23 data lead jobs found in London

ERP Data Lead - Workday - Central Government - Active SC Clearance required - London/Hybrid - £500-£600 a day - Outside IR35. We are looking for a Data Lead with active SC Clearance (must have been used in the last 12 months so it can be transferred) ideally with experience migrating to Workday but will consider experience with other ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle. Central Government experience preferred.

Databricks, AWS, Technical Lead, Principal Engineer. Front office trading technology and data with a heavy AI agenda. Tier 1 commodities trader. Ink Search are representing a global, prestigious commodities trader in Central London. Group Technology is delivering a Cloud Smart, Data First strategy: a multi-year programme to consolidate fragmented data across the firm's eTRMs, risk, finance, operations and asset systems into a connected, enterprise-grade data backbone. This role is the technical delivery owner for the Intelligence Platform end-to-end, the person who turns the target architecture, design principles and capability roadmap into a working, production-grade platform. This is a hands-on, build-it role as much as a lead-it role. The successful candidate will have personally built a comparable data/AI platform before, not just directed one, and will bring that experience to bear, leading a team of internal technology leads while directing the work of multiple external...

Role: Senior Applied AI Engineer (Defence Contractor) Rate: £700-£900 per day, dependent on experience Location: Oxford / London Engagement: Contract, outside IR35: initial 6-month term with strong likelihood of extension Start: Immdediate start. Hybrid, with regular time on site in Oxford or London Security clearance: You must be eligible for UK security clearance (BPSS and SC. We require applicants to hold UK passport and 5 years of continuous UK residency. We can sponsor clearance for the right candidate, but given the contract nature of this role we strongly prefer candidates who already hold an active, transferable SC; DV is an advantage. If you are not eligible, we will not be able to progress your application. A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We build frontier AI for environments where the cost of a wrong decision is high: defence and national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial organisations making...

Strategic Programme Manager - D365 F&O Finance Transformation £625 - £675 per day, Outside IR35 ASAP Start, 6 months initial contract, minimum 12 months scope Hybrid: Once a week travel into London The programme A major finance transformation replacing Legacy systems with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations in a public sector body. Delivery is underway and the programme is now approaching UAT, with go-live and a phased rollout scheduled for next year. The client-side team sets direction, owns assurance and holds the supplier to account. The role This is a programme-level appointment rather than multi-project coordination. You will act as the strategic delivery partner to the SRO, providing oversight, finance transformation expertise, D365 insight and independent challenge to supplier recommendations. The Delivery PM owns day-to-day project management; your remit sits alongside theirs, retaining full visibility of delivery detail without being accountable for...

Strategic Programme Manager - D365 F &O Finance Transformation £625 - £675 per day, Outside IR35 ASAP Start, 6 months initial contract, minimum 12 months scope Hybrid: Once a week travel into London The programme A major finance transformation replacing legacy systems with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations in a public sector body. Delivery is underway and the programme is now approaching UAT, with go-live and a phased rollout scheduled for next year. The client-side team sets direction, owns assurance and holds the supplier to account. The role This is a programme-level appointment rather than multi-project coordination. You will act as the strategic delivery partner to the SRO, providing oversight, finance transformation expertise, D365 insight and independent challenge to supplier recommendations. The Delivery PM owns day-to-day project management; your remit sits alongside theirs, retaining full visibility of delivery detail without...

Role: Senior Applied AI Engineer (Defence Contractor) Rate: £700–£900 per day, dependent on experience Location: Oxford / London Engagement: Contract, outside IR35: initial 6-month term with strong likelihood of extension Start: Immdediate start. Hybrid, with regular time on site in Oxford or London Security clearance: You must be eligible for UK security clearance (BPSS and SC. We require applicants to hold UK passport and 5 years of continuous UK residency. We can sponsor clearance for the right candidate, but given the contract nature of this role we strongly prefer candidates who already hold an active, transferable SC; DV is an advantage. If you are not eligible, we will not be able to progress your application. A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We build frontier AI for environments where the cost of a wrong decision is high: defence and national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial...

Robert Walters is working in partnership with a global services business. They are recognised on having a strong focus on customer satisfaction, innovation whilst providing a range of bespoke services and solutions. Due to several projects, they are keen to appoint a Cyber Security Risk & Assurance SME to lead a number of Data Driven and Cyber Data Assurance projects. Cyber Security Risk & Assurance SME: Duties Provide cyber risk and assurance input across all stages of data discovery, onboarding, testing, go-live, and service transition. Evaluate metrics, data sources, and assessment logic to ensure reliable insights into control effectiveness and residual risk. Validate PAI results against evidence from reporting, assessments, risk registers, audits, incidents, and exceptions. Identify material gaps in data, controls, or reporting and coordinate actions with relevant stakeholders. Deliver clear assurance findings and recommendations to project teams, GRC, Metric...

