Data Manager in Edinburgh

Data Manager in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Full-Time 70000 - 70000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Head Resourcing

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead data transformation projects and design innovative analytical solutions.
  • Company: Edinburgh-based business focused on modern data platforms.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and comprehensive benefits.
  • Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact by turning data into strategic assets for the organisation.
  • Qualifications: Experience with Microsoft Fabric, SQL, Power BI, and data governance.

The predicted salary is between 70000 - 70000 Β£ per year.

Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid) - up to three days in the office

Salary: Up to Β£75,000 + Benefits

Head Resourcing are partnering with an Edinburgh-founded business to recruit a Data Manager/Azure Fabric specialist to play a pivotal role in the organisation's data transformation journey. This is an opportunity to bridge the gap between business strategy and modern data platforms, helping to design, build and govern enterprise-wide analytical solutions that support regulatory reporting, risk management, customer insight, operational efficiency and strategic decision-making.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll help establish data as a strategic asset while delivering scalable, compliant and high-quality data products using the Microsoft technology stack.

Key Responsibilities
  • Engage with business stakeholders to understand and document data and reporting requirements.
  • Translate business needs into analytical data products, automation initiatives and reporting solutions.
  • Design and develop Lakehouse and Data Warehouse solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
  • Build and optimise end-to-end data pipelines and ingestion frameworks.
  • Deliver robust MI, dashboarding and reporting solutions within Power BI.
  • Drive data governance initiatives including data lineage, quality, traceability and metadata management.
  • Develop and maintain data models, business glossaries, process documentation and data dictionaries.
  • Support regulatory reporting, risk analytics, customer insight and operational reporting initiatives.
  • Identify opportunities for automation and improved business decision-making through data.
  • Promote data literacy and champion best practice across the organisation.
  • Collaborate with project, technology and change teams to support successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
Essential Skills & Experience
  • Significant experience designing and delivering modern data platforms and data architecture solutions.
  • Strong experience with the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem.
  • Expertise in: SQL, Power BI, Azure Data Services, Data Warehousing, Lakehouse architecture, ETL / ELT development.
  • Strong understanding of: Data governance, Data quality management, Data lineage, Metadata management, Data security principles.
  • Proven ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience gathering requirements and translating these into practical data solutions.
  • Strong documentation and process mapping skills.
  • Experience delivering data-driven solutions in complex business environments.

If this role sounds of interest and you would like to have a confidential chat to find out more, please apply or send your CV to (url removed) to find out more.

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We think you need these skills to ace Data Manager in Edinburgh

Data Management
Azure Fabric
Data Architecture
SQL
Power BI
Azure Data Services
Data Warehousing