HR Data Delivery Lead

About the role

As a HR Data Delivery Lead will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of data products, pipelines, and reporting solutions across multiple teams. This role will be accountable for connecting data from the new Oracle HCM Cloud to the new AWS Snowflake solution and unifying data layer between Legacy and new HRIS system feed to data warehouse. The role ensures high-quality, timely, and governed delivery of data initiatives, working across engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders.

You will lead delivery planning, manage dependencies, and ensure alignment between technical teams and business priorities, with a strong focus on delivery practices and data governance.

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Our client is currently looking for a new recruit in joining their team, please read on!

You can also ask our friendly recruitment team any questions you may have about the role, between 8:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday.

Shifts: Monday - Friday (37.5 hours per week)

Experience and Skills Required:

Essential

• Delivery in the technical data HR domain
• Domain Knowledge - HR data and data warehousing solutions
• Ideally Experience delivering HR Data/People Analytics
• Experience working with HR systems data (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM or similar)
• Strong experience in data delivery/data project management roles
• Strong stakeholder management, especially with HR and People teams
• Proven experience delivering data platforms, pipelines, or BI solutions
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and dependencies

Desirable

• Desirable of AWS Snowflake
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Understanding of ETL tools
• Experience with data governance frameworks
• Knowledge of BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)

Key Behaviours

• Strong ownership and accountability for delivery outcomes
• Structured and organised approach to planning and execution
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, changing environments
• Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of data initiatives (ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, dashboards, reporting products)
• Own delivery plans, milestones, RAID logs, and dependencies across multiple squads
• Ensure on-time, in-scope delivery of data products aligned to business priorities

Stakeholder Management

• Act as primary interface between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into actionable delivery plans
• Manage expectations across senior stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams

Governance

• Ensure adherence to SDLC, data governance, and change control processes
• Maintain documentation standards for data assets and pipelines

Technical Coordination

• Work closely with Data Engineers, BI Developers, and Data Scientists
• Oversee delivery of data pipelines (eg, SQL, Python, cloud platforms like Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Support data architecture alignment and best practices

Risk & Dependency Management

• Identify delivery risks and blockers early and escalate where necessary
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and resolve conflicts
• Maintain RAID logs and mitigation strategies

Quality Assurance

• Ensure data quality, validation, and reconciliation processes are in place
• Support testing strategies (unit, integration, UAT)
• Ensure compliance with data standards and controls

Typical Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• Agile certifications (Scrum Master/Prince2/SAFe)

What's in it for you?

Our client loves to reward their people for doing a great job.

• This is a 6-month contract.(with possibility of extension)
• A day rate, in-scope IR35 either PAYE or Hays approved Umbrella company
• This role provides a hybrid working access from the comforts of your own home and only going to our state-of-the-art office in Waterside (3/4) days per week.

Next Steps

Once you've applied, one of our friendly recruitment consultants will give you a call and talk you through the screening process.

If your application is successful, you'll be involved in a live virtual interview with one of our client's hiring managers to get to know you better.

We look forward to speaking to you!