Delivery Lead

Company: Datatonic
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As a Senior Delivery Lead at Datatonic, you steer strategic, enterprise-scale data and AI transformation programs from design to value realization. You collaborate with account managers and technical leadership to grow strategic accounts and ensure delivery excellence. You manage multi-stream delivery, complex commercial arrangements, and executive relationships to secure customer satisfaction and ROI. You shape operating models, change management, and governance for large clients, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable impact.

Pay / Benefits

  • Private health insurance
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Hybrid work model with WFH allowance
  • Learning platforms (Udemy)
  • Pension with employer contributions
  • Life insurance

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategic alignment of technical delivery roadmaps with client goals to achieve measurable business outcomes
  • Lead large transformation programmes across Data Engineering, ML/AI, and Analytics with on-time, on-budget delivery
  • Maximize ROI by linking deliverables to business value and tracking value realization post-deployment
  • Apply Agile, hybrid, or Waterfall methodologies appropriate for large enterprises as a change agent
  • Own P&L and manage budget, forecasts, resource burn, and profitability across accounts
  • Manage executive and client-side stakeholders to ensure satisfaction and renewals
  • Design and implement project governance suitable for large enterprise engagements
  • Mentor delivery teams and continuously improve program management processes

Key requirements

  • Experience in a consulting firm, Big Four, or technical consultancy focusing on enterprise transformation
  • Proven track record delivering large-scale data and/or AI transformation programs (million+ USD scope, multi-year, 10+ team members)
  • Strong pre-sales and commercial skills including SOW creation and deal structuring
  • Exceptional executive stakeholder management and ability to translate technical roadmaps into business language
  • Commercial acumen with forecasting and P&L tracking for professional services
  • Deep understanding of Agile and hybrid working in enterprise data programs
  • Certified in Agile Project Management, Prince2, or Scrum
  • Experience with JIRA or similar ITS software
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills
  • Bonus: startup/scale-up experience, multi-PM management, cloud certifications, Salesforce or CRM experience
  • Strategic consulting mindset
  • Executive stakeholder management
  • Strong negotiator and communicator
  • Agile/Hybrid/Waterfall delivery
  • P&L management and financial forecasting
  • JIRA or ITS tools

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Posted: October 1st, 2026