Delivery Lead / Project Manager – AWS Data Platform

Years of Experience * Minimum 5 yrs Required Skills * • 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. Required Experience / Knowledge Areas * 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.

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