Head of Data

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