Interim CTO (Salesforce & Data Architecture)

Contract / Fractional Consultant (Technology & Data Architecture) Location: Hybrid – London (2–3 days onsite) Contract: Initial 3-month contract, (3 days per week) Start: January 2026 Day Rate: £550-600 per day (outside IR35) Overview We are delighted to be partnering with a growing, data-driven organisation at an inflection point in their technology journey. With multiple tools in use across teams and Salesforce at the heart of operations, we’re looking for an experienced hands-on contractor to take ownership of technology and data architecture. This role will focus on evaluating, optimising and future-proofing the tech stack — ensuring the right tools, integrations, data structures and governance are in place to support continued growth. This is not an “ivory tower” role: you’ll be expected to get under the hood, understand how things really work today, and lead improvements end to end.

• Key Responsibilities
• Take ownership of the overall technology and data architecture, reviewing tools, platforms, integrations and ways of working
• Assess whether current systems (including Salesforce) are fit for purpose and recommend improvements or alternatives where appropriate
• Optimise system interoperability, data flows and integrations across CRM, marketing, events, finance and data platforms
• Lead hands-on troubleshooting of data sync issues, integration failures and process inefficiencies
• Own and deliver priority initiatives, including: Salesforce and CRM optimisations, marketing automation and campaign architecture improvements, ERP-related workflows and data flows, evaluation and implementation of new tools where required (e.g. Airtable)
• Define and implement data management best practices, including: data structure, taxonomy and governance, duplicate management and data quality improvements, reporting readiness and data accessibility
• Advise on security, compliance and governance considerations (e.g. ISO standards, data protection), working alongside external IT providers
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations) to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Create a clear roadmap and handover for a future Data Operations Manager to run day-to-day data management

Tech Environment (Current) Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Pardot/Marketing Engagement) Event registration platform (integrated with Salesforce) BigQuery (data lake) Visualisation / reporting tools Airtable (being introduced for specific use cases) Xero (finance, with potential future migration) Typeform and other data capture tools About You Proven experience operating at CTO, Head of Technology, or Senior Solutions Architect level in a hands-on capacity Strong background in CRM-led architectures (Salesforce experience highly desirable, but not at the expense of broader system thinking) Experience designing and improving data architecture, integrations and reporting frameworks Comfortable working in growth-stage environments with evolving processes Able to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery Confident working directly with non-technical stakeholders and guiding teams through change Experience with data lakes, reporting/visualisation tools and system integrations is highly beneficial Why This Role? High-impact role with real ownership and influence Opportunity to shape the long-term technology and data strategy Direct access to senior decision-makers Clear scope: define, fix, optimise — then hand over to a permanent/fractional data ops function