Data Programme Manager

Data Programme Manager - Contract - Outside IR35

£700-750 per day | 6 months initially, likely 12 | Manchester or London (occasional office) | ASAP start

A regulated financial services business is building a new central data function and needs a Data Programme Manager to lead it from day one.

The programme will bring data from multiple operating platforms into one central capability. You'll lead the delivery and stand up the team around it: a Data Architect, three Data Engineers, a QA Lead, Data Analysts, three Data Stewards and Data Quality. The team works across the UK, so you'll need to lead a distributed group well.

What they need

• A track record of delivering data programmes in financial services or another regulated environment
• Experience leading data migrations or large-scale data ingestion and consolidation
• Experience mobilising a new team or function, including setting up governance, cadence and delivery structure
• Someone who can get up to speed fast. The start is immediate and they expect you to be productive within weeks.

Nice to have

• Data governance and stewardship experience, including working alongside data owners
• Experience in credit, lending, asset management or another multi-entity FS setting