Senior Data Planner

This role owns relationships with external data vendors and is accountable for ensuring externally sourced data is technically fit, well‑integrated, governed, and delivers long‑term value across the organisation.

Client Details

Senior Data Planner

The employer is a well-established public sector organisation, recognised for its commitment to providing critical services and supporting the community. As a large organisation, it offers a professional and structured environment with opportunities for impactful work.

Description

Senior Data Planner

Define and deliver the external data sourcing strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise data architecture, analytics ambitions, and business priorities, and clearly articulating where third‑party data adds value versus duplication. Identify, evaluate, and onboard external data providers, assessing datasets for technical fit, data quality, scalability, security, regulatory compliance, and compatibility with existing enterprise platforms. Build robust business cases for acquiring external data, considering commercial value, long‑term sustainability, cost efficiency, and downstream usage across the organisation. Own end‑to‑end vendor and partnership management, including onboarding, performance monitoring, renewals, issue resolution, and exit planning, ensuring suppliers deliver against agreed technical and commercial outcome...