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Martin Grayson

Pioneer · DISC type DIS
Director of Data Engineering at Expana
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

Martin Grayson is a data and platform leader, currently the Director of Data Engineering at Expana. He specializes in building trusted, scalable data ecosystems that drive commercial value and reduce risk. With a degree in Computer Science, colleagues describe him as a brilliant, effective, and supportive leader.

A unique aspect of his career was a secondment as Head of Cyber Security at Comparethemarket, where he was appointed to lead the squad during a critical period, embedding engineering rigor into InfoSec practices.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Director of Data Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Martin shows up

Friendly But Fast
Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Martin cares about

Data Platform Strategy
He has extensive experience owning and executing data platform strategies, including a major Kafka migration to Confluent that resulted in over £1M in annual savings.
Driving Commercial Value
His professional focus is on building data ecosystems that enable growth, reduce risk, and deliver measurable commercial outcomes for the business.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Director of Data Engineering
Expana
6-2024 - 12-2024
Senior Engineering Manager - Cyber Security (Secondment)
Compare the Market
7-2022 - 7-2024
Senior Engineering Manager - Data Engineering Hub
Compare the Market
6-2021 - 6-2022
Head of Analytics Engineering & Business Intelligence
Monzo Bank
7-2019 - 6-2021
Engineering Manager
Just Eat Takeaway.com
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Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2008
Computer Science
University of Kent
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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