Head of Data - Outside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the enterprise data strategy supporting AI initiatives
• Design modern data architectures using Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Azure AI Foundry and Dataverse
• Build and optimise scalable cloud-native data pipelines
• Implement data quality, governance and security frameworks
• Lead data migration and transformation activities
• Produce architecture documentation and data models
• Ensure compliance with FCA, UK GDPR and internal governance standards
• Partner with technical and business stakeholders to shape the future data platform

Skills & Experience Profile

• Proven experience delivering enterprise cloud data platforms
• Strong Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake and Azure data services experience
• Expertise building scalable ETL/ ELT pipelines
• Strong SQL and Python (Pandas/ PySpark)
• Experience supporting AI, ML or intelligent automation workloads
• Strong understanding of data governance, quality and security
• Experience working within regulated environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Desirable

• Microsoft Dataverse & Dynamics 365
• Azure AI Foundry, Purview, Data Factory or Synapse
• Financial Services or Wealth Management experience
• CRM transformation programmes
• Experience with RAG, embeddings and AI data preparation

Additional Information

• Day Rate: Up to £700
• IR35 Status: Outside
• Duration: Initial 6-month contract with significant opportunity for extension
• Travel: Remote with access to regional UK offices
• Start Date: Immediate or short notice availability preferred