Freelance Data Transformation Lead Location: Europe (Remote, EU time zones) Start : July 2026 Contract Length: 6 Months Commitment: 5 days per week Overview We're hiring a Freelance CDO to help a fast-growing scale-up define how data is structured, governed, and used across the business. This is a hands-on, operational leadership role requiring high level of strategical responsibilities with additional executional tasks. Key Responsibilities Define and implement a data operating model Resolve core data modelling decisions Establish data governance, ownership, and GDPR-compliant practices Enable consistent data usage across finance, operations, and marketing Advise C-level stakeholders on data strategy and investment Design the future data organisation Requirements 10 years in data leadership (CDO / Head of Data / similar) Proven experience building data capability from scratch Background in regulated, multi-market B2B, SaaS environments (fintech beneficial) Strong in data governance, federated models, and business-level data modelling Hands-on experience with modern data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Unity Catalog) Able to operate credibly at C-level and drive business alignment Additional experience delivering AI/ML use casses on governed data beneficial Please ensure your CV reflects relevant experience to be considered. Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.