Senior Delivery Manager (Data & Analytics)

Job Description

Senior Delivery Manager (Data & Analytics)

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Contract: Initial 6-Month Contract

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Rate: Up to £490

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Location: Newcastle initially, with flexibility to work from various UK locations thereafter (excluding London)

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Travel: Approximately once every two weeks

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Clearance: BPSS

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The Opportunity

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We are supporting a major UK organisation as it continues to expand and evolve its Data & Analytics function. As part of this growth, we are looking for two experienced Senior Delivery Managers to play a key role in driving delivery excellence across a complex portfolio of data and analytics initiatives.

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Working closely with senior leadership, you will help shape delivery strategy, establish effective governance, manage cross-functional dependencies, and ensure successful outcomes across multiple programmes and workstreams. This is a high-impact role with significant stakeholder engagement and the opportunity to influence how delivery is managed across a large-scale enterprise environment.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Develop and maintain delivery plans across a portfolio of Data & Analytics initiatives.

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• Partner with senior stakeholders to define and implement delivery approaches and priorities.

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• Drive delivery across multiple programmes, ensuring alignment to organisational objectives.

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• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery challenges across complex workstreams.

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• Improve visibility, governance, reporting, and delivery controls.

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• Establish and embed delivery standards, frameworks, and best practices.

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• Foster consistency and predictability of delivery across teams and functions.

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• Support continual improvement of delivery capabilities, processes, and ways of working.

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• Build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.

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About You

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You will be an experienced Delivery Manager with a proven track record of operating within large, complex organisations and delivering outcomes across technology, data, digital, or transformation programmes.

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Essential Experience

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• Leading delivery across large-scale, complex programmes or portfolios.

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• Managing multiple stakeholders and navigating competing priorities.

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• Strong governance, planning, and delivery management experience.

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• Managing dependencies across numerous teams and business areas.

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• Driving continuous improvement and delivery maturity initiatives.

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• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

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• Experience operating within Agile and/or hybrid delivery environments.

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Desirable Experience

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• Data, Analytics, Business Intelligence, AI, or Digital Transformation programmes.

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• Public sector or highly regulated environments.

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• Portfolio-level planning and delivery oversight.

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• Establishing and improving delivery frameworks and operating models.

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Key Skills

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• Delivery Leadership

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• Programme & Portfolio Management

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• Stakeholder Management

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• Governance & Assurance

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• Risk & Dependency Management

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• Strategic Planning

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• Agile Delivery

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• Continuous Improvement

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• Data & Analytics Delivery

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• Change & Transformation

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This is an excellent opportunity for a senior delivery professional who enjoys working within complex environments, influencing delivery outcomes at scale, and helping organisations improve how they deliver strategic data and analytics initiatives.

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