Data Engineering Manager/Associate Director

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As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.

Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it's supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.
It's an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

As a Manager/Associate Director within the Business Transformation team, you will be responsible for leading end-to-end data engagements with clients, overseeing the design and delivery of modern cloud-based data solutions. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients on their data strategies, ensuring the future-state architectures and frameworks we implement enable our clients to grow their data maturity.

You will make an impact by:

• Owning multi-stakeholder discovery, defining the scope and measures of success across engagements.
• Leading the architecture and development of data solutions that align initiatives to business objectives, balancing best practice ways of working with clients' requirements.
• Defining data governance and strategies for clients, and embedding these practices into real-world solutions in delivery engagements to produce trusted, managed data platforms.
• Managing delivery across multiple workstreams and engagements, coaching the wider team and owning up-sell opportunities on client relationships outside of the data engineering team.
• Continuously developing the team's ways of working, by creating reusable standards for future client engagements.

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here's what we're looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Strong background in the wider Azure platform, with experience in provisioning and maintaining both data engineering resources (eg Azure Data Factory) as well as developing secure networks to connect to external environments.
• Client-facing data engineering experience (5+ years) in a professional services environment, including leading end-to-end engagements with external stakeholders.
• Strong hands-on engineering capability across both Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks, and the ability to advise clients on solutions in other major cloud platforms.
• Proven background in selling work through proposals, and experience in business development, supporting bids and client presentations across a wider consulting team

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.