Head of Data - London, United Kingdom - Mind Gym

Mind Gym

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

About us:

We use the latest behavioural science to transform the performance of companies and the lives of people who work in them.

But don't take our word for it.

Since we started MindGym, we've partnered with over half the FTSE 100 and S&P 100, equipping them with an all-important human advantage.

We're growing rapidly and have successfully floated on the London Stock Exchange. This is just the start.

We have a bold vision to redefine how companies and individuals flourish, and so disrupt the market for behavioural change.

MindGym was born around a kitchen table in 2000. Since those early chain-tea-drinking sessions, we've worked with most of the world's top 500 companies. We've inspired and transformed the performance of over three million people. And we've published four books, including an international best-seller. We've left the kitchen table, but we've never lost our hunger.

The Job:

Shaping and executing against a Data Strategy is a core part of achieving MindGym's product and commercial goals.

As our Head of Data you will own the Data Strategy and lead our team of data scientists, engineers, quality analysts and architect.

Reporting into the CTO, you will be a key senior leader in the business with an equal mix of leadership and technical responsibilities.

A typical day might include:

Enablement of our data team by spotting opportunities and bridging across teams
Acquiring world class talent to grow our data team capability
Line management and mentoring of the data team
Facilitation of architectural discussions for our data platform
Guiding decisions on the best techniques to be applied to varying datasets and scenarios
Establishing a framework of idea to experimentation and production workload
Getting "hands on" if needed with some pairing or review (off the critical path)

About You:

Essential:

Demonstrable background as an individual contributor
You have built and retained excellent teams
Proven track record of transforming organisations to data driven decision making
Proven track record of building data driven consumer products
Proven track record of dealing with data architecture, quality and governance
An expert in at least two of these areas and competent in the rest [collection, ELT / ETL, cleansing, analytics, features, aggregation, machine learning and deep learning]
Experience of working iteratively from idea to production solution
Critical thinking on when to build vs buy

Desirable

Experience of taking teams from startup to scaleup
You show the behaviours of a Transformational Leader (visionary, intellectually stimulating, individualised consideration and a role model)
You can tell the right stories to inspire and influence people, getting them behind your vision
You are excellent at joining the threads across multiple teams to capitalise on opportunities
Cloud native in AWS or GCP

Working at Mind Gym:

We want to people do their best work every day and that's why we ensure everyone at Mind Gym works in an environment that challenges them to be their best, while maintaining a strong sense of wellbeing.

Mind Gym is committed to diversity and inclusion.

We offer equal employment opportunities to all applicants regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, religious beliefs, marital or parental status.

We support flexible working arrangements for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. We are committed to providing a working environment where everyone's individuality and unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.