Data Science & Analytics Lead; Maternity Cover

Growth Data Science & Analytics Lead (Maternity Cover)

London, Hybrid

Our Growth Data Science & Analytics function sits at the heart of Prolific and owns the company’s growth framework – answering questions such as where our biggest opportunities lie, what constrains our growth, and where we should invest next. The role is an ex‑Co facing leadership position where you will manage a team of three embedded data scientists and analysts, own the analytics roadmap across our business verticals, and serve as the senior data voice in cross‑functional and ExCo‑level conversations.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a high‑impact interim leadership role in a fast‑growing, data‑rich marketplace business.

Team leadership & project oversight

• Lead and manage a team of three embedded data scientists and analysts
• Own weekly planning, prioritisation, and delivery oversight across the team’s work streams
• Act as line manager and primary point of escalation, supporting individual contributor development and day‑to‑day work
• Manage intake processes and stakeholder expectations across business verticals

Stakeholder & ExCo reporting

• Serve as the senior analytics partner to the Executive Committee, presenting data‑led insights on marketplace health, revenue performance, and growth
• Own and maintain key reporting surfaces across our BI infrastructure
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear, measured narratives for senior audiences
• Build trusted relationships with cross‑functional partners across all functions

• Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven experience leading a data and analytics team, ideally in a marketplace or platform business, and managing and developing analysts and data scientists at different seniority levels
• Commercial Instinct:
  Strong commercial instincts – you understand how data connects to business outcomes and can communicate that to non‑technical leaders
• Stakeholder Management:
  Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to or advising executive teams
• Analytical Rigor:
  Hands‑on SQL proficiency – comfortable getting into the detail when needed
• Comfortable picking up mid‑flight work and operating without a long handover runway
• Prior experience in a scale‑up or growth‑stage company is a plus

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