Data Migration Lead

Derby, England, United Kingdom

6/25/2025

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Migration Lead to drive and oversee our enterprise-wide data migration and structuring initiatives. This role is pivotal in shaping and executing our data strategy, ensuring seamless migration across complex environments, and managing cross-functional teams and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Data Migration stream, ensuring successful migration of all master and transactional data into SAP and Workday ERP.
• Design and implement robust data structures that support business objectives and compliance requirements.
• Create and maintain an overarching data migration strategy and produce/quality migration deliverables, aligning with business goals and technological capabilities.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure data quality, security, and compliance throughout the migration process.
• Manage data quality across different phases of the data migration and making sure that data is fit for purpose.
• Lead and work collaboratively with third-party vendors, internal IT teams, and business stakeholders to ensure timely and effective delivery of data initiatives.
• Provide technical expertise and produce necessary documentation on Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) activities including data cleansing and testing.
• Perform data migration audit, reconciliation and exception reporting.
• Work with subject matter experts and project team to identify, define, collate, document and communicate the data migration requirements.
• Work across multiple functional work streams to understand data usage and implications for data migration. Develop and communicate best practices, processes, and standards for effectively carrying out data migration activities.
• Lead initiatives for data integrity and governance.
• Perform source data identification and analysis in order to manage source to target data mapping.
• Managing master and transactional data, including creation, updates, and deletion.
• Assist the ERP Programme Technical Lead planning and executing the implementation programme.
• Provide expert knowledge and leadership in solving complex data migration challenges.
• Responsible for team management, scheduling and coordinating resources for all data ETL (Extract, Transform and Load), mapping and cleansing activities.
• Manage/Develop migration dress rehearsals, migration cutover plan and post go-live support.
• Engage with the Solution Architect to ensure the alignment of the broad architecture viewpoint.
• Ensure data migration solutions meet the strategic, financial, reporting and operational requirements of the business.
• Responsible for ensuring good data quality, both pre and post migration.
• Produce all necessary data migration documentation including overarching strategy, data mapping specifications, data quality metrics and test plans.
• Accountable for all data migration artefact's and other deliverables, including migration activity design and rehearsals.
• Ensure all deliverables are aligned to all relevant governance requirements, including Design Authorities.
• Lead/Participate in programme workshops, meetings and formal events.
• Produce robust yet simple data migration routines that are both logical and maintainable.
• Produce robust test plans that validate the quality of the migrated data.
• Ensure the data migration meets the strategic, financial, reporting and operational requirements.
• Ensure successful handover to BAU team. Provide input in to ERP Programme communications.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Certifications in data management or cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
  
  

Essential Skills

• Strong background in data migration, architecture, structuring, and governance.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and document data strategies.
• Preferably strong ERP skills, specifically SAP and/or Workday
• Strong SQL Server skills including SQL, stored procedures and functions.
• SSIS beneficial too.
• Strong logical understanding of relational data concepts.
• Good general development skills including windows permissions file shares and scheduled jobs.
• Familiarity with modern data platforms, cloud technologies, and data integration tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with diligent attention to detail and quality of output
  
  

Experience

• Proven experience leading large-scale data migration projects in enterprise environments during all phases of the lifecycle of an ERP implementation.
• Experienced in working with both software vendors and system integrators.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and external vendors.
  
  

What Do I Need Before I Apply

• Commercial and regulatory awareness
• Consulting experience an advantage
• The expectation is that you will be able to work on client site in Derby 1-2 days per week or as the programme requires.
• Fluency in English is required to effectively communicate with clients.
  
  

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
  

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive