Data Migration Delivery Lead

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Our Technology, Data and Analytics (TDA) business unit is 600 strong andoffers a range of high value services for organisations going throughbusiness and technology change. Our Mid Market Transformation teamspecialise in helping mid-sized, UK based organisations navigatechallenging Transformation programmes that are principally based onMicrosoft Technology solutions● Fast growing team● Focus on a growing market● Strength in combining technology and data delivery● Growth plan to move from 50-250 FTE over 4 years● Business integrator and client side advisor focus

‘Responsibilities’

● Lead the delivery of complex Data Analytics projects and
programmes
● Manage matrixed teams made up of people from PwC, our clients
and other third parties
● Identify and prioritise data analytics projects with our clients
● Own and ensure quality in the end to end project lifecycle from
ideation through to benefits realisation
● Deliver value for our clients through helping them solve their biggest
problems with data analytics
● Effectively engage and communicate with senior stakeholders
including C-level executives
● This role will give the right candidate senior exposure at PwC and
will present opportunities for progression.

‘Essential skills & experience’

Technical Skills
● Experience architecting data analytics solutions on cloud platforms
(preferably Microsoft Azure but will consider other cloud experience
such as AWS)
● Experience of designing the infrastructure elements of a cloud
platform including the setup and implementation of DevOps.
● Well versed in data architecture approaches to ingest, model and
serve data from various sources including ERP (D365, Oracle etc.) ,
CRM (Salesforce, D365 etc.) and HR systems such as Workforce
(Workday). Actual tooling may include ADF or Databricks.
● Good experience utilising the various non structured and structured
storage and database solutions native to the cloud providers with an
emphasis on DWH technologies (Redshift / Synapse /(Parquet /
Avro or Snowflake).
● Knowledge of data modelling and data architecture principles for
best practice reporting some examples include temporal tables,
normal forms and slowly changing dimensions.
● Experience architecting data solutions using modern business
intelligence tools (preferably Power BI but will consider other
visualisation tools)
● Strong knowledge of networking and security configurations in
relation to the cloud platforms, able to adapt to client specifications
(virtual networks, hybrid cloud configurations, role based access
control etc)
● Strong business acumen in relation to Analytics within at least one
function (e.g Marketing, Sales, Finance, Workforce, Procurement
etc.)

About The Team

Our Technology, Data and Analytics (TDA) business unit is 600 strong and offers a range of high value services for organisations going through business and technology change. Our Mid Market Transformation (MMT) team specialise in helping mid-sized, UK based organisations navigate challenging Transformation programmes that are principally based on Microsoft Technology solutions:

• Fast growing team
• Focus on a growing market
• Strength in combining technology and data delivery
• Growth plan to move from 50-250 FTE over 4 years
• Business integrator and client-side advisor focus

The Role

This role will be accountable for the high quality and timely delivery of D365 Data Migrations. It will also be responsible for the creation and maintenance of data migration strategy and plans, management of the data migration team, including the following key activities:

• Work with legacy application and database technical subject matter experts to analyse and assess the quality and readiness of legacy data to be migrated.
• Understand how the data is used within the target platform and across the enterprise application landscape to assess and manage the implications for data migration both from a technology and a business perspective.
• Coordinate between programme workstream leads.
• Provide regular status updates to programme management and the engagement leader.
• Act as a point of escalation for issues associated with data during the design, build and test phases, as well as cutover and hypercare.

The Essentials

• Proven experience of leading the design, planning, management and delivery of large-scale data migration projects, including the data cleansing, ETL process, reconciliation and final client acceptance
• Strong Microsoft Dynamics 365 functional knowledge in either Finance & Operations or Customer Relationship Management
• Good understanding of accounting principles
• Knowledge of other Azure Ecosystem, SQL Databases, BI (Power BI, Tableau etc.) tools will be an added advantage
• Strong documentation and communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Good understanding of data management principles
• Ability to analyze and understand complex data
• Ability to identify, clarify, and appropriately resolve, or escalate issues and risks.
• Proven experience of leading onshore and offshore teams

• Experience as a data manager for a £2.5m+ programme
• Experience with ‘data migration’ programmes or master data management and not just technology or software implementations
• Reference in CV to ability to lead project or programme teams

Risk
We’re a leading provider of trust in the digital world – in the eyes of our people, our clients and our stakeholders. Today’s business environment is different. More complex. More connected. Companies not only face new and unknown risks, but also new and untapped opportunities. Our team is at the forefront of this change, join us to be a part of transforming how risk is perceived and capitalised on.

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