Data Strategy Implementation Lead (3 - 6 Month FTC)

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC; Salford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading connectivity service provider in the UK is seeking a Data Strategy Implementation Lead for a contract position. This role focuses on delivering outcomes in data management, streamlining processes, and defining roles and responsibilities. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders to enhance the organization’s data strategy. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to data excellence within a high-performing team based in Salford.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing data strategy and frameworks.
• Proven track record of delivering tangible outcomes in data management.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and consult with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document a comprehensive matrix of data-related roles.
• Assess current state and identify process inefficiencies.
• Clarify accountabilities across business, technical, and governance functions.

Skills

Data management

Stakeholder collaboration

Process improvement

Governance functions

Job description

PXC has refreshed its Data Strategy last March and has been a journey to aligning its operating model with its new ambitions. Today, the business is rethinking its approach to data architecture and data quality in an effort to identify and improve how we manage data.The role of Data Strategy Implementation Lead is created as a 3-6 month contract to address current limitations and set the business up for success. It reports into the Data Quality Manager, and is part of the Strategy & Insights department.This role is tasked with turning the high-level data strategy into operational excellence. Your primary focus is on delivering tangible outcomes within a concise timeframe—laying groundwork that will support ongoing data initiatives beyond the life of the contract.In this role, you will closely collaborate with senior leaders, technical teams, and business stakeholders to ensure that the organisation’s approach to data management is structured, transparent, and robust. Define Roles and Responsibilities: Develop and document a comprehensive matrix of data-related roles, clarifying accountabilities across business, technical, and governance functions. Facilitate workshops and consultations to resolve overlaps or gaps in responsibilities. **Key Responsibilities**Assess current state and identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and role ambiguities.Clear delineation of roles and responsibilities, reflected in responsibility matrices, reviewed and approved by the Insights Director and the Chief Engineer.We are PXC, the UK’s largest provider of wholesale connectivity. Our vision is to be the UK’s #1 wholesale platform, a one-stop shop provider of connectivity, voice, cloud and security underpinned by the UK’s most robust, secure, resilient and reliable network.Born from the combination of Virtual1 and TalkTalk’s wholesale services and national network business, we employ 1100 people across our 3 core sites (Salford, London and North Macedonia).Our mission is clear, to be the UK’s best company to work for and best to work with. We believe this success is driven by the power of our employees. We empower our people to become true experts in their field who embody our values every day: we care; we challenge; we commit.