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) AI Start-Up | Contract | Outside IR35 | Remote/Hybrid (UK) | C. £500pd An innovative AI start-up is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to help customers unlock the full value of cutting-edge AI solutions. This is a highly customer-facing role where you will work directly with end users, stakeholders, and technical teams to design, implement, and deploy AI-driven products that solve complex business challenges. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong engineer who enjoys combining software engineering, problem-solving, and customer engagement within a fast-moving start-up environment. The Role As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will act as the bridge between customers and the product engineering team. You'll work closely with clients to understand business requirements, build tailored solutions, integrate AI technologies into existing environments, and drive successful deployments. Key Responsibilities...

Robert Walters is working in partnership with a global services business. They are recognised on having a strong focus on customer satisfaction, innovation whilst providing a range of bespoke services and solutions. Due to several projects, they are keen to appoint a Cyber Security Risk & Assurance SME to lead a number of Data Driven and Cyber Data Assurance projects. Cyber Security Risk & Assurance SME: Duties Provide cyber risk and assurance input across all stages of data discovery, onboarding, testing, go-live, and service transition. Evaluate metrics, data sources, and assessment logic to ensure reliable insights into control effectiveness and residual risk. Validate PAI results against evidence from reporting, assessments, risk registers, audits, incidents, and exceptions. Identify material gaps in data, controls, or reporting and coordinate actions with relevant stakeholders. Deliver clear assurance findings and recommendations to...

M&A Integration Programme Director - Infrastructure Contract: 12 months IR35: Outside IR35 Rate: £1,000-£1,200 per day Location: Central London Working pattern: 2 days per week onsite We are working with a global enterprise organisation embarking on a major, multi-billion-pound acquisition, and they are looking for an experienced M&A Integration Programme Director to take overall responsibility for the integration of the two organisations' IT infrastructure. This is a high-profile, business-critical programme requiring someone who can operate comfortably at enterprise scale and provide strategic leadership across the full infrastructure landscape - including servers, networks, telephony, data centres, end-user technology and associated infrastructure services. You will take ownership of the infrastructure integration programme from a senior stakeholder perspective, coordinating multiple technical workstreams and ensuring that the acquired organisation is...

Role: Interim Systems Integration Manager Type: Contract - Outside IR35 Location: Hybrid (London + UK Travel) The Opportunity An ambitious, acquisitive professional services group is undertaking a major business systems transformation programme across multiple operating companies. We are looking for an experienced Interim Systems Integration Manager to lead the implementation, integration and rollout of a new technology stack, ensuring systems, data and processes are aligned across the group. This is a hands-on transformation role, combining programme leadership, process design, systems integration and stakeholder management. You 'll be responsible for creating a scalable operating model that supports future growth and acquisitions. Key Systems - The programme includes the implementation and integration of: Sage Intacct (ERP) HubSpot (CRM) Employment Hero (HRIS) Scoro (Project Management, Resource Planning & Time Recording) Key...

Senior Principal Workday Financials Consultant London, UK/Hybrid SC clearance eligibility essential We're looking for a senior Workday Financials specialist with deep expertise in Accounting Center and Prism Analytics for a 6-12 month, outside ir35 Contract role in London. You'll lead complex client engagements, shape solution design and connect finance, data and technical teams to deliver scalable accounting and reporting solutions. You'll bring: 8-12+ years' ERP consulting experience 5+ years' Workday Financials implementation experience Strong Accounting Center and Prism Analytics expertise Experience with accounting rules, journal processing, datasets, pipelines and reporting A proven track record leading complex, multi-workstream programmes Strong senior stakeholder and consulting leadership skills Applicants must have been resident in the UK for the past five years, be legally entitled to work in the UK and be eligible for SC clearance or hold current SC...

Data Architect £600-650/day outside IR35 Remote working 6-month contract Looking for a Lead Data Architect to support on a large digital transformation programme. This role will be responsible for establishing enterprise-wide data architecture, leading the definition of MDM. Lead Data Architect, key responsibilities: Define the target Enterprise Data Platform and Lakehouse architecture Establish standard for data products, metadata, lineage, governance, security and analytics Lead the design of a MDM framework Define data ownership, stewardship, authoritative sources Develop MDM architecture patterns, governance frameworks and adoption roadmaps Provide architectural leadership for enterprise data integration Help establish Enterprise Data and Integration Architecture capability Support development of an Integration Centre of Excellence operating model Data Architect, MDM, Governance, Metadata, Lineage, outside IR35 Reasonable Adjustments:...

