# Head of Data & AI

> Trade Nation · London, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-08

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

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.

## Apply

[Apply at Trade Nation](https://apply.workable.com/trade-nation/j/9C3A4745BF/apply)

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