Data Delivery Manager

Allianz; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company based in Guildford seeks a Data Delivery Manager for a 6 month FTC. This role involves managing teams in agile data engineering squads, ensuring high-quality delivery while resolving project risks. Ideal candidates will possess experience in data projects using Agile methodologies, technical knowledge of data engineering, and strong stakeholder management skills. The role offers a competitive salary of around £85,000 per year along with a flexible benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Hybrid working

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Discounts on insurance products

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience delivering data projects and/or products in an Agile methodology.
• Background in data engineering is ideal with knowledge of core data concepts.
• Experience in an Agile delivery environment with multiple squads.

Responsibilities

• Work with teams to ensure delivery uses Data Engineering best practice.
• Resolve issues impacting a Data Engineering squad's delivery.
• Manage and coach a team of data engineers.

Skills

Experience delivering data projects using Agile methodology

Strong knowledge of core data concepts and technologies

Comfortable using Jira and Confluence

Stakeholder management

Line management of technical SMEs

Job description

Role Description

Allianz UK has a great opportunity for a Data Delivery Manager to join our team in Guildford. This role will be a 6 month FTC (Fixed Term Contract).

As a Data Delivery Manager in Allianz, you will work across a number of agile data engineering squads, ensuring teams are enabled to deliver at the right quality and able to deliver at pace.

You will work with a range of experts in Change & Agile methodology, data engineering, architecture and IT to help resolve risks and issues affecting delivery of strategic projects and small changes and ensure customer value delivery.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £85,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

• Working across 3 - 4 agile squads, you will work with developers and scrum master's to ensure delivery uses Data Engineering technical best practise, ensuring data product quality
• Work with a wide range of stakeholders to help resolve any issues that impact a Data Engineering squad's ability to deliver agree customer stories and epics efficiently
• Support evaluation and estimation of new demand and requirements, facilitating workshops with Data team experts
• Contribute to leadership discussions and decision making including team formation, budgeting, approach to project delivery
• Manage and coach a number of data engineers

Essential Skills

• Experience delivering data projects and/or products, using an Agile methodology. You must be comfortable using Jira and Confluence
• A background in data engineering would be ideal. Strong knowledge of core data concepts and technologies is essential
• Working in an Agile delivery environment with multiple squads delivering to a common goal.
• Insurance or Financial services experience would be valuable
• Stakeholder management and delivery reporting in a large/complex organisation
• Line management of technical SMEs

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

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For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Scott Burns

If you are an at-risk candidate facing potential redeployment, please include this information in your CV.

Closing date 18/12/25

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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87376 | Data & AI | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent