SharePoint Migration Lead - Outside IR35

SharePoint Migration Lead - Outside IR35

Role Purpose

The Data Migration Lead is responsible for the planning, execution and assurance of large-scale document migrations from multiple Legacy repositories into SharePoint Online, ensuring data integrity, compliance and traceability throughout.

Key Responsibilities

Migration Planning

• Develop and maintain a detailed migration plan and schedule.
• Define source-to-target mappings and metadata transformation rules.
• Identify risks, dependencies and mitigations.

Execution & Control

• Lead automated bulk migration activities from Legacy systems.
• Monitor progress, performance and exceptions.

Data Quality & Assurance

• Implement duplicate detection and controlled deletion workflows.
• Validate file integrity, counts and completeness post-migration.
• Ensure complex files (macros, links) remain usable.

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Ensure migration approach is approved by data controllers and information governance leads.
• Coordinate validation and sign-off with service leads.
• Provide clear progress and risk reporting.

Required Skills & Experience
Essential

• Proven experience leading large-scale document migrations into SharePoint Online or equivalent platforms.
• Experience handling sensitive personal data in regulated environments.
• Strong data validation, reconciliation and audit skills.

Desirable

• Experience migrating from Legacy ECM or scanning platforms.
• Public sector or healthcare experience.

Key Outputs

• Approved migration plan and methodology
• Successfully migrated and validated document estate
• Migration assurance and sign-off documentation