Senior Manager, Technical Program Manager in London

Job Description We are GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company and a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise - we help our clients imagine what’s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow’s digital businesses. At GlobalLogic, we have a strong track record of successfully delivering ground-breaking Cloud, Data & Digital Transformation programmes and we have an international reach working with a wide variety of projects and customers. We partner with leading Financial Services organizations to deliver large-scale digital transformation, cloud, data, AI, and platform modernization initiatives across global delivery models. We are looking to hire an experienced Technical Programme Manager - Data & Intelligence Engineering In an era defined by data-driven transformation and applied AI, global enterprises require partners who can do more than maintain legacy infrastructure—they need visionary engineering leaders to design, scale, and operationalize the next generation of AI-enabled platforms, intelligence ecosystems, and modern data architectures. As a Technical Programme Manager - Data & Intelligence Engineering - based in the UK, you will serve as the senior delivery authority accountable for the end-to-end execution of multi-million-pound data transformation initiatives across the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sectors. You will operate within GlobalLogic’s high-impact leadership model, working in a strategic triad alongside a Client Partner/Sales Lead (commercial growth) and supported by Offshore Delivery Directors (operational execution). You are the primary delivery anchor ensuring technical integrity, operational scale, and commercial profitability. You will serve as the trusted, technical "face of delivery" to C-suite client executives. You will bridge the gap between complex enterprise data strategies—spanning Cloud Migrations, Data Mesh architectures, Real-Time Analytics, and Generative AI/MLOps pipelines—and precise execution across globally distributed engineering pods of 100+ people. By pairing technical depth with executive gravitas, you will de-risk platform modernisation, ensure strict financial and regulatory governance (e.g., BCBS 239, DORA), drive referenceable client outcomes, and unlock measurable business value through intelligence engineering. End-to-End Data Programme Delivery: Drive the full lifecycle of complex data initiatives (Data Lakehouses, Data Mesh, Real-time Streaming, and ML/GenAI pipelines) from inception to production, ensuring alignment with GlobalLogic’s Delivery Framework and client governance. Interrogate data architecture decisions, oversee cloud platform deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP, Databricks, Snowflake), and ensure technical solutions scale reliably and securely. Pre-Sales & Data Solutioning: Lead technical pre-sales engagements, architecting Statements of Work (SOWs) and solution proposals for complex data migration, platform modernization, and AI integration initiatives that are commercially sound and technically viable. Data Quality & MLOps Governance: Establish rigorous standards for data quality, data lineage, automated testing, and MLOps/DataOps practices to guarantee model reliability and pipeline performance. Programme Governance & Financial Rigour P&L & Commercial Accountability: Take full financial responsibility for large-scale data programmes (£10M+ annual revenue). Risk & Technical Debt Management & Regulatory Compliance & Data Ethics. Global Leadership & Stakeholder Management Direct and empower distributed cross-functional teams (Data Engineers, Data Scientists, MLOps Engineers, Architects). Translate complex data capabilities into tangible business outcomes while identifying high-value expansion opportunities. Build a high-performance culture around data engineering best practices. 15+ years of experience in Digital Engineering or IT Consulting with strong Banking, Financial Services & Insurance experience. Data & AI Architecture Fluency: Deep understanding of modern data stacks (Data Lakehouses, Data Mesh, Real-time Streaming, ETL/ELT pipelines) and AI/ML lifecycle management (MLOps, GenAI integration, Model Governance). Expertise in overseeing enterprise-scale migrations, data warehousing, and analytics workloads across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake). Data Governance & Compliance: Robust understanding of data security, lineage, privacy (GDPR, CCPA), and financial sector regulatory frameworks (BCBS 239, DORA, Basel standards) governing financial data engineering. Large-Scale Delivery Track Record: 15+ years in Digital/Data Engineering or IT Consulting, with proven success leading complex, fixed-outcome programmes (£10M+ annual revenue) and managing distributed teams of 100+ across global delivery centers. Mastery of SDLC, DataOps, and MLOps practices to drive rapid iteration, continuous delivery of data products, and automated testing frameworks. Strong financial governance (P&L management, margin optimization, commercial risk mitigation) for complex client engagements. High executive presence to bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, serving as a trusted advisor to client C-suite stakeholders. Ability to translate complex data engineering initiatives into measurable business outcomes, ROI, and core performance metrics. We work together to promote fairness while recognising, valuing and embracing differences – providing a transparent support structure and generous training budget to help our people develop skills to progress their career. Our region also supports a hybrid model which can flex across a wide spectrum of working options determined by our business, customer and individual needs. You’ll benefit from a comprehensive health and wellness plan, private healthcare (clinical and mental wellbeing), and discounted gym memberships. We offer a strong benefits package including a competitive pension scheme and recognition schemes through bonus/reward initiatives. We also love to stay social at our trips to the zoo, quiz nights, sports events, theater trips and much more. It is our policy to promote an environment free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.