Data Transformation Lead

Gold Group; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group is seeking an FM Data Transformation Lead to own the end‑to‑end data and reporting transformation across FM functions. The role focuses on governance, KPI standardisation, central data model, and reliable performance reporting.

You will drive adoption, manage stakeholder engagement, and deliver dashboards and reporting products aligned with FM governance meetings and decision making. Hybrid working across Stevenage/Bolton/Bristol is offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading data, BI or reporting transformation programmes from discovery through to implementation.
• Strong practical experience of data governance, data ownership, data quality and information standards.
• Demonstrable experience developing KPI frameworks and establishing consistent definitions and calculation methodologies.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, data integration and reporting architecture.
• Strong Power BI and BI/reporting knowledge, with the ability to provide technical direction as well as challenge solution design.
• Experience working with multiple data sources and identifying quality, duplication and consistency issues.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical data and reporting solutions.
• Strong programme/workstream management capability with demonstrable ownership of milestones and deliverables.
• Experience facilitating workshops and gaining agreement across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills, including the confidence to constructively challenge requirements and escalat[e] decisions.
• Experience of UAT, implementation, adoption and transition into BAU.
• Strong documentation and knowledge‑transfer capability.
• Ability to work autonomously and take accountability for delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end FM Data & Reporting Transformation Programme delivery.
• Establish programme plan with milestones, dependencies and risks.
• Validate outputs against requirements and maintain standards.
• Coordinate across FM functions and engage stakeholders.
• Maintain programme documentation and reporting of progress.
• Oversee data governance, KPI library and data quality standards.
• Define central FM data model and data environment.
• Ensure integrations and automated data flows where appropriate.
• Coordinate ISS technical resources and other specialist support.
• Ensure data security controls and alignment with FM requirements.
• Develop dashboards and reporting products for governance meetings.
• Provide knowledge transfer and handover to permanent FM capability.

Skills

Data governance

KPI development

Data modelling

Power BI

Data integration

Programme management

Stakeholder management

UAT & adoption

Documentation

Autonomous delivery

Tools

Planon

IWMS/CAFM

Job description

Job Title: FM Data Transformation Lead

Location: Stevenage/Bolton/Bristol - Hybrid

The role will take ownership of the transformation from validation of the current position through to data governance, standardisation, technical foundations, reporting implementation, adoption and handover.

Working across all FM functions, the postholder will bring together FM reporting requirements, KPIs, data sources and existing reporting into a consistent and governed framework that enables reliable performance reporting and better decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

Programme Delivery & Governance

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of the FM Data & Reporting Transformation Programme against agreed phases, milestones and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain a clear programme plan, including milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions and progress reporting.
• Review and validate work already undertaken against the approved programme requirements, retaining and building upon outputs that meet the required standard.
• Coordinate activities across FM functions and ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement throughout delivery.
• Maintain transparent programme documentation, decisions and evidence of delivery.
• Provide regular progress updates and escalat[e] risks, issues or decisions requiring FM leadership intervention.

FM Data Governance & Standardisation

• Develop and implement an FM‑wide data governance framework covering data ownership, stewardship, quality, controls and change management.
• Establish a consistent FM KPI library, including agreed definitions, calculation methodologies, ownership and approval routes.
• Define data quality standards and appropriate validation and reconciliation controls.
• Identify duplication, conflicting definitions and gaps across existing FM reporting.
• Establish appropriate governance for the ongoing creation, amendment and retirement of FM KPIs and reporting.

Data & Technical Foundations

• Map FM data sources, systems, interfaces and manual dependencies.
• Define the central FM data model and requirements for the appropriate central FM data environment.
• Work with relevant technical specialists to establish integrations, automated data flows and refresh processes where appropriate.
• Coordinate ISS technical resource and other specialist support for defined delivery activities where required.
• Ensure technical solutions remain aligned to FM requirements and relevant organisational information and cyber‑security controls.
• Ensure calculation logic and transformations are documented, controlled and capable of being independently understood and maintained.

Reporting & Performance Capability

• Assess and rationalise the existing FM reporting landscape.
• Translate FM operational and strategic requirements into consistent reporting solutions.
• Establish reporting and visualisation standards.
• Develop and/or oversee development of prioritised FM dashboards and reporting products.
• Ensure reporting supports FM governance meetings, management decision‑making and strategic performance requirements.
• Lead validation, reconciliation, UAT and stakeholder acceptance of new reporting products.

Adoption, Capability & Handover

• Establish clear documentation, guidance and support arrangements.
• Provide structured knowledge transfer to permanent FM capability throughout the assignment.
• Establish the future BAU ownership and continuous‑improvement model.

Skillset/experience required

Essential

• Significant experience leading data, BI or reporting transformation programmes from discovery through to implementation and handover.
• Strong practical experience of data governance, data ownership, data quality and information standards.
• Demonstrable experience developing KPI frameworks and establishing consistent definitions and calculation methodologies.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, data integration and reporting architecture.
• Strong Power BI and BI/reporting knowledge, with the ability to provide technical direction as well as challenge solution design.
• Experience working with multiple data sources and identifying quality, duplication and consistency issues.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical data and reporting solutions.
• Strong programme/workstream management capability with demonstrable ownership of milestones and deliverables.
• Experience facilitating workshops and gaining agreement across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills, including the confidence to constructively challenge requirements and escalat[e] decisions.
• Experience of UAT, implementation, adoption and transition into BAU.
• Strong documentation and knowledge‑transfer capability.
• Ability to work autonomously and take accountability for delivery.

Desirable

• Experience working with Facilities Management, workplace, property, asset or built‑environment data.
• Experience with IWMS/CAFM platforms.
• Knowledge of Planon.
• Experience working with outsourced FM/service‑provider data.
• Experience working within a regulated or security‑constrained organisation.
• Experience of Microsoft data technologies and associated BI environments

You will need to hold or be eligible to hold SC clearance.