Job Title: Senior Technical Delivery Manager – Data & Analytics
Location: Norwich (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Contract: 6 Months (Contract)
Rate: £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35)
Industry: Insurance / Financial Services
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Delivery Manager to lead large-scale Data & Analytics transformation programmes within the insurance sector. This role is ideal for a delivery leader who can translate strategic business objectives into executable technology programmes while managing complex multi-vendor ecosystems.
You will lead cross-functional teams delivering capabilities across Master Data Management (MDM), data integration, data engineering platforms, and analytics solutions, ensuring strong governance, stakeholder alignment, and delivery excellence.
This is a high-visibility leadership role requiring strong engagement with executive stakeholders and the ability to drive delivery in regulated enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Delivery & Governance
* Lead end-to-end delivery of large, multi-workstream Data & Analytics programmes.
* Establish and run programme governance frameworks, including steering committees, design authorities, and risk boards.
* Manage delivery plans, budgets, risks, scope, and change control.
* Drive alignment between business strategy and technical execution.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
* Engage C-suite and senior leadership stakeholders across business and technology teams.
* Lead executive steering group meetings and present programme progress, risks, and trade-offs.
* Govern multi-vendor delivery environments including system integrators, platform vendors, and data providers.
Technical Delivery Oversight
Guide delivery across the following areas:
Master Data Management
* Customer 360 platforms (e.g., Reltio, Informatica, Semarchy)
* Data matching, survivorship, stewardship and integrations
Data Integration
* APIs and event-driven architecture
* Streaming and batch ingestion
* Change Data Capture (CDC)
Data Engineering Platforms
* Data lake/lakehouse platforms
* ETL/ELT pipelines
* Orchestration tools (Airflow/MWAA)
Analytics & Discovery
* BI platforms (Power BI, Tableau)
* ML feature pipelines
* Self-service data products
Operational Excellence
* Ensure compliance with data security and privacy regulations (GDPR).
* Establish platform observability, lineage, and data quality SLAs.
* Drive platform cost optimisation and operational performance.
Leadership & Ways of Working
* Lead cross-functional teams including data engineers, architects, MDM specialists, and analysts.
* Drive Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
* Mentor delivery leads and promote a culture of ownership and quality.
Required Experience
* 12+ years experience delivering enterprise-scale Data & Analytics programmes.
* Technical delivery background across: MDM / Customer 360, Data integration (APIs, streaming, CDC), Data engineering platforms, BI & analytics ecosystems.
* Experience working within the insurance domain including: Policy administration, Claims, Underwriting, Pricing/Actuarial, Fraud or regulatory reporting.
Working Model
Hybrid working with 3 days onsite in Norwich and flexibility for remote collaboration