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Head of Data Engineering

🏒 PHMG Careers βœ“ Verified Direct Employer
πŸ“ Manchester, England, United Kingdom ⚑ Direct Opportunity πŸ•’
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πŸ“ Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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πŸ’Ό Full-Time Direct
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Competitive Direct Compensation Benchmark: Β£70,000 – Β£130,000 / yr
πŸ₯ Comprehensive Health & Dental
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πŸ“ˆ Retirement 401(k) / Pension Match
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Role Overview & Responsibilities

Role:Β Head of Data Engineering

Location:Β ManchesterΒ based office – Hybrid working

Package:Β Β£90k OTE

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PHMG is continuing to develop and mature its data capability, focusing on modernising our data platform and enhancing the way we work. This creates further opportunities toΒ leverageΒ data more effectively, allowing us to better serve our customers and colleagues. As part of this continued development, we are looking to strengthen our Data Engineering capability and maximise the value from the wealth of data held across the organisation.Β 

To support this vision, we are seeking a Head of Data Engineering.Β This pivotal role will lead an established Data Engineering team,Β supportingΒ their development while strengthening engineering practices, technicalΒ standardsΒ and ways of working across the function. The successful candidate will foster a culture of technical excellence,Β collaborationΒ and continuous improvement.Β 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced data engineering leader to help develop our data engineering community of practice, define data standards across the organisation and be part of the team delivering and evolving PHMG's Data Strategy.Β 

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The role: What you will do:Β 

  • Lead, manage and develop the Data Engineering team,Β buildingΒ capability,Β resilienceΒ and strong ways of working.
  • Own PHMG's core data platform, architecture, dataΒ warehouseΒ and associated pipelines, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable,Β maintainableΒ and cost-effective.
  • Own Data Engineering delivery, ensuring work is appropriately designed,Β prioritisedΒ and delivered to agreed standards.
  • Establish and embed strong engineering practices across source control, CI/CD, testing, code review, documentation,Β monitoringΒ and error handling.
  • Work closely with theΒ widerΒ DataΒ teamΒ to translate the Data Strategy and business priorities into an effective engineering roadmap and delivery plan.
  • Work closely with IT, Infrastructure and other engineering teams on architecture, integrations,Β migrationsΒ and platform decisions.
  • IdentifyΒ and evaluate opportunities to improve the performance,Β reliabilityΒ and efficiency of PHMG's data capability, including the use of emerging technologies.

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This is an exciting role for an experiencedΒ dataΒ engineering leaderΒ who has:Β 

  • Demonstrable experience leading,Β developingΒ and managing Data Engineering teams.
  • A strongΒ track recordΒ of designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms,Β solutionsΒ and architectures.
  • A thorough understanding of modern ETL/ELT practices and experience designing scalable,Β reliableΒ and maintainable data pipelines.
  • Advanced working knowledge of SQL and Python.
  • Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks,Β RedshiftΒ orΒ BigQuery. Experience within the Microsoft data ecosystem would beΒ advantageous.
  • Strong understanding of modern engineering practices including source control, CI/CD, automated testing, code review,Β monitoringΒ and observability.
  • Strong experience of data modelling for reporting and analytics, using tools and approaches such asΒ dbtΒ or equivalent.
  • Strong understanding of data quality, governance,Β securityΒ and data management best practices.
  • Experience managing engineering delivery using agile ways of working.
  • Strong communicationΒ and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions,Β risksΒ and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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Nice toΒ haveΒ experience:Β 

  • Experience integrating data with operational systems, including reverse ETL into platforms such as Salesforce.
  • Understanding ofΒ the DataΒ Science / Machine Learning lifecycle andΒ MLOps.
  • Experience using Infrastructure as Code approaches and tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

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Why PHMG Tech:Β Β 

The IT, Development and Data functions within PHMG continue to evolve how we use technology and data to deliver value to the business. We want to build an open, collaborative culture where people communicate honestly, support each other and take pride in delivering good work.Β 

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About PHMG:Β 

Established in 1998, PHMG has grown from a renowned Manchester-based business to the world's leading audio branding agency – working with 36,000 clients in 54 countries across the globe. This expansive client list includes household names of theΒ calibreΒ of Samsung,Β AudiΒ and Adidas, as well as SMEs in every sector of the global market. We give each of them a stellar production that combines creative copy, world-class voiceΒ artistryΒ and an exclusive Brand-Sound-Trackβ„’ – strengthening their business identity in the most memorable, emotive way.Β 

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