About the role
Trade Nation is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Head of Data & AI to lead our data and artificial intelligence strategy across the organisation. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role combines two interconnected mandates: enabling self-service access to data across the business and embedding AI into everyday operations.
As a multi-jurisdictional CFD and spread betting broker with regulated entities across the UK, Australia, the EU, the Bahamas and Seychelles, we are looking for a leader who can build on our existing data foundations, scale successful initiatives, simplify organically grown processes and drive measurable business impact through AI.
The role is weighted approximately 60% towards AI and 40% towards Data, leading a team of Data Analysts while partnering closely with Data Engineering, Compliance and senior business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and drive Trade Nation's AI strategy from opportunity identification through to deployment, adoption and value realisation * Redesign business workflows around AI, focusing on practical outcomes rather than tool adoption. * Build AI capability through training, prompt libraries, templates and a network of AI champions. * Measure and report AI adoption, success metrics and lessons learned. * Own the business-facing gold layer of the data warehouse, including metrics, definitions and quality standards. * Develop and extend the semantic data model to ensure consistent, trusted access to business data. * Champion data self-service, empowering teams to answer their own questions efficiently. * Establish and maintain best practices for analytics engineering, including testing, version control, documentation and code reviews. * Simplify and improve the quality of the data estate. * Deliver proactive insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
Requirements
Essential Experience
* Proven leadership experience within Data, Analytics or AI functions. * Demonstrable success implementing AI solutions that have transformed business workflows and delivered measurable impact. * Strong track record of delivering projects from concept through to production and adoption. * Hands-on expertise in SQL, data modelling and analytics engineering. * Experience with dbt or similar version-controlled transformation frameworks. * Strong understanding of data warehouse architecture and semantic modelling. * Experience working with Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery or similar cloud data platforms. * Background in financial services, trading, brokerage or capital markets. * Experience leading, coaching and developing analytics teams. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Desirable Experience
* Experience with CFD, spread betting or brokerage platforms. * Knowledge of trading systems and back-office financial services data structures. * Experience in multi-entity, multi-regulator environments. * Exposure to regulatory reporting frameworks such as MiFID II, MiFIR or ASIC requirements. * Experience implementing AI solutions within regulated financial services environments.
Personal Attributes
* Curious about how businesses operate and eager to understand commercial processes before recommending solutions. * Strategic thinker with a practical, delivery-focused mindset. * Self-starter who proactively identifies opportunities and drives change. * Comfortable challenging the status quo and being challenged in return. * Passionate about enabling others through data and technology.
Benefits
* Competitive salary, and discretionary annual bonus.
* Private healthcare. * Active Lifestyle allowance. * Annual leave above minimum entitlement. * Up to 3 weeks allowance to work in any location.
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