Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Data Programmes Manager
6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | £650-£750/day
London ideally (3 days per week)
The Role
They are now looking for a Data Programme Manager to take ownership of a portfolio of critical data initiatives and drive them through to delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role, stepping in post-strategy (delivered by a top consultancy) to bring structure, pace, and execution.
You'll be responsible for orchestrating multiple workstreams-including Asset Data, Data Lakehouse implementation, and Data capability uplift-ensuring they are aligned, governed, and delivering measurable business value.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead multiple concurrent data programmes end-to-end, from definition through to delivery
- Translate strategy into execution across key initiatives, including data lakehouse rollout
- Establish clear governance, prioritisation frameworks, and delivery roadmaps
- Own programme structure, including milestones, scope, and dependencies
- Manage budgets, resource planning, and offshore delivery partners
- Align senior stakeholders across Data, Technology, and the business
- Drive adoption-ensuring business users can access, trust, and use data effectively
- Deliver clear reporting across risks, progress, and outcomes
Key Outcomes (First 6 Months)
- Fully defined and agreed programme scopes and priorities
- Delivery roadmap for the data lakehouse and asset data integration
- Strong governance model and delivery cadence in place
- Improved stakeholder alignment across technical and business teams
- Tangible progress toward integrating asset data into the lakehouse
- Increased business engagement and data adoption
What We're Looking ForEssential Experience
- Proven track record delivering complex, multi-stream data programmes
- Strong experience in data lakehouse or data warehouse implementations or migrations
- Background working in B2Basset-heavy industries (e.g. real estate, Housing, construction, infrastructure)
- Experience moving from strategy into execution
- Comfortable operating across both strategic planning and hands-on delivery
- Strong stakeholder management at senior level
- Experience managing budgets, vendors, and offshore teams
- Ability to bring clarity and structure into ambiguous environments
About You
- Pragmatic, delivery-focused, and outcomes-driven
- Confident and assertive, but collaborative in approach
- Comfortable stepping into ambiguous environments and building structure
- Strong communicator, able to simplify complex data concepts
- Able to challenge constructively without disrupting direction
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