Project Manager (Databricks Programme, Contract)

Layke are hiring an experienced Project Manager to support a Databricks data and technology integration programme within a regulated financial services environment.

The programme is linked to the integration of an acquired business and the continued development of a modern data and analytics platform using Azure Databricks and Lakehouse architecture.

The successful candidate does not need to be hands-on technically, but must be comfortable managing data, analytics, cloud, or technology-platform delivery across business and technical teams, and needs to have delivered a Databricks or Azure program in the last 12 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage data and technology workstreams within a broader integration programme.
• Coordinate delivery across data engineering, technology, business, and transformation teams.
• Own project plans, milestones, RAID logs, actions, dependencies, and status reporting.
• Track delivery across Databricks, Azure data services, data pipelines, reporting, and platform enhancements.

Required Experience

• Proven Project Manager or Delivery Manager experience in Databricks or Azure data transformation programmes.
• Experience in financial services, regulated industries, or complex enterprise environments.
• Understanding of data-platform, analytics, cloud, or data-engineering delivery.
• Strong planning, governance, RAID, reporting, and dependency-management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Wealth management, investment management, pensions, banking, or insurance experience.
• Experience with acquisition integration, data migration, or operating model change.
• Exposure to Databricks, Azure data platforms, Lakehouse architecture, Power BI, or enterprise reporting.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, lineage, and regulatory reporting considerations.