Data Manager

Fruition Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Comprehensive healthcare package

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

A reputable organization in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Data Manager to lead a significant data transformation project. In this role, you will manage data migration, improve data quality, and implement a governance framework. This is a unique opportunity to build a data estate from scratch and drive real change within the organization. The position offers a hybrid working model, healthcare package, and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data management, focusing on data migration and governance.
• Demonstrable experience leading data transformations across complex systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a full assessment of the current data estate.
• Develop a comprehensive data roadmap including governance policies.
• Lead the data migration process from legacy systems.
• Manage and improve data quality across multiple systems.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes.
• Communicate data strategies to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with BI team and third-party consultancies on data transformation initiatives.
• Communicate data strategies effectively to stakeholders across the business.

Skills

Data management

Data migration

Data governance

Automating processes

Data quality improvement

Communication skills

Tools

M365/Power Apps

Cloud-based storage

Data visualisation platforms

Job description

Location: Wakefield (Hybrid - with travel to London once a week)

Why Apply?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Data Manager to lead a large scale data transformation for a rapidly growing and well respected organisation based in Wakefield.

This brand new role is perfect for someone passionate about building a data estate from scratch, improving data quality, and implementing a structured, future proof data governance framework. You'll have the freedom and backing to drive real change and shape how data is stored, managed, and leveraged across the business.

This is a unique opportunity for a Data Manager to join a growing business at a pivotal stage in its digital transformation journey, with autonomy, support, and a clear mandate to make meaningful change.

• Conduct a full assessment of the current data estate, identifying where data is stored, gaps in structure, and migration requirements.
• Develop a comprehensive data roadmap, including governance policies, documentation, and clear steps to achieve a modern, unified data environment.
• Lead the data migration process from legacy and acquired systems, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and minimal disruption.
• Manage and improve data quality across multiple systems, ensuring consistency, reliability, and context.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve efficiency using digital tools.
• Oversee data storage and input procedures to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with internal teams, a small BI development team, and third-party consultancies to deliver data transformation initiatives.
• Communicate data strategies effectively to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment across the business.
• Proven experience in data management, with a focus on data migration, governance, and quality improvement.
• Demonstrable experience leading data transformations across complex, enterprise-level systems.
• Strong understanding of data automation, storage, and input processes.
• Experience working with or managing third-party vendors or consultancies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, able to present data insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with modern data tools, cloud-based storage, M365/Power Apps, and data visualisation platforms.

What's in it for me?

• Hybrid working model - primarily Wakefield-based with one day a week in London.
• Comprehensive healthcare package.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• The chance to build a data estate from scratch, influence the organisation's data strategy, and deliver tangible impact.

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.