Data & AI Technical Delivery Manager

NTT Data

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 28 days ago
The team you'll be working with:We are a leading systems integrator and consulting multinational, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions in Data & AI. Our mission is to empower businesses with cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights. Data and AI are key growth areas for us in the near and medium term, and we are increasing our delivery capabilityWhat you'll be doing:Leads the execution of profitable professional Data and AI delivery for NTT DATA and clients. The role will align on delivery approach, tools and processes with other accounts, sharing good practices and supporting technology solutions initiatives where relevant. Accountable for ensuring quality, timing and financial delivery objectives are met by the team.The role reports to the head of Delivery for Data and AI, works closely with client partners, client delivery directors and leads the execution team.What experience you'll bring:Minimum of 5 years of experience in delivery management, with at least 3 years working with data or AI technologies, in high scale/high distribution/enterprise level systems/tech on supply side, i.e. not internal IT projects.Technical Delivery Manager Job Dimensions
  • Leading teams from 5 – 30 people.
  • Responsible for delivery of a mid-sized project, or a few smaller projects simultaneously.
  • Manages multiple delivery teams or squads via lower level delivery staff for example scrum masters/agile delivery leads.
  • Manages across onshore and nearshore or offshore teams.
  • Comfortable in leading services delivered from client locations integrated with staff from NTT DATA locations.
  • Comfortable in T&M and Fixed Price engagements.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
  • Management of demand planning, forecasting, budgeting and prioritisation of project work within the team
  • Define, lead and monitor all team delivery ensuring adherence to delivery methodology, quality and architectural principles, to deliver business goals and minimise technical debt
  • Point of escalation from clients perspective for delivery issues
  • Effort estimation: Organise, review and assure effort estimates for technical work, either for bids or on projects
  • Reporting: Prepare internal and external project reports which provide the necessary MI, and help to steer behaviour
  • Governance: Organise and drive project governance internally and externally
  • Risk management: Identify, track, communicate and manage risks, measure value and make judgments to minimise costs and delays.
  • Stakeholder management and communication: Manage client stakeholders to ensure alignment of the project to the customer and the customer to the project to ensure smooth delivery
  • Driving Agile projects: Organise, facilitate and run agile ceremonies, modifying them to meet client and project needs.
  • Project ownership: Be the controlling mind who keeps track of all the details, drives the project identity and success from beginning to end – own the entire project lifecycle.
  • Delivery: Get projects delivered, ensure quality, and get formal acceptance of deliveries and deliverables
Technical Delivery Manager Skill / Capability Requirements:
  • Strong technical expertise in delivering Data and/or AI technologies and methodologies.
  • Leadership and team management skills.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain client relationships (internal and external).
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Ideally - cross site, and multi-shore delivery experience
  • Hands on experience with a project management toolset, e.g. Atlassian JIRA, to be used on a day-to-day basis to track and manage an engineering project
  • Technical background - strong technical background as software engineer or developer
  • Architecture - some understanding of application architecture, data architecture, infrastructure and business process.
  • Leadership - strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
  • People Development - understanding and track record of people and team development
Education and Experience:
  • SC clearable and 5 years continuous residency in the UK
  • Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline
  • 5+ years of professional IT delivery covering all disciplines
  • Strong knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle and strong experience in delivery of data and/or AI projects
  • Significant experience with agile development methods & tooling e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Jira & Confluence
  • Experience of leading and working as part of an agile team. Ideally beginning in a technical engineering discipline and moving through assignments to larger scale and technically complex environments.
  • Experience leading, coaching and developing people, teams and adoption of latest techniques
  • Experience in delivery of enterprise level distributed/scalable systems
Who we are:We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here:what we'll offer you:We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here:We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

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