Interim CTO (Salesforce & Data Architecture) in London

Contract / Fractional Consultant (Technology & Data Architecture)

Location: Hybrid – London (2–3 days onsite)

Contract: Initial 3-month contract, (3 days per week)

Start: January 2026

Day Rate: £550-600 per day (outside IR35)

Overview

We are delighted to be partnering with a growing, data-driven organisation at an inflection point in their technology journey. With multiple tools in use across teams and Salesforce at the heart of operations, we\’re looking for an experienced hands-on contractor to take ownership of technology and data architecture.

This role will focus on evaluating, optimising and future-proofing the tech stack — ensuring the right tools, integrations, data structures and governance are in place to support continued growth. This is not an \”ivory tower\” role: you\’ll be expected to get under the hood, understand how things really work today, and lead improvements end to end.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the overall technology and data architecture, reviewing tools, platforms, integrations and ways of working
• Assess whether current systems (including Salesforce) are fit for purpose and recommend improvements or alternatives where appropriate
• Optimise system interoperability, data flows and integrations across CRM, marketing, events, finance and data platforms
• Lead hands-on troubleshooting of data sync issues, integration failures and process inefficiencies
• Own and deliver priority initiatives, including:
• Salesforce and CRM optimisations
• Marketing automation and campaign architecture improvements
• ERP-related workflows and data flows
• Evaluation and implementation of new tools where required (e.g. Airtable)
• Define and implement data management best practices, including:
• Data structure, taxonomy and governance
• Duplicate management and data quality improvements
• Reporting readiness and data accessibility
• Advise on security, compliance and governance considerations (e.g. ISO standards, data protection), working alongside external IT providers
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations) to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Create a clear roadmap and handover for a future Data Operations Manager to run day-to-day data management

Tech Environment (Current)

• Salesforce (Sales Cloud, Pardot/Marketing Engagement)
• Event registration platform (integrated with Salesforce)
• BigQuery (data lake)
• Visualisation / reporting tools
• Airtable (being introduced for specific use cases)
• Xero (finance, with potential future migration)
• Typeform and other data capture tools

About You

• Proven experience operating at CTO, Head of Technology, or Senior Solutions Architect level in a hands-on capacity
• Strong background in CRM-led architectures (Salesforce experience highly desirable, but not at the expense of broader system thinking)
• Experience designing and improving data architecture, integrations and reporting frameworks
• Comfortable working in growth-stage environments with evolving processes
• Able to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery
• Confident working directly with non-technical stakeholders and guiding teams through change
• Experience with data lakes, reporting/visualisation tools and system integrations is highly beneficial

Why This Role?

• High-impact role with real ownership and influence
• Opportunity to shape the long-term technology and data strategy
• Direct access to senior decision-makers
• Clear scope: define, fix, optimise — then hand over to a permanent/fractional data ops function