Jeff Howarth
Director of Data Engineering @Dunelm
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Data Engineering @Dunelm
London, GB
Responsible for designing and delivering Dunelm\'s data technology strategy and delivery capability, including developing and supporting our strategic data platform. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business to help Dunelm achieve its ambition of supporting strategic decision-making through data.
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ABOUT JEFF HOWARTH
Director of Data and Analytics | Transformational Data Strategy and Delivery LeaderA highly accomplished Data and Analytics Director with 25+ years of deep expertise specialising in the strategic architecture, delivery, and operation of complex data solutions.I am focused on enabling AI-driven capabilities and providing demonstrable return on investment (ROI). I bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, leading global teams through the entire delivery cycle to land high-quality, high-performance analytical solutions grounded in robust data governance.Key Leadership and Technical Competencies:* Defining and delivering AI-ready, cloud and SaaS-first solutions accelerating the time to insight value and driving data democratisation and self-service across organisations.* Developing high-performance, cost-effective and agile data engineering and analytics teams.* Experience across multiple industries and sectors, including telecoms, retail and gaming with a specific focus on financial markets.Selected Strategic Achievements:* Redefined and delivered the data strategy for Dunelm, the UK’s market-leading omni-channel retailer for homeware. Delivering a cloud-first, scalable and cost-effective data solution to improve the time to insight value, self-service and data democratisation.* Migration and AI Enablement: Successfully led the migration of AIG\'s Commercial Data Hub from Oracle 11 to IBM PureData (Netezza), tripling the scope of historic data (10 to 30 years) to support the development of predictive AI-driven analytical models.* Operational Optimisation: Defined and led the replacement of a legacy BI solution with a fully dimensionally modelled data warehouse and reporting solution, delivered on time and within budget within a 12-month window.* Organisational Scaling: Successfully in-sourced and right-shored the BI/Data Warehousing development capability for RBS’ International Banking front office, increasing operational efficiency and team control.* Agile Transformation: Drove the successful implementation of Agile methodologies and lean principles across multi-site, global engineering and analytics teams.
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