Data Principal

Overview

To strengthen AND's position as a leader in the data industry, we are seeking a Data Principal (hands‑on Architect) to lead the local Data & AI Practice and expand our Data capability. This pivotal role supporting the local club leadership requires a balance of leading on client, leading the data practice proposition in the local market and building upon our existing data skills and capability from your experience.

You will be working closely with AND's global data practice team, your practice team and local leadership to drive growth and value for our clients deepening our client partnerships.

• You care deeply about producing high‑quality work that delivers real value
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively
• You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning
• You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates
• You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome‑focused
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow
• You value low‑ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams

• Lead the local Data & AI Practice, driving growth and value for clients across the local market.
• Manage and inspire teams, navigating enterprise‑scale problem solving and turning challenges into opportunities.
• Serve as a master of client‑facing delivery, translating complex data concepts into business value and managing multi‑vendor environments with a focus on long‑term partnership.
• Design scalable, extensible, and purpose‑driven data architectures and systems that meet evolving business and user needs.
• Champion a culture of quality and performance, ensuring data programs are robust, reliable, and respected.
• Champion industry standards and maintain a partnership focus with technology partners, both established and new.
• Maintain technical depth, guiding teams through the full Data Product Lifecycle and leveraging modern data platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS native services, Snowflake, Databricks or Fabric.
• Build Data Products ensuring discoverability, addressability, and security by design.
• Lead development of AI solutions in modern data platforms, including LLM foundational models, Human‑in‑the‑Loop, and MLOps.
• Apply data architecture design patterns such as RAG, Serverless, DWH, Data Mesh, and Data Products.
• Speak the language of data fluently – Python, R, SQL – and provide hands‑on solutions when required.

• 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays
• Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice).
• Aviva healthcare cover (including pre‑existing condition cover) for you.
• Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Eye test + first pair of glasses.
• Parental Benefits:
  Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave.

Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We’re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.