Data Programme Technical Lead - fixed term contract

Interim Data Programme Technical Lead

London or Birmingham | 12-month fixed-term contract

Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm. We operate a 3 days in the office, 2 days from home working model. As an inclusive employer, we are willing to consider flexible working requests.  

Exceptional by design. A career where you can shape the future of the firm's data.

The opportunity

Join a team where your expertise truly matters. Pinsent Masons is looking for an Interim Data Programme Technical Lead, on an initial 12-month contract, to provide the technical leadership and direction for our strategic data programme.

Working alongside the Programme Manager, you’ll take ownership of the programme’s technical direction, ensuring our data solutions are coherent, secure, scalable and capable of delivering measurable business value. This is a hands-on role, where you’ll lead architects, engineers, developers, analysts and delivery partners, combining technical expertise with confident programme and stakeholder leadership.

A key focus will be strengthening enterprise data modelling and transformation, establishing common definitions, addressing duplication and inconsistency, and creating an authoritative golden record that can be trusted and reused across the firm.  

At Pinsent Masons, your career is exceptional by design - intentionally shaped to support high performance, meaningful development and long-term progression.  

What you’ll do

Bring your experience to the table and play a key role in the success of our firm, building trusted relationships and delivering meaningful impact, including:

• Own the technical direction and integrity of the data programme, creating a coherent, scalable and supportable enterprise data landscape.
• Partner with the Programme Manager to define technical priorities, dependencies, delivery sequencing, architecture guardrails and acceptance criteria.
• Lead architects, data engineers, BI developers, analysts and integration specialists across internal teams and external delivery partners.
• Shape end-to-end data solution architecture across Microsoft Fabric, Azure data services, Microsoft Purview, Entra ID and Power BI.
• Lead enterprise data modelling and transformation, including cleansing, standardisation, validation, matching, deduplication, reconciliation and golden-record controls.
• Provide clear technical advice to senior stakeholders and governance boards, assessing options against business value, cost, complexity and risk.  

What you’ll bring

To thrive in this role, you'll need to bring:

• A proven track record of providing technical leadership across large-scale data and analytics transformation programmes, ideally within a legal or professional services organisation.
• Deep practical knowledge of enterprise data architecture, data modelling, data engineering, integration, master data management and data governance.
• In-depth experience of Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehousing, Data Factory, Power BI and semantic models.
• Strong knowledge of Azure data services, Microsoft Purview, and identity and access controls.
• Experience designing and delivering transformation pipelines and mastered data solutions, including profiling, cleansing, matching, deduplication, survivorship, reconciliation and data-quality controls.
• The credibility to influence executive stakeholders, challenge technical teams and delivery partners, and balance business value, cost, complexity and risk.  

Why Pinsent Masons

Our “exceptional by design” approach means we’ve deliberately shaped a firm where you can do your best work. We combine meaningful work, clear expectations and the support to build a career that works for you. Why join us?

• Meaningful work, real impact – the opportunity to contribute to initiatives and projects that have a genuine impact on our clients and the success of a leading international law firm.
• A firm that backs your growth – clear expectations, structured development and real investment in helping you reach your potential.
• A progressive culture – collaborative, inclusive and forward-looking, with the space to innovate and do your best work.  

Our benefits package reflects our determination to support our people in achieving their full potential. You know what’s important to you and that’s why we offer flexible benefits where we can, allowing you to choose what matters most. Amongst our benefits are:

• 25 days holiday
• Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Electric car scheme
• Enhanced Family Leave policies
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits  

What happens next?

Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Talent Acquisition team will share the outcome with you by email.

We typically hold two interview stages, providing the opportunity to meet different members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.  

Our commitment

At Pinsent Masons, we are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent and building an inclusive and fair workplace. We value the strength that comes from different experiences and strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are dedicated to ensuring equitable opportunities throughout our recruitment processes. In line with local laws and cultural contexts across the jurisdictions in which we operate, we encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences to apply.

If you need reasonable adjustments or accommodations to participate in our recruitment process or to perform the role, please tell us, we will work with you to identify a suitable approach.  

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