Data Quality Specialist (Contract)

Job Title: Data Quality Specialist (Contract) Location: Hybrid - West Midlands office (1-2 days/month) Contract: 6 months Day Rate: £450-£525/day (Outside IR35) Start: ASAP Are you a data quality professional with a passion for turning messy data into trusted assets? We're looking for a Data Quality Specialist to help assess, improve, and embed data quality practices across key domains including customer, property, and finance. What You'll Be Doing • Assess current data quality across critical domains • Profile data to identify issues: duplicates, gaps, invalid formats, inconsistencies • Define "what good looks like” in partnership with data owners and stewards • Develop and deliver practical remediation plans and see them through to resolution • Set up sustainable processes for triage, monitoring, and governance • Communicate progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Share knowledge and help build internal data quality capabilities What Success Looks Like • Visible progress against remediation plans • Engaged business teams who understand and own data quality • Clear processes and controls in place for sustainable improvement • Increased confidence in data for reporting and operations Must-Have Skills & Experience • Strong data quality and profiling expertise (customer and asset data in particular) • Proficient in SQL for data analysis and issue investigation • Experience managing remediation activities and root cause analysis • Solid stakeholder engagement and communication skills • Familiar with Microsoft data tools (Excel Power Query, Power BI) • Understanding of data migration, cleansing, and validation principles • Experience working with Dynamics 365 (Customer Engagement, Property Cloud, or F&O) Desirable • Experience in the housing sector or with housing management systems (e.g. ActiveH) • Exposure to data governance frameworks and data quality tools (e.g. Microsoft Purview) • Understanding of asset lifecycle data and compliance use cases • Experience supporting rollout of data quality KPIs/dashboards • Agile delivery experience This is a hands-on, business-facing role ideal for someone who enjoys solving real-world data challenges and making a lasting impact. You'll work with transformation leads, data owners, and operational teams to drive change where it matters most. Interested? Apply now to find out more.