Data Migration Delivery Lead

About the team

Our Data team is a tight-knit group of experts dedicated to driving innovation and excellence. We work collaboratively to set standards, tackle challenges, and shape the future of data in banking. Join us and be part of a dynamic team making a difference.

About Us

The OSB Group is a FTSE 250 specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market.

 

Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

 

Alongside passion for our products and customers, we're passionate about our people and want to continue building a collaborative and engaging environment.  Being dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we encourage differences and recognise that individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights and enhance the way we work.  This is supported by our Diversity, Community and Environment Employee Engagement Networks and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter and Women in Leadership Programme. 

What you will be doing

In this role, as OSB Group continues its transformative journey under the Modernisation programme which is set to digitise the Bank, you will ensure the effective end to end planning & delivery of data migration, ensuring seamless data transfer and integration across systems, using agile methodologies.

 

Under the direction of the Lead Data Product Owner, the role holder will work with a cross functional team utilising their own technical background to lead the team, manage scope, as well as coordinating and executing migration activities. The role also includes evaluating and managing risks/ issues, ensuring delivery of the supporting components to time & quality, in coordination with Business representatives, IT, Engineering, Vendors and others teams within the Modernisation Programme.

 

Your responsibilities will include…

• Providing strategic leadership and accountability for the day-to-day planning, coordination and management of the data migration process, ensuring effective oversight of the project life cycle, optimising workflows and driving the successful execution of objectives with precision and efficiency.
• Working across multiple functional work streams to understand data usage and implication for data migration
• Creation and ownership of the detail workstream delivery plan, that aligns with the Product Owner’s high level roadmap
• Identifying, evaluating, communicating and managing priorities, risks, dependencies and opportunities across the workstream,
• Engaging, managing & coordinating internal & external stakeholders, delivery partners & vendors to ensure deliver excellence outcomes inline with business and performance goals/ OKRs
• Supporting the product owner & business analysis team in prioritising backlogs, participating in agile ceremonies and identifying areas for improvement which can be implemented
• Working with subject matter experts and project teams to identify, define, collate, document and communicate the data migration requirements
• Provision of technical expertise in digitisation & engineering to the cross functional team, to aid coordination & execution of the delivery plan, and ensure delivery momentum
• Acting as the primary point of contact for migration related updates and issues resolution

 

Travel will be expected to our Chatham and Wolverhampton offices with presence in London being required on a frequent basis

In return for your commitment

We offer a base salary dependent on experience of between £90,000 - £95,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

 

• Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 25%
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
• Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme

 

Could you be the one?

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

 

• Previous work experience in an Agile Delivery Lead or Programme Manager role preferably within Financial Services
• Experience working on complex data migration programmes with multiple stakeholders and vendors