Data Modeler

Data Modeler£600 - £700 per dayLondon (1 day onsite) This is a high-impact freelance opportunity to shape the data foundations of a large, complex organisation as it consolidates fragmented platforms and enables self-service analytics and AI at scale. You will play a pivotal role in defining how enterprise data is structured, governed, and consumed, working at the intersection of business, engineering, and governance.The Company They are a large, asset-rich organisation operating across multiple European markets within the commercial real estate and infrastructure space. The business manages complex financial, operational, and customer data across a diverse portfolio and is investing heavily in modern data capabilities. With strong cash generation and long-term growth initiatives, data quality and modelling are central to their future strategy.The Role and Deliverables

• Lead the design of enterprise logical and physical data models aligned to a single core ERP and wider business domains.
• Work through a defined backlog, breaking down high-level requirements into clear modelling deliverables and standards.
• Partner closely with data engineers to translate logical models into scalable physical implementations across the SQL, Databricks, and Fabric ecosystem.
• Define a repeatable, “cookie-cutter” approach to data modelling that can be extended across additional business areas.
• Collaborate with business analysts, governance, and data teams to establish modelling standards and best practices.
• Deliver a robust, extensible data model within the first six months that supports current reporting needs and future AI enablement.

• Strong experience designing enterprise-level logical and physical data models within complex organisations.
• Ability to operate in early-stage or evolving data environments without heavy modelling tools, using pragmatic approaches.
• Experience working closely with data engineers, governance teams, and business stakeholders to align models to real-world use cases.
• Confident, proactive communicator who can challenge constructively, stand their ground when needed, and remain sensitive to different stakeholder perspectives.
• Self-starter mindset, able to take ownership of ambiguous problems and drive them through to delivery.