Head of Data & AI - Inside IR35

Interim Head of Data & AI

Location: City of London

Inside IR35: £1000 per day

Duration: Initial 6 months, extendable to be confirmed

An international workforce solutions business is looking for an interim VP of Data & AI to provide hands-on leadership of its global Data & AI function while it recruits a permanent successor. You'll take charge from day one, keeping a major data transformation programme and day-to-day operational delivery on track.

The foundations are in place. Databricks is the strategic platform, all jobs run on it, and invoice, supplier and talent data are being brought across, alongside regional warehouses and a global instance. The team is relatively new and still being built. You'll lead 40-60 people across Europe, the UK & Ireland, the US and India, own the Data & AI budget and platform decisions, and work as a peer with engineering, architecture and regional business leaders. You'll report to the Chief Product & Technology Officer, who sits on the Global Board.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking over leadership of the global Data & AI function from day one, with no handover period for planning
• Keeping existing projects and deadlines on track, including large data transformation work and operational priorities such as pay and bill
• Driving the unified data platform roadmap on Databricks, in...