Data Delivery Manager

Calibre Candidates Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Calibre Candidates Ltd. is seeking an experienced Data Delivery Manager to lead complex data programmes across the P&C and London Market sectors.

You will drive end-to-end delivery, coordinating onsite and offshore teams, managing risks and stakeholders, and ensuring high standards of data architecture, governance and cloud transformation. The role requires hands-on leadership with Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, PySpark and Erwin, plus strong collaboration with data architects, engineers

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex data programmes or delivery teams.
• Recent P&C insurance and London Market delivery experience is essential.
• Experience coordinating onsite and offshore delivery teams across multiple workstreams.
• Strong background in enterprise-scale data transformation, cloud migration and data integration.
• Hands-on with Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, PySpark and Erwin.
• Solid understanding of data architecture, warehousing and ETL frameworks.
• Ability to provide technical direction and challenge solutions with data engineers.
• Knowledge of data governance, quality, security and migration controls.
• Experience operating within structured governance and Agile or hybrid delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery across enterprise data programmes from requirements to deployment.
• Coordinate onsite and offshore teams with clear priorities and accountability.
• Manage dependencies and risks across multiple data workstreams.
• Provide technical leadership across data platforms including Azure Databricks and Data Factory.
• Collaborate with data architects, engineers, stakeholders, vendors and partners to maintain momentum.
• Oversee data architecture, models, ETL pipelines and migration approaches for scalable solutions.
• Manage programme governance: delivery plans, milestones, RAID logs, status reports.
• Ensure data governance, quality and compliance controls are embedded in delivery.
• Support cloud modernization and legacy-to-cloud migration initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes and practices.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Cloud data platforms

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

PySpark

Erwin

Job description

We’re working with a leading insurance consultancy and technology partner seeking an experienced Data Delivery Manager to lead complex data programmes across the P&C and London Market insurance sector. This is an exciting opportunity to drive end-to-end delivery across multiple data workstreams, coordinating onsite and offshore teams and managing dependencies, risks and stakeholder expectations. You’ll combine strong technical expertise across cloud data platforms with hands‑on delivery leadership to ensure programmes are delivered effectively and to the highest standards. Experience with Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory is essential, alongside a solid understanding of data architecture, engineering and cloud transformation. Recent P&C insurance and London Market experience is a must. If you’re a delivery-focused leader who can bridge technical teams and business stakeholders to drive successful outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery across enterprise data programmes, from requirements and planning through design, development, testing and deployment.
• Coordinate onsite and offshore delivery teams, ensuring clear priorities, effective communication and accountability across workstreams.
• Manage dependencies and interdependencies across multiple data programmes, proactively identifying risks, issues and delivery constraints.
• Provide technical leadership across enterprise data platforms, including Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, data integration and cloud-based data warehousing.
• Work closely with data architects, engineers, business stakeholders, vendors and integration partners to maintain delivery momentum and resolve technical or operational blockers.
• Oversee data architecture, data models, ETL pipelines and migration approaches, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, performant and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Manage programme governance, including delivery plans, milestones, resource allocation, RAID logs, status reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure appropriate data governance, data quality, validation and compliance controls are embedded throughout delivery.
• Support cloud modernisation and legacy-to-cloud migration initiatives, ensuring technical design decisions align with programme objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes, engineering practices and cross-team collaboration.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as a Technical Delivery Manager, Data Delivery Lead, Data Programme Manager or equivalent, with ownership of complex data or technology programmes.
• Recent Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance and London Market experience is essential, ideally involving delivery for Lloyd’s, syndicates, managing agents, insurers or specialist brokers.
• Strong experience coordinating onsite and offshore teams across multiple workstreams.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale data transformation, cloud migration, data integration or data platform programmes.
• Practical experience with Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, PySpark & Erwin is essential.
• Strong understanding of cloud data platforms, ETL frameworks, data warehousing, data models and data architecture principles.
• Ability to work effectively with data architects and engineering teams, providing technical direction and challenging solutions where necessary.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, security, integration and migration.
• Experience working within structured programme governance and Agile or hybrid delivery environments.