Head of Data | Contract | 6 months | Outside IR35 | £800-£1000 per day | Hybrid at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, London, 6 Months, £800-£1k per day

Head of Data | Contract | 6 months | Outside IR35 | £800-£1000 per day | Hybrid

I'm working with a major energy organisation who are going through a strategic transformation toward Real Time, AI driven decision making, modernised data infrastructure, and a deeply Embedded data culture. This role combines hands on leadership of automation and AI initiatives with the strategic responsibility of shaping the company's long term data vision. You will build a high performing team, elevate BI capabilities, and unlock value from rich customer data flows to improve customer understanding and operational efficiency.

This is a 6 month engagement, outside IR35, requiring two days per week on site in London. The technology environment includes GCP, Bigquery, and Looker.

Key Responsibilities

Business Intelligence, Automation & Advanced Analytics

• Transform BI from static reporting into dynamic, Real Time, self service analytics used across the organisation.
• Design and implement modern data visualisation platforms and augmented analytics experiences.
• Lead the delivery of AI/ML solutions, including NLP, computer vision, recommendation systems, and explainable AI.
• Build scalable, secure data architectures and Real Time data pipelines, particularly around customer data flows.
• Oversee data integration, microservices, and unstructured data workflows.
• Drive automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency and customer insight.
• Explore and champion innovative approaches such as federated learning and edge analytics.

Data Strategy, Leadership & Culture

• Develop and own a holistic data strategy aligned with the organisation's transformation goals.
• Shape and promote a data literate culture, enabling teams to make informed, AI supported decisions.
• Partner with C suite and senior leaders to embed data driven thinking into strategic and operational processes.
• Identify opportunities for revenue growth, customer experience improvement, and competitive advantage.
• Build and mentor a high performing data team across engineering, analytics, and data science.
• Represent the organisation externally as a thought leader in data and AI.

About You

• Deep passion for data, analytics, automation, and emerging AI technologies.
• Strong problem solver focused on delivering actionable insights and measurable business value.
• Skilled in cloud platforms (especially GCP), SQL, Python, and modern BI tools such as Looker.
• Strategic thinker able to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.
• Experienced leader who builds teams, drives innovation, and fosters collaboration.
• Excellent communicator who influences senior stakeholders and builds cross functional relationships.
• Advocate for data governance, ethics, and responsible AI.

If this is of interest then I would love to hear from you. Please respond with your most up to date CV and I'll give you a call if you look like a good fit.