The Very Group in recruitment mode as it goes on data mission

The Very Group is looking to fill a number of data and analytics vacancies.

“Our data mission is signed off and I have over 15 vacancies in our Data & Analytics Centre of Excellence and within MarTech Data Services. DM me for more information,” Steven Pimblett, Chief Data Officer, said in a LinkedIn post.

Formerly known as Shop Direct, The Very Group owns Very and Littlewoods. Steve Pimblett came onboard as Chief Data Officer in October.

Reporting to Chief Technology Officer Andy Burton, he joined from Wejo, a UK-based car technology startup, where he held the dual role of CDO and Chief Information Officer. Prior to that, he was CDO at igaming venture Betsson Group. 

Burton commented: “Steve is an outstanding leader with real technical know-how. His experience will let us further build our data capabilities to give our customers the best, most relevant experiences and help us make even faster, better decisions.”

“Amazing to be part of such a great brand and can't wait to leverage the rich data to build brilliant experiences for customers and colleagues,” Pimblett said.

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