James Dawson
Head of Data for Real Estate - Transition @Ares Management
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Data for Real Estate - Transition @Ares Management
GB
Led data platform integration and analytics capability following the acquisition of GLP’s European business, ensuring continuity, standardisation and scalability across global operations. Responsible for consolidating platforms, enabling cross-regional reporting and supporting enterprise transformation initiatives.Led post-acquisition integration of data platforms across Europe, the US and Singapore, establishing a unified architecture to support governance, operational alignment and global reporting. Enabled critical transformation workstreams by delivering data integrations supporting finance, operations and enterprise programmes.Directed migration of Microsoft Fabric workloads across multiple regions, successfully transitioning ~30 data products to a unified platform while maintaining continuity of reporting and analytics.Delivered the migration using in-house capability, reducing reliance on external consultants and achieving ~£500k in cost savings while accelerating delivery timelines. Built internal platform expertise to support long-term sustainability.Developed integrations supporting parallel transformation initiatives, enabling consistent and trusted reporting across business units and strengthening platform scalability to support future growth.
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ABOUT JAMES DAWSON
I’m a data platform and analytics specialist with 20+ years’ experience designing and delivering solutions that turn complex data into trusted business intelligence.My background spans the full data lifecycle — from integration and modelling to semantic design, governance and executive reporting — with deep expertise across the Microsoft data ecosystem. I have evolved from traditional SQL Server BI and Analysis Services solutions to modern cloud architectures in Azure and Microsoft Fabric.Most recently, I spent five years at GLP, a global logistics real estate company, building and evolving enterprise data platform capabilities across international operations. Working at the intersection of business and technology, I helped shape data strategy, define architecture standards, and deliver scalable analytics solutions that enabled better decision-making.A key achievement was leading the migration from a legacy Azure data platform to Microsoft Fabric, modernising the data estate, simplifying architecture, and accelerating insight delivery through a unified analytics platform.My experience includes:• Data platform architecture & solution design• Data strategy & governance frameworks• Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Platform & Power BI• Modern data warehousing & medallion architecture• Semantic modelling & self-service analytics enablement• Data integration, ETL/ELT & operational data consolidation• Business intelligence & decision intelligence solutionsI enjoy translating complex data challenges into practical, high-value solutions.
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