Enterprise Data Strategy & Transformation Consultant (Short Term Project)

Job description Total Experience : 17 Years - 20 Years Summary A senior consultant is needed for an 812 week remote contract to create a 35 year enterprise data strategy, assess the current data landscape, design target architecture, and deliver a practical implementation roadmap for a client operating across the US and UK. Responsibilities: Lead development of a 35-year Enterprise Data Strategy and vision.Define guiding principles, strategic objectives, and alignment with business, technology, AI, and digital transformation priorities.Assess current data platforms, architecture, integrations, reporting, governance, master data, metadata, and data quality.Evaluate organizational data maturity, operating model, and supporting capabilities.Design a scalable enterprise data architecture and target operating model.Recommend standards for data governance, quality, master data, metadata, security, privacy, and lifecycle management.Define the approach to analytics, BI, AI, machine learning, and selfservice reporting.Facilitate workshops with executive leadership and business stakeholders across US and UK time zones.Translate business priorities into data capabilities and investment priorities.Produce a phased 35 year implementation roadmap with prioritized initiatives.Collaborate with architects, engineers, analysts, and application teams to validate technical feasibility. Requirements : 15+ years of enterprise data leadership experience.Proven track record developing and implementing enterprisewide data strategies.Prior senior leadership roles such as Chief Data Officer, Head of Data, Enterprise Data Architect, Director of Data & Analytics, or Senior Data Transformation Consultant.Deep expertise in data architecture, engineering, governance, MDM, data quality, integration, data warehousing, lakehouse platforms, BI & analytics, AI enablement, and data security.Demonstrated experience engaging executive leadership and steering committees.Ability to bridge business strategy with technical execution. Nice to have: Handson experience with cloud lakehouse platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Azure Synapse.Certifications in data management (e.g., CDMP) or cloud architecture.Background delivering largescale analytics or AI transformations in multiregional enterprises.Experience with agile delivery and governance frameworks. .