Data Architect £600-650/day outside IR35 Remote working 6-month contract Looking for a Lead Data Architect to support on a large digital transformation programme. This role will be responsible for establishing enterprise-wide data architecture, leading the definition of MDM. Lead Data Architect, key responsibilities: Define the target Enterprise Data Platform and Lakehouse architecture Establish standard for data products, metadata, lineage, governance, security and analytics Lead the design of a MDM framework Define data ownership, stewardship, authoritative sources Develop MDM architecture patterns, governance frameworks and adoption roadmaps Provide architectural leadership for enterprise data integration Help establish Enterprise Data and Integration Architecture capability Support development of an Integration Centre of Excellence operating model Data Architect, MDM,...

Senior Data Engineer - Databricks/Spark (High-Performance Platform) £850 p/d OUTSIDE IR35 (higher for Lead) 12-month rolling (multi-year programme) 1 day/week Max - St Paul's, London We're hiring a Senior Data Engineer to build a Databricks lakehouse platform in a high-performance, business-critical Front office Risk trading environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and optimising large-scale distributed data systems. This is a highly technical team operating at scale, we're looking for engineers with deep data engineering expertise, strong low-level Spark knowledge, and experience building high-performance systems using modern Databricks and AI-driven platforms. This is working for a Front office Risk Data team, so you MUST have experience working closely with Front/middle office users and have good domain knowledge covering Market and credit Risk and derivatives What you'll do Defining technical approach for migrating historic data...

SC Cleared Data & AI Programme Manager/Senior Project Manager - Outside IR35 - £600-£700 per day - 12 month contract We are looking for an experienced SC Cleared Data & AI Programme Manager/Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex Data, AI and digital transformation programmes within a Defence or Central Government environment . The successful candidate will have experience delivering large-scale Data & AI programmes , working across technical teams, senior government stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Data & AI programmes . Manage multiple projects and technical workstreams across the programme. Oversee delivery across data platforms, analytics, AI/ML and GenAI initiatives . Coordinate Data Engineers, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Architects and Security teams. Own programme plans, roadmaps, milestones and dependencies. Manage programme risks, issues, budgets,...

Contract Project Manager - Matter Management System Implementation Leading global law firm is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation and integration of a new Matter Management system across the business. This is a high-visibility contract role driving a critical piece of the firm's legal technology roadmap - you'll own delivery end to end, from vendor engagement and stakeholder alignment through to go-live and handover. What you'll be doing: Leading the full implementation/integration lifecycle of a Matter Management platform Managing the migration from the firm's existing system to the new solution Coordinating vendors, internal IT, fee earners and business stakeholders Owning project planning, budget, risk and governance Driving data migration, integration with existing systems, testing and user adoption What you'll bring: Proven track record delivering Matter Management/legal technology implementations, ideally...

COINS ERP Optimisation Consultant Location: Central London / Hybrid Contract: Initial 3 to 6 months Day Rate: £600 to £700 per day IR35: Outside IR35 Cedar are supporting an established UK organisation looking to engage an experienced COINS ERP Consultant to improve how the business utilises its existing COINS platform. COINS is already embedded within the organisation, but there is significant opportunity to improve its configuration, processes, reporting and overall adoption. This is not a new implementation; the consultant will act as a hands-on COINS SME, assessing the current environment and delivering practical improvements. Key Responsibilities Review the existing COINS environment, configuration and current usage. Identify underutilised functionality, inefficient processes and manual workarounds. Deliver improvements across COINS configuration, workflows and reporting. Work with Finance, Commercial, Procurement and operational stakeholders to...

Analytics Engineer - Contract | Outside IR35   I’m working with a rapidly growing global technology-led business that is investing heavily in its Data & AI function and wider data platform.   They’re now looking for an Analytics Engineer to join their data enablement team and help build scalable data products and improve their analytics capabilities.   The role: • Build and optimise data pipelines and data products • Design data models and support ELT processes • Work closely with Data Analysts, Engineers and business stakeholders • Translate business requirements into robust data solutions • Contribute to code reviews, testing, observability and wider data initiatives • Take ownership of projects with minimal oversight   Stack: SQL | Python | GCP | dbt | Looker   Key Info: 📍 Remote - London based ideally 💼 Contract - 6-month initial engagement 💷...

Senior Data Engineer - Contract | Outside IR35 I’m working with a rapidly growing global technology-led business that is investing heavily in its Data & AI function and wider data platform. They’re now looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join their data enablement team and help build scalable data products and improve their analytics capabilities. The role: • Build and optimise data pipelines and data products • Design data models and support ELT processes • Work closely with Data Analysts, Engineers and business stakeholders • Translate business requirements into robust data solutions • Contribute to code reviews, testing, observability and wider data initiatives • Take ownership of projects with minimal oversight Stack: SQL | Python | GCP | dbt | Looker Key Info: 📍 Remote - London based ideally 💼 Contract - 6-month initial engagement 💷 Outside IR35 - £600-800/day Senior Data Engineer - Contract | Outside IR35