Global Head of Data Engineering | Base Salary & uncapped Bonus | London | Permanent
Industry: Trading / Commodities
Location: London – Hybrid (4 days in office)
Job Type: Permanent
Our client is seeking a Global Head of Data Engineering to oversee the development and optimisation of their enterprise data platform in a front office trading environment. You’ll lead a distributed team of data engineers, ensuring the seamless ingestion, management, and delivery of high-quality market, economic, and commercial data to power trading, research, and operational decision-making.
What You’ll Do:
* Lead and manage a global team of data engineers, providing mentorship and direction.
* Oversee the design, build, and ongoing enhancement of an enterprise data platform on AWS.
* Develop and scale robust ETL/ELT pipelines for the ingestion of financial market, commodity, and commercial datasets.
* Deliver new data products and services for traders, analysts, and operational teams.
* Implement and maintain data quality frameworks and best practices.
* Collaborate with front office users, including traders and research analysts, to understand data requirements.
* Partner with senior data scientists, data engineers, and application teams across the business to deliver high-impact solutions.
* Drive innovation and continuous improvement across data engineering practices.
Skills & Experience:
* Experience in data engineering roles, with proven leadership in global teams.
* Strong expertise in financial market data ingestion, ETL/ELT pipelines, data modelling, and provisioning.
* Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.
* Hands-on experience with AWS data services (e.g. Glue, Redshift, S3, Lambda).
* Background in data quality management and scalable architecture.
* Experience engaging directly with front office users and traders.
* Exposure to energy and metals commodities, power generation, shipping, or weather-related data is desirable.
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business teams.
To find out more, please apply directly or connect with me on LinkedIn.