments into measurable business efficiencies

• Build and maintain strong relationships at Senior and Executive levels across Funding Circle to understand and shape their planning to take full advantage of our data

What we’re looking for

We are seeking an established Data Executive who thrives on solving complex technical and organisational challenges in a high-growth environment.

• Able to create a compelling vision for all matters data and to engage across organisational domains to secure support and commitment to that vision – driving innovation and technology and culture change

• Demonstrated success directing multi-disciplinary data functions (engineering, platform, and product) in scaled businesses. You possess the confidence and operational maturity to lead from day one.

• Expertise in modern cloud data stacks, platform architecture, and modernising legacy infrastructures (specifically AWS and Snowflake environments)

• A strong background in developing and executing enterprise data strategies, leading large-scale modernisation initiatives, and establishing robust governance frameworks

• Exceptional capability to articulate technical concepts into clear, commercial language that aligns diverse groups of technical and business stakeholders

• Prior experience in credit, lending, or regulated financial environments where data directly impacts risk, underwriting, and operations is advantageous

We’re building a place where everyone truly feels they belong. Even if your past experience doesn\'t align perfectly with every requirement, we\'d still love to hear from you.

Why join us?

We back you to build an incredible career and by joining us, you'll be part of one of The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2026! As a flexible-first employer, we use a "best of both" approach. We’ll see you in our London office to collaborate – with barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches on us!

Our Circler Proposition focuses on five areas:

• Flexibility: We provide a benefit allowance you can tailor to your own life and family.

• Health: This includes private medical and dental, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.

• Wealth: We offer life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.

• Development: You get a dedicated annual learning allowance to help you level up.

• Lifestyle: We have electric car and cycle-to-work schemes, plus season ticket loans.

We also have award-winning parental leave policies. We're here to support you through the big life moments, from fertility treatments to new additions to the family.

Ready to join a mission that matters? We’d love to chat!