Head of Data (B2B SaaS)

The role

You will own the data strategy and lead a multi-disciplinary data team. You will translate product telemetry and customer data into actionable insights to drive strategic decisions.

What you will do

• Line manage and develop a multi-disciplinary data team
• Own the data strategy and roadmap
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to align on priorities
• Guide the future of the Data platform
• Develop a data community and deliver training
• Hold team accountable to software engineering best practices
• Lead objective setting and prioritisation for the data function
• Own data tooling budgets and vendor selection processes
• Work with Legal and Compliance to ensure data protection obligations are met

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated experience developing multi-disciplinary data teams
• Experience delivering a company-wide data roadmap with measurable business outcomes
• Experience defining a Data team's approach to AI/ML-driven analytics
• Deep expertise in SQL and data modelling
• Strong grasp of software engineering principles applied to data (version control, automated testing, CI/CD)
• Strong background working with cloud analytics platforms (Redshift, BigQuery, Snowflake)
• Experience with transformation tools (dbt)
• Experience with modern visualisation software (Omni, Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
• Experience establishing data governance and data quality standards
• Experience driving self-serve analytics adoption and data literacy across non-technical teams
• Ability to influence senior leaders
• Ability to define key business metrics and translate complex data analysis into proactive solutions

Nice to have

• Experience working with data in a B2B SaaS company
• Experience with data integration tools, such as Airbyte, Fivetran or Stitch
• Working knowledge of privacy laws and compliance frameworks, such as GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA

Benefits

• Generous personal development budget of up to £1500 per year
• Top end hardware provided
• Opportunity to join our Long Term Incentive Plan
• Free lunch in the office
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to buy an extra 5 holiday days each year
• Company Pension Plan (matching up to 5%)
• Bupa health care and dental insurance
• Enhanced family leave from day 1, including 26 weeks full maternity/adoption pay, OTE-inclusive
• Bupa Menopause Plan offering specialist consultations and support
• Life Insurance & critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, as well as a range of health and wellness benefits

About the company

Gearset is a data-driven SaaS company.