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As part of Hanson Technology, our data, analytics and digital transformation practice recruits the leaders who turn technology into commercial advantage. With over 20 years of global experience, we source and place high-impact professionals across data, analytics and digital, from global brands and tech companies to boutique agencies and scale-ups.

With consultants based across London, Europe, the USA and the Middle East,we recruit for roles including Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Head of Data and Analytics, Digital Transformation Director, and senior digital strategy and product leaders. Whether you are building a data function from scratch or leading a transformation programme, we help you find the people who deliver measurable results.

Our Data and Digital Transformation Executive Search Approach

Hiring in data and digital fails most often at the assessment stage, when technical depth is hard for a generalist to judge. Our process closes that gap. We begin with your data and digital strategy and the specific capability the role must build, then map candidates across the technical and commercial spectrum, from data science leadership to transformation delivery. We test for both fluency and impact, because a leader who cannot translate technology into business results will not survive the boardroom. A senior consultant who knows these markets runs every search end to end.

Our Expertise in Data, Analytics and Digital Recruitment

Data and analytics leaders now shape strategy as much as they support it, because AI adoption, customer insight and operational efficiency all depend on them. We recruit across the full discipline, from data science, analytics and insight through to digital transformation, digital product and digital strategy leadership.

Demand for this talent keeps rising. Organisations everywhere are modernising legacy systems, building AI capability and competing for a small pool of leaders who combine technical fluency with commercial impact. We work across sectors including technology, financial services, consumer, healthcare and energy, placing mid-to-senior professionals and conducting executive searches for the roles that lead change.

Why choose Hanson Search as your Recruitment Partner

As an independent, employee-owned executive search firm, we take a personal approach to every data, analytics and digital transformation recruitment brief. Clients get the depth of a specialist practice and the reach of a global firm, with relationships built across digital and technology markets over two decades. Unlike many traditional headhunting firms, our partners lead every search directly, drawing on deep, highly developed networks to uncover exceptional talent. We take it personally. We don’t stop until we deliver the best candidate for your role.

Technology programmes succeed or fail on leadership, and finding leaders who pair technical knowledge with human judgement takes genuine market insight. That is what our consultants bring to every shortlist. As a certified B Corp, we also support our clients in building a more sustainable supply chain through ethical hiring practices and values-led recruitment.

Data, Analytics and Digital Transformation Recruitment FAQs

How do you recruit a Chief Data Officer or Head of Data and Analytics?

Recruiting a Chief Data Officer or Head of Data and Analytics starts with the capability the role has to build rather than a generic job description, because the same title can mean platform delivery in one organisation and commercial insight in another. We agree the brief and the assessment criteria at the outset, map the market systematically across sectors including technology, financial services, consumer, healthcare and energy, then test candidates on technical fluency and on their record of turning data into commercial results. Shortlists contain four to six qualified candidates, supported by competency-based interviews and structured scorecards, with Hogan assessment led by a qualified leadership coach where clients want a fuller view of leadership style. Every search is partner-led from briefing to offer, so the consultant you meet is the consultant who delivers.

How long does digital transformation recruitment take?

Most digital transformation recruitment assignments reach shortlist within four to six weeks, with offer and acceptance following two to four weeks later, although timelines move according to seniority, notice periods and the number of stakeholders involved in the decision. Interim and freelance appointments run faster, and we can often introduce available transformation specialists within days where a programme needs immediate cover. Clients receive weekly progress updates throughout, alongside market intelligence and salary benchmarking as standard, so decisions are made against current market evidence rather than assumption. We hold 30, 60 and 90 day check-ins after appointment, and every retained mandate carries a six-month replacement guarantee.

Do you recruit digital, data and analytics globally?

Yes, we recruit digital, data and analytics leaders internationally, having completed searches across more than 20 countries with consultants based in London, Paris, Dubai and New York. Because our teams are embedded in these markets rather than working remotely from a single office, we can advise on realistic salary levels, local availability and the competing employers a candidate is likely to be weighing up, which matters when a transformation programme spans several regions. We draw on a global network of more than 100,000 professionals, and we regularly place leaders who relocate or take on multi-market remits. Clients hiring across borders receive the same partner-led process, with one consultant accountable for the search wherever the appointment sits.

Hire Exceptional Data, Analytics and Digital Talent

Looking to hire data, analytics or digital transformation leaders in the UK or internationally? Or are you a senior leader in these markets seeking your next challenge?

Contact our team of specialist consultants today for a confidential conversation.

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