Data Migration Lead

As a Data Migration Lead, you will provide leadership and subject matter expertise during the post‑migration, hypercare, and project closure phases of a core banking data migration programme. You will ensure the stability, integrity, completeness, and traceability of migrated data, support resolution of outstanding migration issues, and facilitate audit readiness and formal closure within a regulated banking environment.

What You'll Do and How You'll Succeed

Post‑Migration & Hypercare Leadership

• Co‑lead post‑migration hypercare activities for the Core Banking Migration.
• Drive investigation and resolution of data quality, completeness, reconciliation, mapping, transformation, and integrity issues.
• Partner with Application Support, Enterprise Data & Analytics, Business/Data SMEs, and vendors to identify root causes and implement remediation.
• Ensure discrepancies are thoroughly investigated, remediated, and validated.

Audit & Compliance Support

• Serve as the primary Data Migration SME for internal and external audit activities.
• Coordinate responses to audit requests and ensure timely stakeholder engagement.
• Provide documentation, evidence, reconciliation results, approvals, testing evidence, issue logs, and governance records.
• Support Project Management in addressing audit observations and recommendations.

Governance & Reporting

• Maintain comprehensive Data Migration Stream documentation to support governance, traceability, and closure.
• Deliver accurate reporting on outstanding migration issues to Steering Committees, senior management, and executive forums.

We'd Love to Hear From You If...

Experience

• You have 10+ years of relevant experience, including leading complex data migration initiatives.
• You have experience in post‑migration support/hypercare, reconciliation, validation, and issue resolution.
• You have supported internal and external audits.
• You have managed senior stakeholders across IT, Business Operations, and Finance.
• You have experience with core banking or banking platform migrations (preferred).

Technical Expertise

• You have a strong understanding of data migration methodologies, including source‑to‑target mapping, ETL, data quality, and reconciliation.
• You know customer, loans, deposits, checks, and general ledger data.
• You understand reconciliation and validation processes.
• You are familiar with data quality frameworks and remediation practices.
• You hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Data Management, Business, Finance, or related discipline.

Ways of Working

• You demonstrate strong project management and documentation skills.
• You work effectively with cross‑functional technology, business, and vendor teams.
• You understand the importance of evidence, approvals, traceability, control ownership, and documentation in regulated financial services environments.