Senior Consultant - Data

We're excited to be partnering with our specialist Management Consultancy Client, on our search for an Interim Senior Consultant - Data Stream Lead. This role can be based in London with 6-12 days per month worked at the Belgium site, or can be based in Belgium with occasional trips to London offices. We’re looking for an experienced Management Consultant, with a specialism in leading data streams in complex delivery environments. If this has been in supply chain & manufacturing environments - even better. This is an immediate start role and will run for 6 - 12 months. Excellent Consultancy and a market leading global distribution and manufacturing organisation / end Client. Flemish / French speaking advantageous, but not an essential criteria. The organisation is undertaking a large, multi-year enterprise transformation to modernise core business processes, replace and upgrade critical platforms, and improve the availability, quality and usability of business and operational data. Delivery is executed within a complex, multi-vendor environment, with multiple system integrator partners and varying levels of vendor dependency across projects - so having a strong technical delivery and data background is a definite pre-requisite. Navigation within this environment requires strong project delivery experience (with experience delivering complex technical programmes) and rigorous governance skills.

• Key Responsibilities (Data Planning Manager):

• Navigate complex technical environments and competing change programmes to drive a clear delivery plan to achieve transformation objectives.
• Management of senior stakeholders to make decisions in an environment of competing priority.
• Work closely with product managers, data and technical leads, vendors, and the Transformation Office to ensure alignment between Data delivery and portfolio plans, including adoption of Jira-based plan.
• Maintain the Data stream roadmap and forecasts, focusing on milestones, sequencing, and dependencies, while relying on product managers and analysts for day-to-day delivery detail.
• Own the integrated planning, dependency management, and reporting for the Data stream, covering four interrelated data initiatives delivered through hybrid teams.
• Act as the focal point for Data-related dependencies across the wider transformation programme, providing impact analysis and driving prioritisation and trade-off decisions.
• Lead executive-level reporting and governance for the Data stream, including preparing clear, decision-focused updates and running the Data SteerCo.

• Required Skills & Experience (Data Planning Manager):

• Senior experience leading planning or programme management within complex data or digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong capability in planning, roadmap management, dependency analysis, and prioritisation across interdependent delivery teams.
• Data-fluent and credible across data platforms, analytics, migration, cleansing or governance, with the ability to break down complexity and communicate this to senior audiences.
• Comfortable operating at executive level, shaping decisions and leading discussions.
• Confident working in hybrid delivery environments and multi-vendor settings.
• Able to holistically manage senior reporting and detailed planning elements of the stream.

• Preferred:

• Experience using Jira and Confluence for planning, dependency tracking, and reporting.

If this role is of interest, please apply here, or contact me on 07808 782801 / benjamin@tarkatalent.co.uk for further info.