Data Migration Lead
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £550.0 to £600.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | Up to £600 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2JU |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4702770_1751360212 |
Summary
Your New Company
You'll be joining a forward-thinking organisation undertaking a major transformation through the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O). This initiative is central to reshaping how the organisation manages its core business processes, with a strong focus on data integrity, integration, and operational efficiency.
Your New Role
As the Migration Lead, you will be responsible for leading the data migration and integration workstreams for the ERP implementation. You'll collaborate with internal stakeholders, subject-matter experts (SMEs), technical teams, and external vendors to ensure a seamless and high-quality migration process. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Developing and managing a coordinated data migration and integration plan, including dependencies.
- Collaborating with data architects and suppliers to finalise architecture design.
- Defining scope, resource requirements, and testing strategies.
- Overseeing data quality, cleansing, and validation activities.
- Managing the data migration backlog and tracking progress using Azure DevOps.
- Acting as the primary escalation point for all migration-related issues.
- Ensuring effective communication and coordination across project teams.
- Identifying and mitigating risks throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Ensuring compliance with data governance standards and policies.
- Presenting progress updates to project leadership and stakeholders.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Proven experience in ERP data migration, ideally from AX2012 to D365 F&O.
- Experience with D365 F&O and AX2012 data import/export capabilities.
- Familiarity with system integration technologies (e.g., Web services, SOAP).
- Knowledge of enterprise and data architecture frameworks.
- Experience with both on-premise and cloud-based ERP systems.
- Proficiency in SQL and Azure DevOps.
- Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.
- Excellent communication and coordination abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex workstreams and deliver results.
What you need to do now
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