Contract Migration Lead

TLT is recruiting an experienced Contract Migration Lead to support a major transformation programme on a 10 month contract.

The role will lead the end-to-end data migration strategy and delivery across multiple systems, ensuring data is accurately transitioned from legacy platforms into new solutions, supporting business continuity and adoption.

This assignment will be engaged on a competitive daily rate via an Umbrella Company. The role will be predominantly hybrid, with 2–3 days per week office attendance required in Bristol in line with programme needs.

Role Overview

The Contract Migration Lead is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of data migration activities across a large-scale transformation programme within the firm.

The role will define and implement the migration strategy, ensuring data is accurately transitioned from legacy systems into new platforms, supporting business continuity and enabling successful system adoption.

Working closely with programme teams, IT, suppliers and business stakeholders, the Migration Lead will ensure a robust, controlled and high-quality migration approach is embedded across all workstreams.

Role Responsibilities

Define and implement the overall data migration strategy and approach across the programme

Develop and manage detailed migration plans, timelines and sequencing aligned to programme delivery

Lead the end-to-end migration lifecycle, including:

Data discovery and assessment

Data mapping and transformation

Data cleansing and validation

Migration execution

Reconciliation and sign-off

Establish and enforce data governance, quality standards and control frameworks

Ensure data integrity, completeness and accuracy throughout migration activities

Act as the primary point of contact for migration across programme workstreams

Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to ensure alignment between:

Business requirements

Data structures

Target system requirements

Manage and coordinate third-party suppliers and system integrators delivering migration activities

Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, including data analysts, SMEs and technical resources

Ensure migration is fully integrated with:

Testing phases

Cutover planning

Go-live activities

Identify and manage migration risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring appropriate mitigation

Provide clear reporting on migration progress, data quality, risks and readiness to stakeholders and governance forums

Experience Required

Proven experience as a Migration Lead / Data Migration Lead on large-scale transformation or system implementation programmes

Strong experience managing end-to-end data migration lifecycles

Experience working across multiple business systems (e.g. finance, HR, document or practice management systems)

Strong understanding of data governance, data quality and control frameworks

Experience managing third-party suppliers and technical delivery teams

Ability to translate business requirements into data mapping, migration rules and validation processes

Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior business and technical stakeholders

Experience working in complex, multi-stream programme environments

Experience within a law firm or professional services environment

Experience with systems such as practice management, document management, or ERP platforms

Familiarity with data migration tools and ETL processes

Experience supporting large-scale transformation or ERP programmes

Relevant project or programme delivery exposure (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile)

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.

Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.

In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.