Job Description
Data Project Manager
Weymouth — 1–2 days per week in office, flexible
£70,000
A leading UK retailer are looking for a Data Project Manager to take ownership of their modernised data environment and lead a team of analysts and support engineers.
The Company
Having recently completed a large-scale migration from a legacy IBM stack into Azure and Databricks, this business has transformed the way they operate with data. Their environment is now far more dynamic, with evolving requirements and ongoing development. They continue to use Business Objects, though Power BI is becoming the standard across the organisation.
What You’ll Be Doing
1. Lead and mentor a high-performing team across BI, analytics, and platform support
2. Own the operational health of the data platform: SLAs, incident management, problem resolution, and vendor oversight
3. Drive continuous improvements—from patching and upgrades to service continuity and automation
4. Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and DevOps practices
5. Lead FinOps initiatives: monitor, manage, and optimise platform spend
6. Ensure compliance with security and governance standards, while enabling i...