Job Description
Role: Programme Manager
Day rate: Outside IR35 Market Rate
Duration: 6 Month Initial Contract
Location: Leeds (Hybrid)
We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to take ownership of a data ingestion and AI enablement programme that has been running for some time and is now moving into a new domain following an internal restructure.
The programme focuses on tidying up how data is ingested and building a centralised data ingestion capability that business units can upload data into and consume from consistently. You will be working closely with senior stakeholders, with regular Group Executive and Board-level engagement. You will assume full ownership of the programme, ensuring it is stabilised, delivered, and positioned for scale and wider rollout across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
* End-to-end ownership of the Data Ingestion & AI Mapping programme
* Managing delivery with a third-party consultancy building the AI mapping engine
* Driving the implementation of a central ingestion capability for business data upload and extraction
* Creating and executing a scale and rollout plan across the organisation
Key Requirements:
* Senior stakeholder management
* Azure-based architecture and Databricks
* AI / Large Language Model concepts (particularly data mapping)