Purpose of the role: a summary of the key deliverables of the role
At Collinson International Ltd (CIL) the largest operating company within the Collinson Group we have a powerful vision: to be a strategic partner to leading payment networks issuers and travel companies driving customer engagement and incremental value through the worlds most valued travel ecosystem.
While weve achieved significant success and exponential growth over the past decade we recognize the need to evolve how we operate to fully realize this vision. To support this we are embarking on a journey to unlock value through data and that put data at heart of everything we do.
As part of this next phase we have built a new team focused on delivering key data initiatives across the business. We are seeking a Delivery Manager (Data) to drive the of critical data projects including data platform improvements data products BI initiatives and analytics solutions.
The Delivery Manager (Data) will play a strategic leadership role ensuring the successful scoping planning and delivery of a wide range of data initiatives. This role requires exceptional organizational communication and problemsolving skills with a focus on delivering outcomes that align with business objectives. The ideal candidate will be highly detailoriented capable of managing crossfunctional teams and committed to delivering solutions on time on budget and to the highest standards.
Main Accountabilities: (8 10 core accountabilities)
- Planning and dependencies work with workstream leads to build a project plan (both detailed and plan on a page) outlining key activities and milestones whilst also identifying and tracking the key internal / external dependencies that inform sequencing and / or timing of the project
- Resourcing work with workstream leads to understand resource requirements ensuring relevant stakeholders are aware of demand for each of their teams
- Change Delivery monitor individual workstream performance against the plan challenge slippage and help define and implement mitigations
- Risk and issue management review the risks and issues experienced by the workstream leads and escalate as needed to the Project Sponsor and / or Steering Committee
- Governance facilitate relevant governance forums and the distribution and closure of relevant actions and decisions
- Stakeholder management Establish strong working relationships with different stakeholder groups (including Senior Leadership Project Managers Change Managers BAU owners external 3rd parties and Collinson International Ltd leadership team and Board)
- Team leadership oversee the work of the Workstream Leads
- Reporting collate reports from Workstream Leads to build a view of programme progress (e.g. status against plan & next steps). Consolidate this to report up to the Programme Manager / Project Sponsor / Transformation Management Office as applicable Personal Requirements of the Role: (Knowledge and Experience e.g. qualifications technical knowledge)
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Educated to degree level
Previous experience as a Project Manager 5 years
Previous experience of managing projects within: (technology/finance/legal/operations/HR/marketing) organisations will pick one of the bracket functions depending on the area of search
Previous experience of working successfully with Change Managers
External certifications in Project Management desirable but not essential (e.g. Prince2 or APM)
Experience and understanding of Lean Six Sigma is desirable but not essential
Skills and Capabilities: (aligned to the skills and capabilities framework of the role and level)
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Communication and stakeholder management / influencing
- Crossfunctional working
- Leadership and team management
- Training and development
- Problem solving and analysis
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
- Commitment to continuous learning