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Senior Data Director / Senior Enterprise Data Architect

London/ Nottingham/ Leeds

ASAP

Full time & permanent

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Data Director to lead our enterprise data strategy and platform initiatives across multiple clients. This executive role requires a strategic thinker and hands-on leader who can collaborate effectively with C-suite stakeholders to define and drive data strategies that deliver measurable business value. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing large-scale data warehouse and analytics implementations, spearheading multi-million dollar projects, and fostering innovation through emerging technologies such as Generative AI and Agentic AI.

Role Description

Senior Data Director / Senior Enterprise Data Architect

London/ Nottingham/ Leeds

ASAP

Full time & permanent

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Data Director to lead our enterprise data strategy and platform initiatives across multiple clients. This executive role requires a strategic thinker and hands-on leader who can collaborate effectively with C-suite stakeholders to define and drive data strategies that deliver measurable business value. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing large-scale data warehouse and analytics implementations, spearheading multi-million dollar projects, and fostering innovation through emerging technologies such as Generative AI and Agentic AI.

The Role

  • Collaborate with C-suite executives to define and evolve enterprise-wide data strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Provide strategic guidance and oversight for enterprise data platform initiatives, ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient architecture.
  • Manage multiple client engagements, ensuring successful delivery, high client satisfaction, and value realization.
  • Lead and grow a Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, and innovation.
  • Drive sales activities including RFP responses, solution design, and pre-sales engagements to expand business opportunities.
  • Champion innovation initiatives leveraging Generative AI, Agentic AI, and reusable data frameworks to accelerate time to market.
  • Establish and promote reusable assets, best practices, and frameworks to improve project efficiency and quality.
  • Hands-on leadership and participation in large-scale data warehouse, data lake, and analytic platform implementations.
  • Manage project financials, resource planning, risk, and delivery timelines for multi-million dollar programs.

What You Will Bring

  • Minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, analytics, and enterprise data platform leadership.
  • Proven experience delivering multi-million dollar data warehouse and analytics projects at scale.
  • Strong strategic acumen with the ability to influence senior executives and cross-functional teams.
  • Hands-on expertise with modern data platform technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, GCP, etc.).
  • Experience leading and scaling Center of Excellence and innovation teams.
  • Demonstrated success in driving sales processes, including RFPs and client presentations.
  • Knowledge and experience in emerging AI technologies such as Generative AI and Agentic AI is highly desirable.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

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Skills

Data Architecture,Cloud Platform,Data EngineeringSeniority level

  • Seniority levelDirector

Employment type

  • Employment typeFull-time

Job function

  • Job functionInformation Technology
  • IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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