Advancing Analytics

Delivery Director

Advancing Analytics

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £110,000 - £130,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

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