Data Migration and Data Transition Team Lead

Lead the end-to-end data migration and transition strategy for a major financial services transformation programme, ensuring seamless, accurate transfer of critical client and configuration data. This senior contract role offers a £700/day rate, hybrid working, and the opportunity to shape a greenfield data migration capability through February 2026.

Client Details

Our client is a leading global financial services organisation undergoing a major transformation across its EMEA operations. They pride themselves on strong governance, innovative data practices, and a commitment to building cutting-edge capabilities within their growing Data Office.

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the end-to-end strategy for data migration and transition activities
• Own development of data migration tooling, monitoring, and reconciliation frameworks
• Lead on dress rehearsals, dry runs, cutover execution, and post-go-live validation
• Coordinate business data readiness, transformation mapping, and stakeholder approvals
• Act as SME and deputy to the Head of Data Migration & Transition for critical programmes
• Collaborate with IT and business units to ensure clean, auditable, and fit-for-purpose data
• Build internal data migration capability and mentor junior colleagues
• Support production go-lives and respond to any post-migration data issues or risks

Profile

Essential Experience:

• Proven leadership of complex data migration and transition projects in financial services
• Hands-on knowledge of data transformation, cleansing, and cutover practices
• Experience with ETL tools (e.g., Alteryx), data mapping, and SQL querying
• Strong understanding of client, product, and reference data in regulated environments
• Excellent communication skills and experience engaging business and technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with full migration lifecycle: from planning through go-live and post-implementation

Desirable Experience:

• Experience building a data migration function or operating model from scratch
• Understanding of KYC and regulatory data requirements
• Track record of delivering customer data migration cutovers
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks
• RAID management and benefits realisation tracking

Job Offer

Rate: £700/day

IR35: Inside IR35

Location: London - 2 to 3 days per week onsite

Contract: Until February 2026

Start: ASAP (flexible for the right candidate)