Senior Manager, Delivery Manager, Snowflake Transformation & Growth, Engineering, AI & Data, Technology & Transformation

Do you want to be at the heart of some of the biggest and most ambitious AI & Data projects?

Technology & Transformation: How do you make intelligent, future-proof decisions in a world where change is the one constant? That's exactly what you'll help our clients do. You'll build trusted relationships with business stakeholders - and use the most exciting new technologies available - to create data-driven programmes that transform their organisations.

Your advice will help clients position their organisations to succeed in an ever-evolving marketplace.

As a Snowflake Delivery Manager, you'll lead the mobilisation and delivery of enterprise Data & AI transformation programmes, bringing together client stakeholders, architects, engineers and partner teams to deliver secure, scalable Snowflake solutions and measurable business outcomes.

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We are seeking an experienced Snowflake Delivery Manager to join our Snowflake Transformation & Growth team, a centre of excellence within Deloitte's Engineering, AI & Data service offering. You will manage the delivery of Snowflake transformation projects and work closely with clients, third parties and Deloitte teams. The role requires strong delivery management skills, sufficient Snowflake knowledge to work confidently with technical teams, and the ability to communicate clearly with business stakeholders.

You will own delivery outcomes across complex programme lifecycles, establishing clear strategies, governance, controls and executive reporting while enabling multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality solutions safely, predictably and in line with client objectives.

Your role

As a Snowflake Delivery Manager, you will lead clients complex programme across its lifecycles, mobilizing teams and governing delivery to implement and operate secure, scalable snowflake solutions.

As a key member of the team, you will:

• Client Engagement: Engage directly with senior and executive client stakeholders and internal leadership teams to shape delivery strategy, align decisions and maintain focus on business outcomes.
• Snowflake Delivery Management: Lead strategic planning, mobilisation and end-to-end delivery across complex Snowflake Data Cloud programmes, including multiple workstreams, migration waves, resourcing, release strategy and production deployment.
• Operational Oversight: Oversee the operations of complex legacy data migrations and time‑sensitive integration timelines, ensuring delivery scalability, efficiency, and robustness.
• Risk & Project Governance: Serve as the primary point of contact for project health, actively manage delivery risks and integrating agile management advancements into client solutions and internal frameworks.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor cross-functional delivery teams and delivery managers, promoting accountability, reusable assets and consistent delivery practices.
• Programme mobilisation and planning: Establish programme delivery strategies, integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, quality gates and controls across multiple Snowflake workstreams.
• Scope and change control: Maintain clear scope, priorities and acceptance criteria; assess change requests and communicate their impact on delivery, cost, resources, dependencies and outcomes.
• Governance and reporting: Establish governance forums and provide concise, evidence‑based reporting on programme progress, outcomes, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Financial and commercial management: Manage delivery budgets, forecasts, resource plans and commercial obligations, escalating material variances and supporting timely corrective action.
• Quality and release assurance: Coordinate architecture, engineering, testing, security and operational‑readiness activities so that releases meet agreed quality, control and acceptance requirements.
• Risk, issue and dependency management: Maintain active RAID management, drive mitigations and decisions, and resolve cross‑team blockers through appropriate escalation routes.
• Stakeholder alignment: Lead planning, governance and decision‑making sessions, communicating delivery choices, trade‑offs, impacts and sign‑offs clearly to senior technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Operational transition: Plan cutover, service transition, knowledge transfer, support arrangements and handover into business‑as‑usual or managed‑service teams.
• Continuous improvement: Use delivery insights, retrospectives and performance measures to improve ways of working, reusable delivery assets and programme outcomes.
• Growth support: Shape delivery approaches, estimates, contracts, and mobilisation plans for proposals and client opportunities, and present delivery strategies to senior stakeholders.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You will bring a strong combination of programme‑delivery leadership, Snowflake platform knowledge and client‑facing skills. You are structured and collaborative, creating clarity in complex programmes and enabling multidisciplinary teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline, or equivalent preferred; advanced degree in business is a plus.
• Experience managing enterprise technology projects, including coordinating cross‑functional technical teams and stakeholder relationships.
• Domain expertise in managing cloud data implementations, legacy migrations, or post‑merger integrations within a regulated or data‑rich industry.
• Relevant industry certifications (PMP, Agile/Scrum Master) and a deep understanding of project delivery frameworks are highly desirable.
• SnowPro certification is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience leading technology‑modernisation delivery from planning through production deployment and operational transition.
• Experience shaping proposals, estimates, delivery approaches and mobilisation plans for Snowflake or cloud data‑platform opportunities.

Technical proficiency

• Proven experience as a Delivery Manager or similar role leading complex enterprise Snowflake implementations, migrations and production services.
• Demonstrated success leading end‑to‑end delivery across complex, production‑grade technology migration or modernisation programmes, with evidence of operational impact.
• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies, and modern delivery frameworks, including Azure DevOps, Jira, and specialised tracking libraries strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of Snowflake architecture and delivery considerations, including the separation of storage and compute, virtual warehouse sizing, workload scalability, performance optimisation, security and governance, and consumption‑cost management.
• Hands‑on experience designing and implementing robust risk evaluation frameworks, communication best practices, and governance guardrails to ensure safe, responsible, and compliant deployment of transformation systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with proven ability to influence decisions and translate complex programme status for executive audiences.
• Experience leading integrated programme plans, release schedules, RAID management, dependencies, change control, quality gates and acceptance processes across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience owning programme budgets, forecasts, resource plans, commercial performance and recovery planning where required.
• Understanding of testing, security assurance, operational readiness, cutover and service‑transition activities for cloud data‑platform implementations.
• Ability to use delivery data and reporting tools to provide concise, transparent and decision‑focused programme updates.

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Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Engineering, AI and Data

We lead transformation at the heart of our clients; re‑engineering the core of our clients’ organisations, helping to unleash growth, and creating better futures for their customers, citizens and employees.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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“The great culture, flexibility, and range of experiences that Deloitte offers is what sets this firm apart. In Technology & Transformation, Deloitte is far ahead of any of our immediate competitors.” - Sophia, Technology & Transformation

“What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like‑minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of.” - Dan, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world‑class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose‑driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers