Senior Data Strategy Consultant (Contract- Ouside IR35)

We are looking for a Senior Data Strategy Consultant with 15 plus years of experience for one our clients. This is an advisory, strategy-level engagement focusing on assessment, direction-setting, and roadmap definition Location: London,UK (Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days per week on-site) Domain: Financial Services Employment Type Contract - Outside IR 35 Key Responsibilities Define a data strategy and roadmap aligned to business priorities and growth objectives Assess current data capabilities, maturity, and architecture, identifying gaps and opportunities for value creation Translate business objectives into a prioritised data and analytics roadmap, including build vs. buy and platform recommendations Advise on data platform strategy and vendor/tooling choices at a strategic level, without needing to build or administer any platform directly Partner with senior stakeholders across the business, Technology, Risk, and Compliance to align data initiatives with commercial priorities Identify opportunities to monetise data and enable advanced analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases Advise internal teams on data strategy best practice, acting as a strategic subject-matter expert rather than a line manager or hands-on engineer Inform data architecture and platform decisions at a strategic level, working alongside technical teams who own implementation Drive measurable improvements in data maturity through clearly defined roadmaps and outcomes Act as a bridge ..... full job details .....