Senior Delivery Lead​/Senior Project Manager – AWS Data Platform

• Strong track record delivering large, complex technology and/or Data Platform initiatives.
• Strong project and delivery management capability across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Demonstrable expertise in:
• Project planning and milestone management
• RAID management
• Scope and change control
• Resource and capacity planning
• Financial / budget management
• Executive reporting and governance
• Strong working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence, with the ability to establish appropriate delivery structures and maintain high standards of delivery hygiene.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical disciplines and managing complex cross-team dependencies.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies, with the ability to apply the appropriate approach to the initiative.
• Ability to challenge delivery teams constructively and establish realistic commitments based on scope, dependencies and available capacity.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex delivery issues into clear executive-level messages and decisions.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments with multiple competing priorities and constrained resources.
• Sufficient understanding of data and technology delivery to effectively manage technical teams, dependencies and risks.

Minimum 10 yrs

• Strong track record delivering large, complex technology and/or Data Platform initiatives.
• Strong project and delivery management capability across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Demonstrable expertise in:
• Project planning and milestone management
• RAID management
• Dependency management
• Scope and change control
• Resource and capacity planning
• Financial / budget management
• Executive reporting and governance
• Strong working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence, with the ability to establish appropriate delivery structures and maintain high standards of delivery hygiene.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical disciplines and managing complex cross-team dependencies.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies, with the ability to apply the appropriate approach to the initiative.
• Ability to challenge delivery teams constructively and establish realistic commitments based on scope, dependencies and available capacity.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex delivery issues into clear executive-level messages and decisions.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ability to operate effectively in environments with multiple competing priorities and constrained resources.
• Sufficient understanding of data and technology delivery to effectively manage technical teams, dependencies and risks.

Specific domain or industry knowledge required

• Significant experience as a Senior Project Manager, Senior Delivery Lead or Programme Delivery professional within complex technology environments.
• Demonstrable experience delivering Data Platform, Data Engineering, Cloud, Data Migration or Analytics initiatives.
• Strong experience within Banking or Financial Services preferred.
• Experience managing initiatives involving multiple business and technology functions.
• Experience managing projects containing architecture, engineering, data migration, testing, security, infrastructure and business-readiness dependencies.
• Experience operating within formal technology governance and change-management environments.
• Demonstrable experience managing senior stakeholders, sponsors and Steering Committees.
• Experience managing third-party, vendor or contractor delivery where applicable.