Coaching at iO-Sphere
You learned this by doing it. Now coach other people the same way.
Coach career changers, working professionals and employer teams to do the work you already know how to do. Every iO-Sphere coach is a practitioner, and we teach you the coaching.
Data analytics, AI transformation or governance · permanent or fixed-term · full-time or two to four days a week · no teaching experience needed
Work alongside Tash, Jen, Jonas, Abdul and Martin
- 4.8
- out of 5 from 78 Google reviews
- 1,000+
- people trained in data and AI
- Practitioners
- Our coaches came from Accenture, Dialpad, Black Swan Data, BT and Three
What we believe
People get good by doing the work, alongside someone who's done it.
That's how every one of us learned the job, and it's how our learners learn it: real work on real problems from the first week, with the theory arriving when the work needs it.
It's also why our coaches are practitioners, not lecturers. You learn fastest next to someone who's done the work and can catch the mistake you're about to make.
Nobody starts from zero, and that includes you. Your years of doing the work are the hard half of being a good coach. We teach you the rest, and fund your Level 3 Award in Education and Training.
The job
Your learners keep progressing. You own that.
Your learners are career changers on our Skills Bootcamps, working professionals on our apprenticeships, and employer teams on our commercial programmes. Apprentices do the work on real problems inside their own organisations; on some programmes, learners also work in Prism, a simulated business we built on 500 million rows of real data.
That means coaching the work and the judgement around it, not delivering content: asking the right question, knowing what the data can and can't say, and making the answer land with the people who need it.
Your week
- Live coaching. Live sessions built on scenarios and direct feedback, not slides.
- A caseload you know by name. You watch pace, not just completion, and step in early when someone goes quiet.
- One-to-ones. Conversations that build confidence and momentum. On apprenticeships, a monthly one-to-one with every learner and a quarterly review with their employer.
- Marking and feedback. Work marked within 48 hours, with feedback specific enough to act on.
- Records. The evidence a regulated provider needs, kept straight, because someone's qualification depends on it.
- Support. We're piloting learner success coaches, who work alongside you on the progress side.
Why you'd want it
Do something different with what you know.
You'll stay sharp
Instead of one organisation's data, you'll see a dozen: different sectors, different messes, different questions.
You'll watch people grow
Someone goes from nervous about their first query, or their first AI policy, to the person their team turns to, and you were part of why.
You'll help build how we coach
We're a startup, and how we coach isn't finished. If you see a better way to teach something, we want it, and we'll put it in.
2027 is when we scale, with new programmes and a bigger team. If you want to join something early and grow with it, this is the time.
What you'd coach
Your background decides which areas you lead on, but you won't be stuck in one narrow lane.
Data Analytics
SQL, Excel, Power BI, analytical thinking and data storytelling
AI Transformation
AI tools, workflow automation, business analysis and change management
Data & AI Strategy and Governance
Data governance, AI governance, GDPR, risk and compliance frameworks
Is this for you?
You'll love it if
- You have deep, hands-on expertise in at least one of the areas above.
- Other people getting good at something gives you energy.
- You can make a complex idea land with someone from a different background, without dumbing it down.
- You want the pace and ownership of a startup.
It's probably not for you if
- You want a few sessions a month. Coaching here is a real job: full-time, or at least two days a week.
- You'd rather present content than own whether people get there.
- You want every process finished before you arrive.
The team you'd join
Some of the coaches delivering our programmes today:
Tash Joslin
Data Coach
20+ years in data strategy. Co-founded Mojo.
Jen Godlonton
Head of Curriculum
Previously Black Swan Data. Heads curriculum at iO-Sphere.
Jonas Torres
AI Engineer & Data Coach
20+ years in data & AI, from Accenture to Director at Dialpad, and a frontier-LLM trainer. Has coached hundreds into data careers.
Abdul Mafe
Data & AI Coach
Enterprise data governance at Three Network.
