At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage delivery teams and coordinate multiple workstreams for a high-profile data programme.
- Company: Join a leading organisation focused on impactful data projects.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with potential for career advancement.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team driving significant change in the data landscape.
- Qualifications: Experience in IT project delivery and strong stakeholder management skills.
Your new company is looking for a Data Project Manager who is available for a 6-month contract role. This role is £450 per day inside scope of IR35. The role is to be based in Telford 2 days a week and you must be eligible for SC Clearance.
Your new role involves supporting delivery within the organisation's AEOI programme. This is a key supporting role, working alongside senior leadership to coordinate delivery, manage stakeholders, and ensure smooth execution across multiple workstreams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the management of delivery teams, including Delivery Leads and cross-functional scrum teams.
- Coordinate multiple workstreams within the programme, ensuring alignment across timelines, deliverables, and dependencies.
- Track and report on delivery progress, including risks, issues, and milestones across different workstreams.
- Support financial management activities (e.g. budget tracking, forecasting support, reporting) across a £5-7m programme.
- Assist in stakeholder management, including preparing materials and supporting governance forums for a high-profile, legislative-driven programme.
- Identify and escalate risks and blockers, supporting the development of mitigation actions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the programme and wider AEOI Portfolio.
- Support proposal development and inputs to work packages or Statements of Work (SOWs), where required.
Essential:
- Experience supporting delivery of IT projects or programmes (e.g. PM, PMO, or junior EM role).
- Experience working across multiple workstreams or teams within a delivery environment.
- Strong risk, issue, and dependency tracking capability.
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to build working relationships.
- Basic financial awareness (budget tracking, reporting support).
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments (e.g. Scrum, SAFe).
- Familiarity with collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).
Desirable:
- Exposure to large government programmes.
- Experience supporting bids, proposals, or commercial inputs.
- Understanding of service transition into live operations.
- Awareness of DevOps and product/team delivery models.
- Relevant certifications (e.g. Scrum Master, SAFe Foundation).
If you're interested in this role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Data Project Manager in Telford employer: Hays Technology
Join a dynamic technology team as an Application Engineer/Web Developer, where innovation meets collaboration in a fast-paced environment. Enjoy flexible working arrangements and an industry-leading benefits package, including a generous bonus and pension scheme, while contributing to the development of high-quality digital platforms. With ample opportunities for professional growth and a culture that promotes knowledge sharing and best practices, this role is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the tech industry.
