Data Strategy Lead - Solihull

• Home
• Vacancies
• Data Strategy Lead - Solihull

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Data Strategy Lead to work for our client within the energy sector. This is initially a 3-month contract with the likelihood to be extended and will be a hybrid role based in Solihull.
Our client is looking for someone to ensure their organisation’s readiness for the upcoming Market-Wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) transition from a data perspective, aligning with overarching data strategies, ensuring seamless migration, and enabling high-quality data-driven business processes post-implementation.
Responsibilities

• Confirm and define the future use and storage strategy for Half-Hourly (HH) data in a post-MHHS world
• Ensure alignment with the organisation's overarching data strategy
• Prepare and equip teams with the necessary data tools, knowledge, and support for migration
• Support the transition of customer and metering data between platforms, ensuring business continuity
• Recommend and implement strategies to ensure the quality of industry, customer, and internal/external data during migration
• Establish protocols to maintain data integrity post-migration, with a focus on handling increased and diversified data sets
• Review and evaluate all systems for functional and non-functional impacts due to increased data volumes under MHHS
• Ensure no degradation of system performance or service stability across IT infrastructure
• Evaluate and propose a single source for managing and delivering Half-Hourly consumption data for customers
• Assess and review change mandates to identify and mitigate any data-related impacts in a post-MHHS environment

About You

Requirements

• Background in the energy or utilities sector with exposure to customer and industry data handling
• Strong understanding of the Market-Wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) framework or Half Hourly metering and its implications on data handling
• Experience in developing and aligning data strategies with organisational objectives
• Past transition experience to a new metering type
• Must have experience of working in the electricity industry and working with Half-Hourly data
• Proven ability to analyse system performance and scalability in response to increased data volumes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of working across multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership teams
• Knowledge of IT systems architecture, software applications, and reporting tools related to energy or utilities
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
• Professional certifications in data governance, IT systems, or project management (e.g., DAMA, ITIL, PRINCE2)

About Us

Why join us?

• Career coaching and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Initial upskilling pre-assignment that has been accredited by TechSkills
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to obtain certifications from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco and more
• Access to the Buy As You Earn share scheme

About FDM
We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 4,000 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Apply
Share

• Share Vacancy on LinkedIn
• Send Vacancy to a friend