Ascend Data and Architecture Manager

1. We deliver purpose-driven services and solutions and provide a consistent, best-in-class “One Deloitte” experience around the world.
2. The Ascend Data and Architecture Manager is responsible for leading the architecture development of the Ascend (delivery platforms) strategy, coordinating, and providing Global input to teams.
3. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both an online and physical capacity.

Ascend Data and Architecture Manager (2 year Secondment), Global Consulting Services

Req: 16685

Connect To Your Industry:

Deloitte’s Global Consulting Services professionals support our global businesses to drive impact and create enduring value for clients in Strategy, Risk & Transactions (SR&T) and Technology & Transformation (T&T). We deliver purpose-driven services and solutions and provide a consistent, best-in-class “One Deloitte” experience around the world.

Connect To Your Career At Deloitte:

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect To Your Opportunity:

The Ascend Data and Architecture Manager is responsible for leading the architecture development of the Ascend (delivery platforms) strategy, coordinating, and providing Global input to the respective product development teams. You will play a crucial role in acting as the Global voice in developing the cross-platform technology architecture, gathering, and analyzing requirements, managing stakeholders, and project management.

• Delivery Platform architecture strategy: Support the development of a cross-platform technology architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability.
• Requirements Gathering: Gather and analyze requirements from Global stakeholders (e.g., hosting, data residency), translating them into technical requirements.
• Opportunity Identification: Support Delivery platform current state assessments and identify opportunities for collaboration, design, development, integration, etc. across platforms.
• Technical Guidance: Act as the Global conduit to the respective platform development teams across UX, Data Layer, Development Standards, etc.
• Stakeholder Management: Build relationships, communicate effectively, and keep key stakeholders informed about progress.
• Reporting: Provide regular reports on project status, key metrics, and performance indicators.
• Project Management: Oversee project management efforts, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and quality standards.

Connect To Your Skills And Professional Experience:

We seek a passionate, high-energy, and self-motivated individual accustomed to working independently and collaboratively on small and large projects in a close-knit team.

• Comfortable working with team members and stakeholders across geographies and time zones
• Technical Aptitude: Understanding of technology platforms and their components, such as layers, modules, and interfaces, to scope and assess requirements accurately.
• Requirements Gathering: Proven experience in architecture strategy development and requirements gathering.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills to assess complex situations, identify patterns, and make data-driven decisions.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills to provide regular updates to senior leadership, deliver presentations, and effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Project Management: Ability to lead and manage a project, including setting goals, creating timelines, and tracking progress.

Connect To Your Business – Enabling Functions:

Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. Bringing your individual skills and experience, and sharing your specialist knowledge, is how you’ll make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.

Our Hybrid Working Policy:

You’ll be joining one of our innovative virtual communities based in one of our UK offices, with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both an online and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you’ll attend virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

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.