Head of Analytics Delivery

Candidate Description

With nearly two decades steering data, analytics and AI initiatives, this professional excels at translating complex insights into strategic value for leading organisations such as a Major Retailer, a Media Company and a Financial Institution. Adept at guiding C-Suite and board stakeholders, they couple deep statistical expertise with pragmatic commercial acumen to drive revenue growth, cost optimisation and robust governance across retail, media, entertainment and financial services sectors. Their toolkit spans Python, R, SQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, OpenAI and AWS, underpinned by a strong foundation in data strategy and product management.

Adept at large-scale solution delivery, they have architected and implemented advanced AI/ML products—including loss-prevention anomaly detection saving $40 M and markdown-pricing frameworks uncovering $20 M in margin uplift—while leading global, cross-functional teams of up to 34. Their record features creation of enterprise data environments on GCP/BigQuery, deployment of content-decision frameworks generating $180 M in licensing savings and real-time decision engines that shifted 30 % of a Financial Institution's transactions to digital channels. They leverage Agile methodologies, stakeholder engagement and robust governance to ensure data products achieve adoption and measurable impact.

Combining strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth, they cultivate cultures of trust, innovation and high performance. Passionate about mentoring talent and fostering inclusive teams, they adapt quickly to new challenges and emerging technologies, currently extending expertise into Agentic AI engineering. Organisations seeking a proven leader to maximise the commercial potential of data, analytics and AI will find this individual delivers sustained, quantifiable value.