Data Technical Delivery Manager

NTT DATA
London
1 year ago
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Job Description

The team you'll be working with:

You'll be joining the 6th largest IT Service Provider, present in more than 50 countries. From our roots in Japan, NTT DATA's mission is to facilitate business change and technology transformation across many industries for a better future for businesses, people and the community. Some of the projects we have supported include the digitising of The Open golf tournament and applying Formula 1 technology to support medical staff at University Hospitals Leicester.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values of 'Client First', 'Teamwork' and 'Foresight' and we achieve these by putting people first.

What you'll be doing:

This is an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Delivery/Project Manager to oversee Data Engineering projects & programmes across our Data transformation portfolio.

At NTT DATA, you will be part of a new Delivery Management capability within the Data Engineering service line. Reporting into the Data Engineering Delivery Director, you will be responsible for helping shape the definition, development, and execution of our delivery standards and driving engineering excellence.

At our clients, you will lead highly-skilled technical teams in a high-profile position, reporting to senior-level client stakeholders. You will understand your customers’ and technical colleagues’ needs, as well as the intrinsic challenges in delivering data projects, to run high-performance data engineering projects & programmes. You will own the team’s overall output, manage relationships with demanding senior stakeholders, and meet challenging timescales.

What experience you'll bring:

Demonstrated track record of delivering high quality projects & programmes up to medium to large sized accounts. Demonstrated experience in successful delivery of complex data related projects end to end. Experience in Agile or DataOps delivery, quality practices, techniques and tools at all layers of data engineering Ability to communicate clearly to all levels and present to senior leadership. Ability to lead, motivate & direct med-large sized engineering delivery teams. Ability to help define delivery management core processes and improvement opportunities. Demonstrated attentiveness to quality and productivity as outcomes. Advanced analytical, problem solving, negotiation and organizational skills. Experience managing third party relationships in the successful achievement of customer deliveries. Ability to manage significant delivery budgets and minimize programme variances. Strong ability to lead teams across multiple shores.

Who we are:

We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.

Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.

For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DATA UK | NTT DATA

what we'll offer you:

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

For more information on NTT DATA UK & Ireland please click here: NTT DATA

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer - we want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application and interview process, if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we look forward to hearing from you.

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