Contract Data Architect – London Market – GBP700/pd

Contract Data Architect – London Market – £700 per day. This role requires you to work from the Central London office 2-3 days per week. You must be based in the UK with an unrestricted right to work here. Our client does not offer sponsorship.

The Opportunity

Your London Market broker client is undertaking a strategic data initiative to design a future‑state broker data model and clearly define how data integrates across core market and internal systems. The work will underpin new digital and AI‑enabled capabilities, enabling the broker to offer the London Market something genuinely new in terms of insight, automation and decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and define a broker‑centric canonical data model for the London Market.
• Map and document data integration flows across broker platforms and market systems (e.g. policy, placement, claims, bordereaux).
• Work closely with business, underwriting and placement stakeholders to align data structures with real‑world broker processes.
• Define clear data ownership, semantics and quality standards.
• Support integration patterns and architectural decisions across legacy and modern platforms.
• Enable downstream AI and advanced analytics use cases by ensuring data is structured, accessible and fit for purpose.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to ensure the model is practical, implementable and scalable.

Required Experience

• Proven data architect experience within the London Market insurance ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of broker operations and market interactions.
• Hands‑on experience creating enterprise or domain data models.
• Experience defining data integration approaches across multiple systems.
• Comfortable working in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Ability to translate between business requirements and technical design.
• Experience supporting modern data platforms (cloud, APIs, event‑driven or integration layers).
• Must be UK based with an unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Highly Desirable

• Experience working with emerging AI technologies, advanced analytics or data products.
• Familiarity with London Market modernisation initiatives and digital market infrastructure.
• Experience operating in transformation or change programmes.

Engagement Details

This is a 6‑month engagement which offers a day rate of £700 per day, Outside IR35.

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