Job description

The role reports to the Data Collection & Publication Delivery Lead and will be part of a team of Delivery Managers.  Specifically the role focuses on Digital Reporting, identifying and delivering the appropriate solution design, in alignment with the Bank’s data strategy.

The Data Collection & Publication domain is looking for a Delivery Manager to be responsible for the successful Digital Reporting implementation of a project, coordinating directly with the Project Manager and Test Manager. The role will be responsible for delivery of a range of projects across the full portfolio of work, and will liaise closely with the Collection Platforms team within the domain.

The work will directly contribute to the Bank’s strategic priority to ensure a robust regulatory regime for a post-Brexit world. He/ she will be responsible for delivering to the agreed plan, considering time, budget and quality. The role will work with colleagues from across the Bank, working closely with Policy teams, Project Managers and other members of the project team.

Day to day the role holder will be responsible for the design and delivery of new and upgraded data models, collaborating with a combination of internal staff and external partners; maintaining the current data models and providing operational excellence; vendor management of Digital Reporting vendors; and for continuous service improvement initiatives. The role involves balancing complex requirements coming from a variety of different areas both inside and outside the Bank. Engaging collaboratively with the wider financial industry in the UK and beyond forms part of the role.

The work is varied so a broad range of skills are required. These include the ability to analyse and problem solve, flexibility in approach when working with a range of stakeholders and confidence in presenting ideas and influencing senior management. Work will be delivered in accordance with the strategic direction of Digital Reporting methods and you’ll be encouraged to contribute to the evolving strategy.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing Domain that will be required to transform key areas of the Bank’s technology over the next 3 – 5 years.  The position is varied and key to the overall delivery of the Domain’s strategic goals.

Role Requirements

How you will make a difference

• Delivery of the Digital Reporting strategy, driving forward the vision and transformation of how data is defined and collected in line with the Bank’s strategic priorities.
• Digital Reporting work across the domain portfolio. This includes embedding Digital Reporting principles and best practise across the organisation, providing support and expertise to business areas.
• Play a critical role in educating stakeholders in how to define data in a way that reduces/ removes the need to interpret reporting requirements, increases data quality and consistency across different data collections.
• Engage with the Data & Statistics division on the data strategy and Transforming Data Collection work.
• Coordinate Technology activities and manage dependencies to deliver the required work packages across the project. Report Technology progress against plans to the Project Manager, and manage / escalate risks, assumptions and dependencies.
• Drive resolution, alignment and fact-based decisions on complex and high-impact issues.
• Promote collaborative ways of working within cross-functional and multi-supplier delivery teams.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with all domains across Digital Platforms and wider Technology divisions and key business stakeholders.
• Acting as a catalyst and make things happen including “joining the dots” between different projects and areas of the Bank.
• Being a role model and ambassador for the domain and Technology, demonstrating “One Bank” behaviours, commitment to the purpose of the Bank and providing a supportive team environment.

What we are looking for

• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience delivering data / technical projects. Specifically experience within the data collection space for managing and improving technical solutions would be preferable.
• An understanding of the range of Digital Reporting techniques, international standards and supporting technologies, e.g. data point modelling, XBRL, ISO, LEI. Knowledge of how they are being utilised by the Bank and other regulators.
• Experience in delivering against multiple workstreams simultaneously, each with set deadlines.
• Knowledge of regulatory and statistical data collections, and the mechanisms / data models used to support them. Previous experience in delivering new data models and updates to existing models following the data point modelling methodology would be an advantage.
• Excellent at managing, influencing and building relationships with a wide network of stakeholders. Willing and able to challenge appropriately; can deliver difficult messages while maintain good working relations.
• Skilled in the range of data management activities (data quality, data modelling, data analytics, data governance etc.)
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to mobilise and motivate, set direction, resolve conflicts.
• Can work with ambiguity and limited information to shape, achieve buy-in and provide direction/certainty.
• Self-driven, self- starter and able to work calmly under pressure.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills. Communicate and work effectively with all organisational levels.