Data Practice Lead Microsoft Fabric

Client Server Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary to £120k

Pension

Private medical care

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity

25 days holiday

Diverse, inclusive culture

Job summary

Client Server Limited seeks a Data Practice Lead (Microsoft Fabric) to own large client engagements, shape a strategic data capability and lead a high-performing team from discovery through delivery and value realisation.

You will leverage Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and the broader Azure data stack to design scalable data, analytics and AI solutions, while growing the practice through presales, partnerships and propositions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise data, analytics or AI consulting engagements in a consultancy or tech-services environment.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and related data architectures (data engineering, Lakehouse, Warehouse).
• Expertise in Power BI, semantic modelling, governance and adoption at scale.
• Broad Microsoft data ecosystem experience (Azure Data Factory, Databricks, SQL, Purview, Power Platform).
• Experience managing senior stakeholders, complex programmes, risks and commercial outcomes.
• Presales experience across discovery, design, estimation, proposals and executive presentations.
• Commercial acumen with ability to balance client value, feasibility and profitability.
• Proven track record building teams, propositions or scaling a consulting capability.
• Understanding of AI and generative AI in enterprise data contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead major client engagements from discovery to value realisation, ensuring quality and measurable outcomes.
• Translate business challenges into pragmatic data, analytics and AI solutions and provide technical direction.
• Define and drive the data practice strategy, architecture standards and reusable accelerators.
• Grow the Data Practice through client workshops, proposals and joint go-to-market with partners.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Azure SQL

Microsoft Purview

Power Platform

Data governance

Data architectures

AI & Gen AI

Presales & proposals

Executive stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Tools

Lakehouse

Warehouse

Job description

Data Practice Lead (Microsoft Fabric) London / WFH to £120k

Are you an entrepreneurial Data leader who wants to remain close to clients, technology and delivery?

You could be progressing your career as a Data Practice Lead at one of Europe's leading independent, technology services and business consulting organisations at a pivotal point of growth and investment. You'll become part of a collaborative community of experienced consultants, with the opportunity to shape a strategic Microsoft Data capability, develop market leading propositions and build a high performing team.

As Data Practice Lead, you'll take ownership of major client engagements, leading programmes from discovery and strategy through architecture, delivery and value realisation. Collaborating with senior stakeholders, you'll translate business challenges into pragmatic data, analytics and AI solutions, providing technical direction and ensuring delivery quality, commercial performance and measurable outcomes.

Alongside delivery leadership, you'll play a key role in growing the practice. Working with sector and account leaders, you'll identify opportunities, lead client workshops and presales activity, shape proposals and develop compelling propositions around Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, modern data platforms and AI. You'll also build relationships across the Microsoft partner ecosystem to support joint go-to-market initiatives.

You'll define the practice strategy, recruit and develop talented consultants, establish reusable architectures and accelerators and create the delivery standards needed to scale. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you can influence the direction of the business, build a strong market presence and turn your ideas into tangible growth.

Location / WFH:

You can work from home most of the time but must be easily commutable to London for client visits as and when required.

About You:

• You have significant experience leading enterprise Data, Analytics or AI consulting engagements within a consultancy, systems integrator or technology services business
• You have strong hands‑on knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, including data engineering, Lakehouse and Warehouse architectures, integration, governance and security
• You have Power BI expertise, including semantic modelling, enterprise reporting, governance and adoption
• You have a broad knowledge of the Microsoft data ecosystem, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL, Microsoft Purview and Power Platform
• You have client facing delivery leadership, with experience managing senior stakeholders, complex programmes, risks and commercial outcomes
• You have presales experience, including discovery, solution design, estimation, proposals, bids and executive presentations
• You have commercial acumen and the ability to balance client value, delivery feasibility and profitability
• You have experience of building teams, developing propositions or scaling a consulting capability
• You have practical understanding of AI and generative AI, including use‑case discovery, data readiness, responsible AI and business process integration

What's in it for you:

As a Data Practice Lead you will receive a competitive package:

• Salary to £120k
• Pension
• Private medical care and dental insurance
• Life Assurance, Income Protection
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and workplace nursery benefit
• 25 days holiday
• Diverse, inclusive culture