Req ID: 372602 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Delivery manager to join our team in Remote, Karnātaka (IN-KA), India (IN).

Job Duties: 1.    Lead E2E data project delivery across the insurance data platform, managing full lifecycles from initiation and planning through execution, UAT, and go-live.

2.    Own project governance and reporting, maintaining project plans, risk registers, RAID logs, and status dashboards for senior stakeholders and business sponsors.

3.    Coordinate cross-functional teams including data engineers, architects, analysts, and business SMEs to ensure aligned delivery of pipelines and platform solutions.

4.    Manage ADF and Databricks workstreams, overseeing sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery milestones for data ingestion and transformation pipelines.

5.    Drive Microsoft Fabric adoption, coordinating migration strategies, capacity planning, and onboarding of engineering teams to the unified analytics stack.

6.    Manage vendor and third-party relationships, including contract oversight, SLA monitoring, and performance management for technology and consulting partners.

7.    Facilitate requirements gathering, translating complex insurance business needs into clear technical data project scopes and delivery roadmaps.

8.    Manage project budgets and resource plans, tracking costs against approved forecasts and proactively flagging variances to programme leadership.

9.    Ensure data quality and compliance standards are embedded in delivery, supporting GDPR, Solvency II, and internal data governance frameworks throughout execution.

10.    Conduct post-delivery reviews and retrospectives, capturing lessons learned and driving continuous improvement of delivery methodology across the platform.

Minimum Skills Required: 1. SQL proficiency — ability to read, review, and validate SQL queries, enabling effective collaboration with data engineering teams and QA of data deliverables.

2. Azure Data Factory expertise — hands-on understanding of ADF pipeline architecture, triggers, linked services, and integration runtimes to govern data ingestion workstreams.

3. Databricks knowledge — functional understanding of notebooks, clusters, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog to oversee data transformation and analytics delivery.

4. Microsoft Fabric experience — familiarity with Fabric workspaces, Lakehouses, Data Pipelines, and OneLake to lead platform modernisation programmes.

5. Project management credentials — certified or experienced in Agile (Scrum/SAFe), PRINCE2, or PMP with a proven track record delivering complex data projects on time and budget.

6. Insurance domain knowledge — understanding of insurance operations, products (P&C, Life, Re-insurance), and regulatory requirements (Solvency II, IFRS 17) as they relate to data.

7. Stakeholder management — ability to communicate with C-suite sponsors, business owners, and technical teams, translating data concepts into business language.

8. Risk and issue management — skilled at proactively identifying delivery risks, designing mitigation strategies, and escalating blockers to protect project timelines.

9. Data governance awareness — working knowledge of data cataloguing, lineage, data quality frameworks, and tools such as Microsoft Purview.

10. Tooling proficiency — experienced with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and MS Project for backlog management, sprint tracking, documentation, and programme reporting.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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