This job is with Virgin Media O₂, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
We have a great new role for a Head of Data Engineering to join our Data Monetisation team. This is a brand new role responsible for leading the data engineering function and building scalable, privacy-safe external data products that drive commercial value from complex data assets.
This is a hands‑on senior role, owning engineering strategy, architecture and delivery within a commercially focused data product environment. The role is 60% leadership/strategy and 40% hands‑on working with Python, SQL, GCP, AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the technical strategy and architecture for the data product platform, ensuring systems are extensible, reusable and scalable.
- Lead the team's agile process, facilitating stand‑ups, managing the backlog and setting roadmap priorities with senior stakeholders.
- Mentor a team of Product Data Engineers, providing technical guidance, support and fostering professional growth.
- Drive high standards for data quality, output accuracy, platform SLAs, data privacy and governance.
- Evaluate, prototype and recommend new technologies and tooling to continuously improve team efficiency and product capabilities.
- Maintain an understanding of data consumers and paying customers to ensure product development is aligned with high‑value business outcomes.
- Ensure data lineage, accessibility, privacy and security are correctly implemented throughout the data lifecycle.
Who We Are
The UK's fastest broadband network. The nation's best‑loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too. We put our customers first, making life simpler, smoother, and more joyful. With big ambitions and a brilliant team, we're building a more connected future for everyone.
Our Ways of Working
We're a flexible‑first organisation, because we know people do their best work when they have choice and clarity. To support meaningful collaboration, we ask everyone to spend at least eight days each month connecting in person. That doesn't just mean time in the office; it could be team meetings, off‑sites, volunteering days, cross‑functional projects, or away days – anywhere meaningful collaboration happens. What matters is making those moments purposeful, so when we come together, it really counts.
Accessible, Inclusive and Equitable for All
Virgin Media O₂ is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. We build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.
The Must Haves
- Technical leadership of remote engineering teams
- Strong Python and SQL skills; writes clean, maintainable, production‑grade code
- Architecture ownership for complex, scalable data and ML/AI solutions
- End‑to‑end data platform design (ingestion, modelling, analytics)
- Google Cloud (or equivalent) experience incl. BigQuery, Analytics Hub, Cloud Functions, dbt
- Commercial mindset with evidence of data product adoption, cost and delivery awareness
- Clear communicator across technical/non‑technical audiences, up to C‑suite
- Experience building external‑facing SaaS or data products with partners
- Working within data contracts, privacy and regulatory constraints
- Effective delivery in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments (Agile, Jira, Confluence)
- Coaching engineers with strong hands‑on Python and SQL capability
The Other Stuff We Are Looking For
- Built new products from scratch (greenfield over legacy)
- Worked with sensitive data in regulated industries (e.g. telco)
- Experience with data cleanrooms (Google, Snowflake or equivalent)
What's in It for You
As you're already a valued member of the Virgin Media O₂ crew, you'll know lots about the amazing stuff we do to take care of our people. If you need a reminder, head on over to the benefits portal via the main intranet site.
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We have a great new role for a Head of Data Engineering to join our Data Monetisation team. This is a brand new role responsible for leading the data engineering function and building scalable, privacy-safe external data products that drive commercial value from complex data assets.
This is a hands‑on senior role, owning engineering strategy, architecture and delivery within a commercially focused data product environment. The role is 60% leadership/strategy and 40% hands‑on working with Python, SQL, GCP, AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the technical strategy and architecture for the data product platform, ensuring systems are extensible, reusable and scalable.
- Lead the team’s agile process, facilitating stand‑ups, managing the backlog and setting roadmap priorities with senior stakeholders.
- Mentor a team of Product Data Engineers, providing technical guidance, support and fostering professional growth.
- Drive high standards for data quality, output accuracy, platform SLAs, data privacy and governance.
- Evaluate, prototype and recommend new technologies and tooling to continuously improve team efficiency and product capabilities.
- Maintain an understanding of data consumers and paying customers to ensure product development is aligned with high‑value business outcomes.
- Ensure data lineage, accessibility, privacy and security are correctly implemented throughout the data lifecycle.
Who We Are
The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best‑loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK’s biggest companies too. We put our customers first, making life simpler, smoother, and more joyful. With big ambitions and a brilliant team, we’re building a more connected future for everyone.
Our Ways of Working
We’re a flexible‑first organisation, because we know people do their best work when they have choice and clarity. To support meaningful collaboration, we ask everyone to spend at least eight days each month connecting in person. That doesn’t just mean time in the office; it could be team meetings, off‑sites, volunteering days, cross‑functional projects, or away days – anywhere meaningful collaboration happens. What matters is making those moments purposeful, so when we come together, it really counts.
Accessible, Inclusive and Equitable for All
Virgin Media O₂ is an equal opportunities employer and we’re working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. We build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.
The Must Haves
- Technical leadership of remote engineering teams
- Strong Python and SQL skills; writes clean, maintainable, production‑grade code
- Architecture ownership for complex, scalable data and ML/AI solutions
- End‑to‑end data platform design (ingestion, modelling, analytics)
- Google Cloud (or equivalent) experience incl. BigQuery, Analytics Hub, Cloud Functions, dbt
- Commercial mindset with evidence of data product adoption, cost and delivery awareness
- Clear communicator across technical/non‑technical audiences, up to C‑suite
- Experience building external‑facing SaaS or data products with partners
- Working within data contracts, privacy and regulatory constraints
- Effective delivery in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments (Agile, Jira, Confluence)
- Coaching engineers with strong hands‑on Python and SQL capability
The Other Stuff We Are Looking For
- Built new products from scratch (greenfield over legacy)
- Worked with sensitive data in regulated industries (e.g. telco)
- Experience with data cleanrooms (Google, Snowflake or equivalent)
What’s in It for You
As you’re already a valued member of the Virgin Media O₂ crew, you’ll know lots about the amazing stuff we do to take care of our people. If you need a reminder, head on over to the benefits portal via the main intranet site.
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