Data Lead - HRIS Project

Tarmac Trading Ltd; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials company is seeking a Data Lead for a fixed-term HRIS project to enhance their Data and Analytics capabilities. This role involves embedding a data approach to improve decision-making and business processes. Candidates should have practical experience in data governance, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to communicate complex data insights effectively. The position offers excellent benefits and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Practical experience with data governance and management tools.
• The ability to align data initiatives with business goals.
• Skills in translating complex data for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Embed and execute the Data Delivery Framework.
• Align business goals with data design in source systems.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder communication

Collaboration skills

Job description

About the role

Data Lead - HRIS Project

Tarmac/CRH has a mission to improve everyday decision-making through a more data-driven and insight-led approach. We are seeking a highly skilled Data Lead to evolve and improve our Data & Analytics capabilities within our Human Resource transformation program.

The role will be situated within the Data & Analytics (D&A) organisation with the primary objective of embedding a defined data approach within each stage of the project life-cycle, resulting in data designs linked to business priorities and value, robust and quality controlled data foundations, and identification and deployment of Analytic capabilities to improve business process decision-making.

The position will work within the project to define and embed rigour around data standards, taxonomies & hierarchies to enable operational and analytical use-cases across different domains, systems and data sources.

Usability and Sustainability of our data is critical to achieve our business goals, and the position will be expected to follow the defined framework and outcomes, whilst providing thought leadership to identify opportunities to improve and evolve the framework through the project.

This is a Fixed term contract expected to last one year.

Main responsibilities

• Embed and execute the Data Delivery Framework within the project stages
• Align business goals with data design in source systems and analytical solutions
• Act as the bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure data solutions meet user needs
• Ensure that policies for data quality, security, privacy, and compliance are adhered to within the project
• Perform data discovery, maturity and quality assessments
• Facilitate the assignment of data ownership & stewardship responsibilities
• Facilitate data standards & taxonomy/hierarchy definitions & cataloging
• Facilitate business metrics and KPI definitions
• Identify and escalate dependencies which impact data design within the project
• Identify data & analytic capabilities which business processes depend on, or improve the process/solution itself
• Work closely with the Data Governance team to identify and evolve D&A standards through the project workstream
• Work with the Solution Architect and SI Data Architect to ensure solutions are in place to support and manage the integrity of data within the solution and future SAP system
• Work with the EDM team to ensure that the strategy and solution to support the governance of data within the Tarmac organisation is defined and aligned
• Work with the deployment project teams to ensure that the source data to satisfy master and transactional data requirements is identified and qualified
• Work closely with IT and business teams within the deployment projects to ensure there is a realistic and achievable plan for data to be extracted and translated in readiness for loading into the target systems
• Ensure the data stream is ready and engaged to support planning and execution of testing strategy i.e. dress rehearsals, UAT
• Provide guidance and mentoring to the Data team by being an advocate for best practices to elevate the effectiveness of the team

Experience & qualifications

To be successful in this role you'll need:

• Practical experience and execution of data governance & data management practices and tools such as data cataloguing, data discovery, lineage mapping, data dictionaries, data quality/observability and data security, data compliance
• The ability to align data initiatives with business goals and drive data maturity across the organisation.
• To be able to Identify opportunities where data can drive revenue, reduce cost, or improve customer experience.
• To be able to translate complex data into compelling narratives for non-technical audiences
• To be able to manage multiple data projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business priorities.
• To be self-starting and independent professional
• Possess excellent collaboration skills
• To be a strategic thinker
• To be effective in communicating with stakeholders

Why join Tarmac?

At Tarmac, we're more than just a business - we're a team building a better future. You'll join a supportive, forward-thinking environment where innovation, development, and your career progression are truly valued. We offer flexible working, excellent benefits, and the chance to work on impactful programmes that shape the way we work and deliver.

In addition to this role we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more? Go on... are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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