Data and Platform Migration Delivery Lead - Financial Services

The Migration Delivery Lead will lead the planning and execution of complex data and platform migrations across financial services transformation programmes. Top rates on offer and hybrid remote work

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end migration delivery strategy, integrated plan, governance and execution approach across data, application, operational and business workstreams.
• Define migration scope, waves, sequencing, entry and exit criteria, dependencies, assumptions and acceptance measures in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.
• Coordinate data profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, extraction, loading, archival and decommissioning activities across source and target platforms.
• Establish migration controls covering data quality, reconciliation, completeness, accuracy, exception management, auditability, security and privacy.
• Lead mock migrations, dress rehearsals and cutover planning, ensuring lessons are captured and incorporated into subsequent cycles.
• Maintain the integrated migration plan and track milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, resources and delivery quality across multiple teams and suppliers.
• Work closely with solution architecture, engineering, testing, business readiness, operations and service transition teams to align migration activity with programme delivery.
• Prepare and lead go/no-go assessments, cutover command structures, rollback and contingency planning, hyper care and post-migration validation.
• Provide concise reporting to programme leadership and senior client stakeholders on readiness, data quality, reconciliation status, unresolved exceptions and residual risk.
• Mentor migration managers and analysts while promoting disciplined planning, evidence-based assurance and continuous improvement.

Your experience

• 8+ years of experience in technology delivery, data migration or programme delivery within financial services or another complex regulated environment.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end data or platform migration for a large-scale transformation programme.
• Strong understanding of migration lifecycle activities including discovery, profiling, mapping, cleansing, transformation, trial loads, reconciliation, cutover and post-migration validation.
• Experience developing integrated migration plans and coordinating business, data, engineering, testing, operations and third-party delivery teams.
• Practical experience defining migration controls, data quality measures, reconciliation rules, exception management and acceptance criteria.
• Experience leading migration rehearsals, cutover readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, rollback planning and hypercare.
• Strong delivery management across scope, schedule, risks, issues, dependencies, governance and executive reporting.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A third-level degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience

For more info you can contact david@db-recruitment.ie