Head of Data & AI

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Responsibilities

• ▹Own the E6 data and AI strategy end to end, from a single source of truth through to AI products people actually use day to day
• ▹Lead and grow a team of four across data engineering, analytics and AI, setting priorities and building capability
• ▹Run the cloud compute estate globally, owning capacity, cost, performance and security, with the resilience 24/7 manufacturing demands
• ▹Deliver governed, real-time data foundations across all six factories: trusted datasets, shared definitions, master data and quality controls that reporting and AI can rely on
• ▹Take AI from pilot to embedded, with clear use cases, measurable value and guardrails for responsible use
• ▹Set and enforce data governance, ethics and privacy standards in line with the Data Trust and Integrity framework and relevant regulation
• ▹Work with senior stakeholders across E6 and De Beers to make the case for investment and show the return

Requirements

• ▹Data and AI leadership (expert): a track record of setting data vision and direction and being the strategic authority people turn to
• ▹Data governance and ethics (practitioner): having built the standards, not just followed them
• ▹Data engineering and platforms (practitioner): understanding of pipelines, APIs and building for scale
• ▹Machine learning and applied AI (practitioner): knowing where models add value and where they don't
• ▹Cloud compute (practitioner): hands-on ownership of cloud infrastructure (Azure and Databricks), covering cost, capacity, resilience and security
• ▹Stakeholder leadership (expert): able to convince a CFO of the value and explain it to a plant manager
• ▹People leadership: experience leading and developing technical teams, ideally across multiple sites or time zones
• ▹Documentation verifying eligibility to work in Ireland; visa sponsorship is not provided

Soft skills

About the company

Element Six (E6) is a global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide supermaterials, part of the De Beers Group. Its primary manufacturing sites are in the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa and the US.