Delivery Lead - Data
Posted 4 days ago by 1765439659
£700 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
City of London, London
Summary: The role of Delivery Lead - Data involves overseeing the delivery of data and management information (MI) projects within the Lloyd's insurance market. The position requires a strong background in agile methodologies and collaboration with data engineering and architecture teams. The successful candidate will ensure disciplined delivery aligned with business priorities while managing complex initiatives. This is a 6-month contract position based in London, offering a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead agile delivery for Data & MI initiatives, ensuring consistent sprint cadence & well-planned release cycles.
- Coordinate end-to-end release readiness, partnering with Data Engineering & Data Architecture to sequence work & manage dependencies.
- Break down complex data platform epics into manageable increments for safe, transparent delivery.
- Maintain clear visibility of risks, blockers, testing status & quality trends, acting early to prevent issues.
- Drive regular, open communication across teams through stand-ups, reviews, demos & progress updates.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering data & MI projects within the Lloyd's insurance market.
- Strong background working closely with Data Engineering & Data Architecture teams.
- Solid understanding of agile & hybrid delivery approaches, able to balance pace with quality & safety.
- Highly organised, proactive & detail-focused, with strong dependency & release management skills.
- Excellent stakeholder & communication skills, with a collaborative & pragmatic approach.
Salary (Rate): £700 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Delivery Lead: Data, Lloyd's Market, MI, Agile
6-month contract
Outside IR35 | £650 - £700 per day
Hybrid: 3 days per week in London office
A leading Lloyd's market insurer is seeking an Agile Delivery Lead with a proven track record delivering data & MI projects specifically within the Lloyd's market. This is an environment where data underpins every decision, from underwriting & risk to operations & strategic planning making disciplined, high-quality delivery absolutely critical.
You will lead delivery across a central Data Platform, ensuring releases are well-structured & aligned with business priorities. Collaborating closely with Data Engineering & Data Architecture teams, you will oversee the delivery of complex, multi-stream initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead agile delivery for Data & MI initiatives, ensuring consistent sprint cadence & well-planned release cycles.
* Coordinate end-to-end release readiness, partnering with Data Engineering & Data Architecture to sequence work & manage dependencies.
* Break down complex data platform epics into manageable increments for safe, transparent delivery.
* Maintain clear visibility of risks, blockers, testing status & quality trends, acting early to prevent issues.
* Drive regular, open communication across teams through stand-ups, reviews, demos & progress updates.
Requirements:
* Proven experience delivering data & MI projects within the Lloyd's insurance market.
* Strong background working closely with Data Engineering & Data Architecture teams.
* Solid understanding of agile & hybrid delivery approaches, able to balance pace with quality & safety.
* Highly organised, proactive & detail-focused, with strong dependency & release management skills.
* Excellent stakeholder & communication skills, with a collaborative & pragmatic approach.