Martin Stanley
Data Analytics Coach
Data analytics leadership across consulting, retail and telco (BT Group).
Ways to work with us
Full-time
On our team all year, coaching across bootcamps, apprenticeships and commercial programmes.
Flexible
Two to four days a week, on hours that fit around the rest of your life: childcare, caring, other work or a portfolio career. The same job, with pay and holiday pro rata.
Join us for a bootcamp
A fixed-term contract, on PAYE, to coach one cohort from first session to final submission. A good way to find out whether coaching is for you.
Join our register
Nothing that fits right now? Tell us your expertise and when you're free, and we'll get in touch when a programme matches.
Join the register→
How we hire coaches
We move quickly, and we reply to every application, whether or not we take you forward.
- 1
Screening call
About 30 minutes
With our Recruitment and People Ops Lead, on your background and motivation, including our safeguarding questions.
- 2
Behavioural interview
A conversation with the team you'd work with about how you've handled real situations at work.
- 3
Mini-teach
Our work sample for coaching roles: you run a short session for the delivery team, as you would for learners.
- 4
Final call
An interview with our Managing Director about why you want to join us, how you like to work, and whether we are the right fit for each other.
Pre-employment and safeguarding checks follow an offer: the checks before you start.
Open coaching roles
Data Analytics Coach (Bootcamp, permanent)
Coach career changers on our Oxford data bootcamp from November, then working professionals on our apprenticeships.
£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience
Permanent, full-time · Remote in the UK, plus six days in Oxford during the bootcamp
View role and apply →AI Transformation Coach
Coach working professionals bringing AI into their own organisations, plus teams on our commercial AI training.
£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)
Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid
View role and apply →Data & AI Strategy and Governance Coach
Coach working professionals on data and AI strategy: data management and quality, governance, data protection and AI.
£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)
Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid
View role and apply →Data Analytics Coach
Coach working professionals learning data analytics on the job, and career changers and teams across our wider training.
£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)
Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid
View role and apply →Data Analytics Coach (4-month contract)
Coach one cohort of career changers through our Oxfordshire Skills Bootcamp, from first session to final submission.
£11,500 to £15,000 for the contract (£35,000 to £45,000 annualised), depending on experience
Four-month fixed-term contract, full-time (five days a week), PAYE · Mostly remote
View role and apply →Data & AI Coach
Coach in your data or AI specialism across all our training. Not sure which of our coaching roles fits you? Apply here.
£40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience (pro rata part-time)
Permanent, full-time or part-time (two to four days a week) · Remote in the UK, or London hybrid
View role and apply →Coach register
No role that fits right now?
Join the register and we'll contact you when a programme matches your experience and availability. Permanent and fixed-term work, in the UK and South Africa.
Join the coach register →
Questions coaches ask us
Do I need teaching experience?
No. We hire practitioners and teach them to coach. We fund your Level 3 Award in Education and Training, so you don't need it before you apply.
Can I work part-time?
Yes: two to four days a week, as well as full-time. What you do with the rest of your week is up to you, including other work. We also hire on fixed-term contracts.
Where would I work?
Mostly remotely, anywhere in the UK. Our London office is in E1, by Liverpool Street, and some programmes have in-person days, which each role spells out. We meet in person about once a quarter.
We also have coaches in South Africa, working from our Cape Town office and remotely.
What checks are there?
Every coaching role needs a criminal record check: an enhanced DBS check in the UK, or an apostilled police clearance certificate in South Africa.
A criminal record does not automatically stop you from being considered. All the checks before you start.
What does it pay, and what comes with it?
Every role shows its pay. Fixed-term contracts are paid for the contract.
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays in the UK, 20 days plus public holidays in South Africa
- We close between Christmas and New Year
- Workplace pension with a 3% employer contribution for UK roles
- Laptop provided
- Funded Level 3 Award in Education and Training for coaches who need it
- Flexible working hours
Can you sponsor a visa?
No. You need the unrestricted right to work in the UK, or in South Africa for roles based there.