Database Strategy Execution Lead

Location: Sheffield (Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office)

Contract: Inside IR35

Duration: 6-12 contract with potential extension

The Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced Database Strategy Execution Lead to join a large-scale enterprise technology organisation undergoing significant platform transformation. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on translating database platform strategy into tangible delivery outcomes across a complex global environment.

You will work closely with senior technology leaders, engineering teams, architects and business stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives, shape platform roadmaps and ensure successful execution of critical database platform programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise database platform strategy into measurable and actionable delivery plans.
• Partner with senior technology leadership to define and execute prioritised roadmaps.
• Coordinate delivery across engineering, architecture, product, operations, risk and business teams.
• Drive governance, decision-making, dependency management, risk mitigation and stakeholder communication.
• Support the evolution of a large-scale Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) offering.
• Help deliver strategic initiatives across MongoDB, SQL Server and emerging distributed SQL technologies.
• Contribute to operating model design, platform automation, governance controls and engineering best practices.
• Ensure database services meet high standards for security, resilience, recoverability, availability and operational excellence.
• Provide guidance and challenge to senior stakeholders on platform strategy, execution and delivery priorities.

Required Experience

• Significant experience leading technology strategy execution, platform transformation or large-scale technology delivery programmes.

Strong understanding of database technologies, including:

• Relational databases
• NoSQL databases
• Distributed SQL platforms
• Proven experience delivering complex platform initiatives within large enterprise environments.

Strong knowledge of:

• Platform Engineering
• DevOps practices
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Strong programme governance, risk management and roadmap delivery experience.
• Ability to align multiple technical and business workstreams towards common objectives.

Ideal Background

• 10+ years' experience in technology leadership, platform strategy or enterprise transformation roles.
• Experience working within highly regulated, large-scale global organisations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to bridge strategic planning and hands-on execution.
• Strong understanding of modern database platform operating models and cloud-enabled infrastructure services.