Data Delivery Manager

Overview

Data Delivery Manager – QBE Europe in London, Permanent, Full time. Flexible working available. The role is accountable for turning agreed data‑analytics value stream priorities into a clear, governed delivery roadmap, maintaining oversight of progress, risks and dependencies, and ensuring alignment to strategy and governance. This position requires right to work in the UK; sponsorship may be considered at discretion.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary data & analytics partner for an assigned business value stream, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and a clear understanding of priorities, demand and current challenges.
• Own the intake and shaping process for data and analytics demand in line with defined business objectives and priorities.
• Manage and prioritise the data delivery backlog across Run and Change, ensuring solutions and processes are robust, scalable and sustainable, maintaining a clear view of capacity, sequencing, dependencies and trade‑offs.
• Ensure the value stream follows agreed Data & Analytics delivery standards, templates and ways of working (including analysis and BI deliverables), and improve these where appropriate.
• Work with data quality analysts and domain SMEs to identify material data issues impacting the value stream, prioritise remediation items, and escalates risks where required.
• Lead a team of analysts and data professionals within the value stream by setting clear objectives, allocating work and ensuring high‑quality outcomes.
• Coach and develop team members through regular 1:1s, mentoring and performance feedback, supporting capability growth and career progression.
• Ensure delivery activities align with audit, risk and control requirements, maintaining appropriate documentation and escalating issues in line with governance.
• Define, track and report success metrics to demonstrate the business value delivered by data products and initiatives.
• Provide regular updates on progress, risks, issues and dependencies, proposing options and actions where trade‑offs are required.
• Support resource planning with other Data Delivery Managers and the Data Strategy & Operations Manager, helping manage capacity constraints across value streams.
• Support the adoption of delivered analytics, insights and AI solutions within your value stream by working closely with Business Change Managers and Data Adoption Lead.
• Maintain a working understanding of QBE’s AI governance policies and processes and support the value stream to operate in line with them.
• Maintain visibility of AI and advanced analytics use cases within the value stream, (planned and delivered), including documentation status, controls and value being realised.
• Support business stakeholders to understand AI governance requirements (e.g., controls, audit expectations and responsible use), escalating material risks or gaps where required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting the delivery of data, analytics or technology initiatives within a complex organisation.
• Experience leading or supervising analysts or delivery team members, with a focus on coaching and capability development.
• The ability to translate business needs into clear and actionable data and analytics requirements.
• Experience working in agile, product or value‑stream‑based delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to work with a range of business and technical partners.
• A solid understanding of data, analytics and AI concepts, including basic governance and risk considerations.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain delivery progress and outcomes to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience working within financial services or regulated environments.
• Exposure to data governance, data quality, lineage or metadata management practices.
• Experience supporting analytics or reporting platforms (e.g., BI tools, data warehouses, cloud data platforms).
• Familiarity with tracking benefits realisation and delivery success metrics.
• Experience working across multiple delivery teams or value streams simultaneously.
• Experience supporting learning and development plans or career progression for analysts.
• An interest in emerging analytics and AI capabilities and their responsible application in a business context.

Benefits

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days. Flexible working opportunities are open to all, including part‑time, job share and compressed hours. Pension plan: automatically enrolled with employer contributions of 10 % of basic salary.

Application Close Date

29/05/2026 11:59 PM

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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