Hybrid Data Engineering Manager

at AKT London

• Job title: Data Engineering Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Airflow, BigQuery, Cloud, ETL, Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Data Engineering Manager leading the evolution of AKT's data platform and architecture. Balancing technical leadership with strategic management across multiple stakeholders and functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and evolution of our data platform, tooling, and architecture.
• Ensure a trusted, scalable, and efficient data ecosystem that supports growth and decision-making.
• Balance hands-on technical leadership with strategic platform management.
• Oversee the design and delivery of data pipelines, integrations, and models.
• Work closely with the Head of Data and the Data & Insight team.
• Liaise with stakeholders from the USA and other territories as needed.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience of high numeracy, strong attention to detail and the ability to solve problems.
• Expert SQL skills, ideally using cloud databases.
• Deep understanding and experience in data architecture, modelling and governance (e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.)
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, DBT, Airflow, FiveTran, Rivey, and CI/CD, or similar, for data pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and manage data for AI/ML systems, including feature store design and data versioning
• Strong grasp of data quality, observability, and lineage tooling (e.g. Monte Carlo, DataHub, Great Expectations)
• Knowledge of building statistical and machine learning models such as attribution, classification, causal inference, forecasting using python, or similar.
• Familiarity with reverse ETL and data activation tools (e.g. Hightouch, Census).
• Experience in multi-country data management including localisation, compliance, and performance optimisation.
• Experience managing workload and projects, identifying data needs and scoping requirements that correspond to the business needs.
• Experience working in a fast paced, ecommerce, B2C and/or subscription business.

Benefits

• Make a real impact on our next act by joining AKT at an exciting stage of growth, following our recent USA, Australia and New Zealand launches.
• Flexible working: work from home, at our Oxford Circus office (which comes with gym access), or in co-working spaces across the UK. We’ll reimburse you if you prefer a co-working space over working from home.
• Monthly team days in London to connect with the AKT ensemble.
• Be part of a collective of creatives where the arts underpin everything we do.
• A funny, kind, and inclusive work environment — we are banter, but we get sh*t done.
• Allowance for products to give you the confidence to step onto the stage and perform.
• Intervals encouraged: 36 days holiday, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time roles)
• Pension contribution matching via salary sacrifice up to 5% of your salary.