Our client, a PE-backed financial services scale-up, is looking for a hands-on data leader to help take their AI data strategy from roadmap to reality.
This isn't a role for someone who oversees data strategy from a distance. It's for someone who has personally designed and shipped AI-native data products, working directly with business teams and end users to take them from concept through to live delivery. That could mean AI embedded within a data pipeline, an AI-enabled data product, or a solution that uses data to power AI-driven insights and experiences you built yourself.
What you'll do:
Sit above an existing data team, diagnosing gaps and challenging vendor delivery (particularly around Databricks/AWS-based platforms), and coordinating internal talent with external vendors to keep delivery honest and on track. You'll be the bridge between data strategy and what actually gets built.
What we're looking for:
Proven, hands-on experience building agentic AI systems, AI agents, or AI-led data products, not just strategy or governance work. Strong cloud platform experience (AWS preferred). A track record of product-led thinking, not pure data quality, MDM, or data governance work. Comfortable working directly with business stakeholders and end users, not just technical teams.
Nice to have:
Financial services, insurance, or pensions background — though we're just as interested in strong AI-delivery experience from other sectors.