Delivery Manager – Data
Type: Contract
Must Have Experience: Management of several Data projects, including Databricks, etc.
Overview
:The Delivery Manager will lead and empower a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Data workstream within the new strategic change programme. The role focuses on enabling high-quality, predictable delivery through strong Agile practices, stakeholder collaboration, and effective management of risks, priorities and dependencies. The Delivery Manager plays a key role in driving continuous improvement, ensuring value for money, and fostering a high-performing team culture
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Key Responsibilitie
- s:Lead and motivate the delivery team, ensuring clear goals, strong teamwork, and effective delive
- ryChampion Agile and Lean practices, promoting continuous improvement and Inspect & Adapt principl
- esManage cross-team dependencies, risks, and issues to maintain delivery moment
- umEnsure appropriate governance, quality management, and value for mon
- eyBuild strong relationships with stakeholders, reporting clearly and setting expectatio
- nsCollaborate with Product Managers, Data Engineers, QA, BA, Architecture, Platform, and supplier tea
- msGuide teams through delivery lifecycle phases and support process optimisati
- onContribute to the Delivery Management Community of Practi
ce
Mandatory Requiremen
- ts:Strong Agile delivery experie
- nceProven track record delivering digital/data products in multi-disciplinary te
- amsExcellent stakeholder and communication ski
- llsExperience managing budgets, suppliers, risks, and dependenc
- iesStrong planning, prioritisation, and problem-solving abilit
- iesDemonstrated ability to lead and build high-performing te
ams
Desira
- ble:Experience in the UK public sector or working with government digital stand
- ardsExposure to data platforms, analytics environments or data architec
- tureFamiliarity with UCD, DevOps, or cloud/infrastructure t
eams
Soft S
- killsStrong stakeholder engagement, including senior execu
- tivesExcellent written and verbal communic
- ationConfident, structured, and practical leade
- rshipCollaborative, supportive, relationship-focused mi
- ndsetHighly organised with strong attention to d
- etailAble to translate technical detail into clear business lan
guage
Contract D
- etailsContract Type: Contract - Outsid
- e IR35Location: Remote (UK-based candidates pref
- erred)Start Date
: ASAP