Data Delivery Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic data projects from initial scoping and planning through to implementation and handover.
• Coordinate delivery across Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Data Platform, Product and business teams.
• Own project plans, milestones, resources, budgets, RAID and cross-team dependencies.
• Establish and manage appropriate project governance and Agile delivery ceremonies.
• Track delivery against scope, timelines, budgets and agreed outcomes.
• Provide clear reporting and updates to senior stakeholders.
• Manage resource requirements, risks, blockers and delivery dependencies.
• Coordinate third-party suppliers and delivery partners where required.
• Support continuous improvement of delivery processes and ways of working.

Experience Required

• Strong experience as a Data Delivery Manager, Data Project Manager, Data Programme Manager or similar.
• Proven delivery experience within Data & Analytics or a closely related technical environment.
• Experience working with Data Engineering, Data Platform, Analytics and/or Data Product teams.
• Experience within media, publishing, subscription, e-commerce or another fast-paced digital/consumer environment.
• Strong Agile experience across Scrum and/or Kanban.
• Strong project planning, RAID, governance and dependency management.
• Experience managing budgets, resources and multiple workstreams.
• Excellent stakeholder management across technical and business teams.
• Familiarity with modern data platforms and cloud technologies such as Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Experience with Jira, Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Project or similar.