Data Migration Lead

Adecco Portugal; East Lindsey; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal is seeking a Data Migration Lead for a Lincoln-based SAP transformation project. The role centers on data cleansing, data quality, and migration readiness across central project teams and local business stakeholders.

You will drive data governance, validate SAP data objects, and coordinate migration preparation activities. This is a 6-month contract with a daily rate of £400–£450 InsideIR35, with start ASAP.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading SAP data migration projects.
• Experience supporting large-scale SAP implementation or transformation programmes.
• Strong background in data cleansing, data quality, and migration readiness activities.
• Experience with SAP data objects such as Projects, Purchase Orders, Master Data, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Data Migration Lead for the Lincoln site within a large-scale SAP transformation programme.
• Drive data cleansing, data quality, and data closure activities to ensure migration readiness.
• Coordinate migration preparation activities with central programme teams and local business stakeholders.
• Support validation and remediation of data quality issues across key SAP data objects.
• Ensure local business teams complete required actions to prepare legacy data for migration.
• Monitor progress against migration readiness plans and escalate risks or issues as required.
• Coordinate testing and validation to ensure migrated data meets business requirements.
• Maintain clear documentation and ensure compliance with data governance standards.

Skills

SAP data migration

Data cleansing

Data quality

Migration readiness

Stakeholder engagement

Multinational environment

Communication

Tools

SAP ECC

S/4HANA

Job description

Data Migration Lead

Location: Lincoln

Contract Length: 6 months

Daily Rate: £400.00 - £450.00 InsideIR35

Start Date: ASAP

About the Role:

Our client, a leading global organisation, is looking for a Data Migration Lead to play a key role in a large-scale SAP transformation programme. Working closely with central project teams and local business stakeholders, you will lead data cleansing, data quality, and migration readiness activities to ensure the successful preparation of critical business data for migration. This role will be instrumental in driving data integrity, stakeholder engagement, and business readiness throughout the transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary Data Migration Lead for the Lincoln site within a large-scale SAP transformation programme.
• Drive data cleansing, data quality, and data closure activities to ensure migration readiness.
• Work closely with central programme teams and local business stakeholders to coordinate migration preparation activities.
• Support the identification, validation, and remediation of data quality issues across key SAP data objects.
• Ensure local business teams complete required actions to prepare legacy data for migration.
• Monitor progress against migration readiness plans and escalated risks or issues as required.
• Coordinate testing and validation activities to ensure migrated data meets business requirements.
• Maintain clear documentation and ensure compliance with data governance standards.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience working on SAP data migration projects.
• Experience supporting large-scale SAP implementation or transformation programmes.
• Strong background in data cleansing, data quality, and migration readiness activities.
• Experience working with SAP data objects such as Projects, Purchase Orders, Master Data, or similar.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across both business and project teams.
• Experience working within multinational or complex organisational environments.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of SAP ECC or S/4HANA environments would be advantageous.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.