Data Architect/Data Lead

We are looking for a Lead Data Architect to join our digital transformation consultancy. This is a strategic role that leads data strategy for public sector clients. Lead Data Architects look at data holistically, supporting clients to define the vision for data in their organisation.

As a Data Architect, you will:

• Guide and support clients to define data strategy in line with broader organisational strategy
• Map where and how data is used and stored across a client organisation
• Design data architecture
• Set data standards, design governance, and define ways of working for data

You will bring a user-centered approach to data, ensuring that data meets the needs of users and stakeholders and helps the client to deliver effective services. You will lead smaller engagements or play a senior role on larger ones. You will be the source of oversight and advice on data for the wider team and for the client.

Understanding data landscapes:

• Analyse client data landscapes and document data systems, mapping data assets, information flows and user needs
• Create documentation, visual artefacts and architecture diagrams including data landscapes, data flows, and catalogued data products
• Conduct Data Maturity Assessments assessing staff capabilities and data usage for decision making

Developing data strategy:

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to design data strategies aligned to organisation strategy and goals
• Develop prioritised roadmaps to implement data strategy
• Advise on data capabilities and operating models, providing support to build data literacy where necessary
• Advise on AI adoption, assessing AI readiness

Implementing data strategy:

• Develop data standards, create data catalogues, identify data owners and design governance processes to maintain data quality and usability
• Design interoperable data solutions to meet client needs, advising on selection and implementation of data products and tools

Stakeholder management:

• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, building trust with senior stakeholders
• Lead project workstreams or small/medium client work in data-related engagements
• Contribute to the continual development of our technology and data practice, mentor or line manage more junior consultants and contribute to internal learning
• Maintain a strong understanding of emerging trends and technologies in the data space

Successful track record of designing data architecture and producing architecture artefacts, e.g. data landscapes, enterprise conceptual models, and data flow diagrams. Proven experience of data governance and improving data quality. Experience designing or reviewing organisation-wide data strategies. Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of data solutions, common data platforms, and emerging data technologies, and understanding of common constraints and considerations. Champion of user needs and user-centered design in the context of data. Committed to personal and professional development, staying abreast of industry trends. Experience working in diverse, remote, and multi-disciplinary teams. Experience with agile methodologies. Experience leading projects or teams. Communicating data - turn complex data into clear and well understood solutions. Data innovation - identify opportunities for adopting innovative approaches or tools. Data governance - define data governance and assurance for clients. Data lifecycle - understand and apply data governance over a data lifecycle. Metadata management - understand and promote the use of metadata repositories. Data modelling - produce relevant data models across multiple subject areas. Data standards - refine, develop or apply and set data standards.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert once we have made the required number of hires, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out. We are committed to having a positive impact on the clients and the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from women, disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates and historically under-represented groups.

About Us: People-Powered Transformation. We are a purpose-driven organisation, supporting organisations to build a better future for people, places and the planet. Combining vast experience in the public, private and third sectors and expertise in human-centred design, data, experience and technology, we are creating sustainable solutions ready for an ever-evolving world. That’s why we believe in people-powered transformation.

Working in close collaboration with our clients, we seek to understand their unique challenges, questioning assumptions and building in their teams the capabilities and confidence to continue learning, iterating and adapting.

Benefits include: 30 days holiday + bank holidays, 6 months Maternity Leave, 3 months Paternity Leave, Life assurance, Employer pension contribution of 5%, Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to equity in the business through a Share Incentive Plan, Green incentive programmes including Electric Vehicle Leasing and the Cycle to Work Scheme, Financial advice, Health assessments.

About TPXimpact - Digital Transformation. Our agile, multidisciplinary teams use technology, design and data to deliver better results, improving outcomes for individuals, organisations and communities. By working in the open, in partnership with our clients, we not only transform their systems and services but also build the capability of their teams, so work can continue without us in the longer term. We are an inclusive employer, and we care about diversity in our teams.