
Delivery Director
Advancing Analytics
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £110,000 - £130,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Hands-On Client Delivery
- Lead delivery on key client engagements directly acting as Programme or Project Manager on complex, high-value work.
- Be a visible, trusted presence with clients.
- Shape Statements of Work, delivery plans, and engagement structures during pre-sales.
- Own the successful delivery of all client projects across Databricks, GenAI, Azure, and modern data platforms.
- Define and embed delivery methodologies that balance agility with structure.
- Run portfolio-level delivery reviews: performance, risk, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Manage project financials including margin, utilisation, revenue recognition, and forecasting accuracy.
- Lead, coach, and develop Delivery Managers, Project Managers, and Technical Leads.
Requirements
- Proven hands-on delivery experience - you've run complex projects and programmes yourself, not just managed people who did.
- Background in consulting or professional services, ideally in data, analytics, or cloud transformation.
- Strong commercial acumen.
- Confident managing project budgets, margins, and contractual obligations.
- Experience building, leading, and mentoring delivery and technical teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management, able to balance client needs with delivery realities.
- Deep familiarity with Agile practices and modern cloud/data platforms (Databricks, Azure, Fabric, or similar).
Benefits
- Industry matching Maternity & Paternity policy
- Private Medical & Dental Care plus Eye care scheme
- Health & Well-being supplement
- 25 Days Annual Leave, Birthday Leave & Charity Leave
- Away days with the team
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
- Flexible Working Hours
- Electric Car Scheme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementdelivery methodologiesfinancial managementrisk managementquality managementAgile practicesdata analyticscloud transformationbudget managementforecasting
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcoachingmentoringleadershipclient engagementcommercial acumencommunicationtrust buildingteam developmentperformance improvement