The Role

12 month Fixed Term Contract

Lead the delivery of data and AI that shapes the future of business education

London Business School is seeking a Data & AI Delivery Manager to shape, coordinate and deliver a growing portfolio of data and artificial intelligence initiatives across the School. This is a senior delivery role at the heart of our Data & AI Strategy, balancing innovation with strong governance, risk management and operational sustainability.

You will oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of multiple concurrent data and AI use cases, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, policies and technology standards while enabling meaningful impact across teaching, learning, research and operations.

You will act as a central coordination point across business stakeholders, technology teams, delivery partners and suppliers. You will maintain oversight of the broader Data & AI portfolio, identifying dependencies, managing delivery risks and enabling reuse and shared solutions across initiatives.

You will be responsible for portfolio planning, prioritisation, financial oversight and resource coordination, helping to bridge capability gaps and ensure delivery capacity is effectively allocated as the portfolio matures.

Main Responsibilities

• Shape, coordinate and deliver a portfolio of Data and AI initiatives aligned to the School’s strategic priorities.
• Oversee the delivery lifecycle of multiple concurrent data  and AI focused use cases and products.
• Maintain portfolio level oversight, identifying dependencies, duplication, delivery risks and opportunities for reuse.
• Balance pace of innovation with effective governance, risk management, security and operational sustainability.
• Coordinate internal delivery teams and third party partners to ensure successful, timely and high quality outcomes.
• Support financial oversight across the Data & AI portfolio, including budget tracking, forecasting and supplier spend.
• Embed delivery governance, reporting and performance management across initiatives.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure solutions deliver clear value and measurable outcomes.
• Support the establishment and evolution of delivery and governance processes as the portfolio grows.

Who we are looking for

• Significant experience managing complex digital, technology or data delivery portfolios.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple concurrent projects with shared dependencies.
• Strong programme or portfolio management capability, including governance, risk and benefits management.
• Experience leading and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across technical and non technical audiences.
• Experience managing third party suppliers and mixed internal/external delivery teams.
• Experience supporting budget management, forecasting and financial tracking within delivery portfolios.
• Good understanding of data platforms, data governance, reporting, analytics and AI technologies.
• Strong organisational, communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience working in agile and iterative delivery environments.

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health 

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging  

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

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