Business Data Analyst – Master Data (MDM) Focus – IT Consultancy – £575–675pd Inside IR35 – Remote Overview: I’m currently partnered with a leading IT consultancy delivering cutting-edge data and digital solutions for enterprise clients across retail, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. As part of a growing pipeline of master data transformation initiatives, the team is seeking a skilled Data Analyst / Business Analyst with strong MDM experience, particularly around product and item-level data. The ideal candidate will approach this role with a primary mindset of a Business Analyst and coach, able to understand and translate business needs, engage stakeholders, and guide teams, while also bringing a secondary perspective as a hands-on technologist. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the consistency, quality, and value of product-related master data across the enterprise. Role & Responsibilities: • Lead the analysis, cleansing, and modelling of complex master/product/item-level data to support analytics and reporting • Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and coach teams on data best practices • Manage and optimise product data pipelines using Informatica P360 • Design data workflows and perform advanced analysis with Azure Data Services and Databricks • Act as a key liaison between business and technical teams, translating needs into structured solutions • Champion data governance, quality, and alignment across systems and domains • Build dashboards and insights to monitor and manage master data health Essential Skills & Experience: • Proven experience as a Data Analyst with a Business Analyst mindset, ideally within consultancy or large-scale project environments • Deep hands-on experience with Informatica P360 or other MDM platforms (e.g. Stibo, Riversand, Semarchy) • Strong understanding of master data principles, especially product and item-level data domains • Proficiency in Azure Stack (ADF, Azure SQL, Synapse) and Databricks • Advanced SQL skills and data modelling expertise • Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills Package: • £575–675pd Inside IR35 • 6-month initial contract (extensions likely) • Fully remote • Strategic projects with well-known enterprise clients • Collaborative, coaching-led data culture • Ongoing learning opportunities and exposure to modern cloud data platforms