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Data Delivery Lead | Contract | Legacy Platform Decommissioning | London (Hybrid) | £595/day
A large, well-established UK organisation is decommissioning a significant legacy data estate as part of a wider platform transformation. They need a Data Delivery Lead to own this workstream end to end, managing delivery, suppliers, and stakeholders through to completion.
This isn't a support role. You'll be accountable for the delivery of a defined project with real budget behind it, working directly with data architects and reporting into a senior delivery lead. If you want a contract where you can point to a clean, ownable outcome on your CV, this is that role.
The Role

Own end-to-end delivery of a legacy decommissioning project, using Agile methods within an established governance framework
Manage a small cross-functional team across technology, business, and supplier resources, including offshore delivery teams
Hold suppliers to account against contracted deliverables, timelines, and quality bar
Manage project financials and resourcing against a multi-million-pound budget, escalating deviations early
Facilitate stakeholder sign-off with data architects and release management
Provide clear, senior-stakeholder-visible progress reporting and manage risk proactively
Coordinate communications across a mixed technical and business stakeholder group

What We're Looking For

Proven Agile delivery experience, non-negotiable
Hands-on use of Jira and Azure DevOps
Strong stakeholder communication skills, comfortable operating with senior visibility
Experience managing supplier and offshore delivery resources
Cloud platform exposure (GCP, Azure, or AWS)

Nice to Have

Exposure to AI-assisted or agentic SDLC tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot)
A recognised delivery methodology background (Prince2, SAFe, Scrum of Scrums)

What's On Offer

£595 per day (Umbrella/Inside IR35)
Initial contract with strong signals of extension
Hybrid working, London based, genuinely outcome-driven rather than rigid on days in office
Single-stage interview process, no lengthy multi-round loop

If you want a contract with real scope, a fast process, and an outcome you can genuinely own, get in touch.