Data Delivery Owner

General Information

Locations

• London, GBR
• Manchester, GBR

Business Function

Data & analytics

Date posted

Friday, May 22, 2026

Ref #

JBR0001135

Description and Requirements

Job Description

Data Delivery Owner - Principal

London or Manchester | Hybrid

We have a question for you - and it's something we're really passionate about. Can you imagine a world in which you can truly love your life and your work? Creating that world is what we get out of bed for - it's our north star.

But what do we mean by loving your life and work? Let's take a look.

Deep connections, better outcomes

We have deep relationships with over 400 leading technology partners and deliver innovative, outcome-based solutions alongside our clients.

Flexibility

We support our people in balancing work, family, and personal commitments while working on impactful projects.

People-first

We empower people to be their authentic selves, fostering inclusion, diversity, and a strong sense of belonging.

Rewards

We offer competitive, fair, and rewarding compensation and benefits.

Take a look at the role below and apply if it sparks your interest.

Slalom's Data Capability

At Slalom, we believe trusted relationships and modern data platforms unlock extraordinary outcomes. Our Data Capability spans strategy, architecture, engineering, analytics, and AI.

We are technology-agnostic, working across Snowflake, AWS, Azure, Databricks, and GCP. We partner closely with our technology alliances to co-create solutions, accelerators, and go-to-market offerings.

We're looking for curious, commercially minded individuals excited about shaping the future of data.

Data Delivery Owner

As a Data Delivery Owner, you will lead large-scale, strategic data and AI transformation programmes, bridging business strategy and technical execution to deliver measurable outcomes.

You will act as a trusted advisor to executives and delivery teams, combining programme leadership, commercial acumen, and deep data expertise.

What will you do?

Strategic Programme Leadership

• Lead large-scale data and AI transformation programmes, managing scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and resources.
• Oversee a portfolio of concurrent engagements, accountable for delivery quality, margin, and client satisfaction.
• Drive organisational change through data delivery.

Delivery & Solution Ownership

• Own delivery across complex, multi-capability engagements.
• Partner with Solution Architects and workstream leads to define scalable solutions.
• Manage vendors and technology partners.

Stakeholder Engagement & Client Advisory

• Act as liaison between business and technical teams.
• Advise C-suite stakeholders on data strategy and transformation roadmaps.
• Build lasting client relationships.

Commercial Growth & Pursuit Leadership

• Support strategic data pursuits and large engagements.
• Ensure seamless transition from sales to delivery.
• Develop proposals and statements of work.

Agile Leadership & Team Enablement

• Coach teams on agile delivery practices.
• Enable teams to deliver with pace and quality.

Practice Development & Thought Leadership

• Build and scale data delivery capability and frameworks.
• Mentor and develop Data Delivery Owners.
• Contribute to thought leadership externally.

What you'll bring

• 10+ years delivering large-scale data programmes in consulting.
• Experience owning delivery across multiple capabilities.
• Ability to influence C-suite stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of modern data platforms and architecture.
• Expertise in agile delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen and pursuit experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience managing vendors and partners.
• Relevant certifications (PgMP, SAFe, AWS, etc.).

Success Metrics

• Delivery quality, margin, and client satisfaction
• Contribution to pursuit wins and proposals
• Utilisation aligned to expectations
• Adoption of delivery methodologies and accelerators
• Growth of delivery team capability

About us - Slalom

Slalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company delivering practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Our 13,000+ team works across global markets, partnering with leading technology providers to help organisations move faster and build better futures.

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