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Head of Data - Fully Remote (UK only) £80k-£90k International Media and Events Company

25 days ago

Manchester

Head of Data - Fully Remote (UK only) | £80,000–£90,000 + Benefits | International Media and Events Company A small but fast-growing international media and events business is bringing data fully in-house. The technical foundations are in place, but the commercial value isn’t yet being fully realised. That’s where you come in. You will be the sole data leader in the business, responsible for shaping the strategy, building the roadmap, driving insight, and hiring the first AI resource underneath you. This is a genuine end-to-end ownership role where you will be technically hands-on across data engineering, transformation and business intelligence. This role isn’t for everyone… and that’s exactly why it’s exciting. It requires someone who has worked in a small company / Scale-up environment and can operate comfortably at exec level, influence strategic decisions, and tell compelling commercial stories with data while still being hands-on enough to build, shape and sense-check the underlying architecture. If you’ve moved too far away from the tools, it won’t suit. If you’re purely technical but haven’t operated at board level, it won’t stretch you in the right way. But if you enjoy breadth, autonomy and accountability, this is a rare opportunity to own data properly. You’ll move the business from reactive Data reporting to proactive foresight. You’ll turn fragmented Data insight into a clear narrative. You’ll define what “good” looks like for data governance, performance and AI adoption. And you’ll do it with direct access to founders and the executive team. They need someone who can walk into a room of time-poor executives and say, “Here’s what the data is telling us and here’s what we should do about it.” Clear. Commercial. Decisive. The Role Reporting to the CTO, you’ll translate data into decisions for the executive team. You’ll build a clear Single Customer View across media, digital and events, create structured executive reporting, and embed AI and automation to drive efficiency and growth. You’ll also shape the longer-term roadmap and, in the short to medium term, hire and lead an AI Engineer to expand the capability. The current stack includes GCP, BigQuery, DBT, Looker and Python, with growing interest in AI agents and LLMs. You don’t need to have built everything from scratch but you do need to understand how it all fits together. Why This Role? You’ll be the first internal data leader as the business transitions from an outsourced model. There’s real autonomy, real ownership and visible impact. This is an opportunity for someone who thrives in a smaller, ambitious organisation, where ambiguity exists, decisions move quickly, and your contribution is seen immediately. Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + benefits Fully remote (UK only) with a flexible working environment. If you want to own data across a business, stay hands-on, influence at board level and build something meaningful from day one, this is a rare opportunity to do exactly that.