Delivery Manager (Big Data)

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Delivery Manager, Data, Analytics, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Show and tell, Stakeholder, Data Visualisation, Data Governance, Big Data, D3, Javascript, SAP, Business Objects, JIRA, Confluence, Hadoop, Mongo, Public Sector, London

Our Government client based in London are delivering modern data and analytics products that are driving innovation within the wider department. The programme has a massive amount of structured and unstructured data that is the foundation for a data driven approach and the data team sit at the heart of delivering that vision.

The successful candidate will:

Lead multi-disciplinary team delivering complex products in tight timescales providing technical leadership to build data exploitation capability. Implement Scrum/Kanban methodologies as necessary and manage a number of varied stakeholders. Ensure that technical decisions are sensible and that roadmaps align with user expectations. Lead show-and-tells, present at senior stakeholder groups and executive steering committees. Ensure that Developers implement best practice and modern approaches and techniques are applied Outline data and analytics best practice and advise analyst users and their managers. Develop ideas and design projects in: Predictive analytics, Experimental design, Advanced Data Visualisation, Dashboard design, Data Governance and Big Data

Key Skills/ Experience

* Deep Knowledge of Agile methodologies - Scrum and Kanban

* Prior Experience of leadership of a varied team of Software and Data Engineers

* Knowledge and understanding of Data Visualisation technologies such as D3, javascript, SAP Business Objects and understanding of visualisation best practice

* Experience of delivering complex Data Projects under tight deadlines and close stakeholder scrutiny

* Stakeholder management of a large group of diverse stakeholders

* Understanding of Data Governance best practice

* Prior experience of delivering advanced analytics projects involving personalisation, risk analytics etc. including techniques such as machine learning and segmentation

* Experience as a JIRA Administrator

* Understanding of big data technologies (Hadoop, Mongo) and semi structured data formats such as JSON

* Experience in public sector in the last 3 years.