Delivery Lead

Datatonic; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private health insurance

Gym membership discounts

WFH allowance

Udemy access

Pension plan

Life insurance

Income protection

Cycle to work

Tech scheme

Job summary

Datatonic is seeking a Delivery Lead to own end-to-end strategic delivery for our most complex data and AI programs. You will align with the Account Manager and technical leadership to design, govern, and realise value for executive sponsors.

This consultative role requires strong pre-sales, contract scoping, and P&L oversight, plus mastery of Agile and hybrid methods. You’ll manage multi-team delivery, nurture C-suite relationships, and develop teams to scale transformational initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, Big Four, or software vendor focused on enterprise transformation.
• Experience managing large-scale data/AI transformation programs.
• Proven pre-sales and contract scoping experience.
• Senior stakeholder management with ability to translate complex roadmaps to business language.
• Commercial acumen with forecasting and P&L for professional services.
• Deep understanding of Agile/hybrid methods.
• Certifications: Agile, Prince2, or Scrum.
• Experience with JIRA or similar ITS tools.
• Strong communicator and negotiator.

Responsibilities

• Consultative engagement & sales process ownership.
• Large programme execution & value realisation.
• Financial & commercial ownership.
• Executive stakeholder management.
• Team & organisational development.

Skills

Delivery Lead

Consultative Engagement

Sales Process

Executive Stakeholder Mgmt

Financial Management

Forecasting

P&L Tracking

Agile & Hybrid

Prince2/ Scrum

JIRA

Communication

Negotiation

Tools

JIRA

Job description

As Google Cloud’s premier partner in AI and Data Transformation, we provide world-class businesses with the strategic consulting and technical execution required for cutting-edge data solutions in the cloud. We partner with clients to push the limits of leading technology by combining our expertise in machine learning, data engineering, and analytics. With Google Cloud Platform as our foundation, we help businesses future-proof their solutions, deepen their understanding of consumers, increase competitive advantage, and unlock massive operational efficiencies through data transformation programs.

The role: Strategic Delivery & Transformation Leadership

As a Delivery Lead , you will leverage your delivery expertise to provide strategic consulting and engagement leadership. You will work closely with the Account Manager and technical/engineering leadership in order to grow our most strategic accounts. You will own the end-to-end success of our most complex, high-value data and AI transformation projects and programmes, from initial solution design and SOW creation through delivery and business value realisation.

This position demands a highly consultative delivery executive with a proven ability to manage complex commercial arrangements, steer multi-stream delivery teams, and maintain C-suite relationships to ensure strategic alignment and customer satisfaction.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Consultative Engagement & Sales Process:

• Large Programme Execution & Value Realization:

• Financial & Commercial Ownership:

• Executive Stakeholder Management:

• Team & Organizational Development:

Requirements

We are looking for a highly motivated, Delivery Lead who meets the following criteria:

• Multiple years of experience within a consulting firm, Big Four or Technical Consultancy or software vendor focused on complex enterprise transformation.

• Experience managing large-scale data and/or AI transformation programs (million+ dollar scope, multi-year duration, involving 10+ team members).

• Proven expertise in the pre-sales and commercial process, including SOW creation, deal structuring, and managing scope through contracts.

• Exceptional senior and executive stakeholder management experience, with the ability to communicate complex technical roadmaps into clear business language.

• Demonstrated commercial acumen and experience with financial management, forecasting, and P&L tracking for professional services engagements.

• Deep understanding of Agile and hybrid ways of working, particularly in the context of enterprise data programs.

• Agile Project Management, Prince2, or Scrum certification.

• Experience with JIRA or similar ITS software.

• A natural, engaging, and highly effective communicator and negotiator.

Bonus points for:

• Prior experience in a start-up / scale-up environment.

• Prior experience in managing multiple Project Managers

• Any Cloud Certifications!

• Salesforce or other CRM tool experience related to opportunity tracking and forecasting.

What’s in It for You?

We believe in empowering our team to thrive, with benefits including:

• Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays

• Health Perks: Private health insurance (Vitality Health) and Smart Health Services

• Fitness & Wellbeing: 50% gym membership discounts (Nuffield Health, Virgin Active, Pure Gym).

• Hybrid Model: A WFH allowance to keep you comfortable.

• Learning & Growth: Access to platforms like Udemy to fuel your curiosity.

• Pension: (Auto-enrolment after probation period. 3% employer contributions raising 1% per year of service to a max of 10%)

• Life Insurance : (3 x your base salary!)

• Income Protection: (up to 75% of base salary, up to 2 years)

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Tech Scheme

Why Datatonic?

Join us to work alongside AI enthusiasts and data experts who are shaping tomorrow. At Datatonic, innovation isn’t just encouraged—it’s embedded in everything we do. If you’re ready to inspire change and deliver value at the forefront of data and AI, we’d love to hear from you!

Are you ready to make an impact?