Project Manager - Data

Your future, as a Project Manager - Data at mydentist

The Project Manager is responsible for delivering the migration of the on-premise data warehouse to Microsoft Fabric, covering infrastructure, data, reports and workspaces, and a pilot of AI data agents. Works with the SI partner and in-house cloud, network, cyber, test and environment teams. Covers planning, dependencies, risk, stakeholders and weekly reporting. Reports to the Portfolio Manager.

• The role is a 12 month fixed term contract and full time
• Hybrid working arrangements - 1 day in the office
• You will benefit from free onsite parking and Kearsley train station is just a short walk away
• With an onsite mini market shop and casual seating space inside and outside (for the sunnier days)

Your future, with us

Working at mydentist means you’ll be part of the UK’s leading dental network. Here, you’ll be trusted to do your best work, balancing your career around your life. We’re ambitious, focusing on the big picture and transforming how we deliver dentistry. Supported by a talented and driven team everyone is free to be themselves, where respect is a given and we’re always there for one another.

Your future, your benefits

• Competitive salary
  
• Holidays rising to 30 days per year with service (plus bank holidays)
  
• Annual Support Centre bonus scheme
  
• Health and wellbeing benefits; including a virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme helpline which includes free counselling sessions
  
• Access to fantastic discounts at cinemas, major retail brands, restaurants and coffee chains - simple and easy to access making it possible to save hundreds of pounds a year
  
• Recognition schemes including Support Centre Heroes and service awards

Your future, your role

• As a Project Manager - Data , you’ll be:
• Develop and maintain the migration plan, milestones and performance measures.
• Actively manage risks and issues and escalate where required with recommended corrective actions.
• Clearly articulate risks and dependencies across infrastructure, data, SI partner and test activities.
• Manage stakeholder forums and governance to maintain delivery momentum.
• Produce clear and concise weekly reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Lead the on-premise data warehouse migration to Microsoft Fabric, including infrastructure work with cloud, network and cyber teams.
• Manage migration of data, reports and workspaces to Fabric.
• Deliver a pilot of AI data agents over at least one data workspace and a new semantic layer.
• Manage the SI partner against scope, milestones, quality and cost.
• Work with internal test and environment teams on environments, test cycles and release readiness.
• Adhere to delivery frameworks and best practice for change management, testing, data migration and security protocols.
• Maintain full delivery lifecycle control of the migration.
• Ensure adherence to Portfolio governance frameworks, stage gates and change control processes.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery as suits each phase of the migration.
• Maintain RAID logs and core project documentation.
• Maintain oversight of budgets including cloud consumption, SI partner costs and resources.
• Provide clear reporting on financial performance and forecasts.
• Support business case development and benefits tracking.
• Partner with Finance to enable data-driven decision making.
• Engage stakeholders across technology, data and business teams, including report owners, to enable delivery.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Manage conflict effectively and drive alignment.
• Use delivery tools effectively, including Jira, Azure DevOps and MS Project.
• Drive data-led decision making and continuous improvement in delivery practice.
• Deliver a secure Fabric platform that supports business reporting with minimal disruption.
  

Skills and Experience

• Project management experience delivering data platform or data warehouse migrations.
• Experience managing SI partners and working with in-house infrastructure, test and environment teams.
• Experience of healthcare special category data is desirable.
• Understanding of both IT transformation and people change methodologies.
• Enjoy being part of a team that’s passionate about supporting our practices and ultimately heling the nation smile.
• Strong stakeholder management across technical and non-technical teams.
• Advanced planning, monitoring and reporting skills.
• Budget and financial management.
• Risk, issue and dependency management.
• Advanced verbal, written and listening communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to manage uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Awareness of Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, semantic models, AI data agents, and cloud, network and security principles, preferred but not essential.
  

Your future starts here

Build a fulfilling career with us, where you'll find the opportunity to develop your skills and shape your work life with the support of a caring and inclusive team who support one another.

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About Us

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Careers at mydentist

Here at mydentist we take pride in the outstanding care we provide for patients and in the investments we’re making across our practices and in the way our teams support each other. We're transforming how we deliver dentistry. Investing in modern practices and the latest technology, devoting time to learning and development and creating a space for every colleague to be themselves and grow. A place where teams achieve together and respect one another, all of us working together to help the nation smile.

Life at mydentist

We care about the future of everyone at mydentist. With more than 530 modern practices across the UK, each with its own friendly and experienced team, a dedicated Support Centre and the mydentist Academy, you'll be part of a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture, where respect for each other is a given, and your work-life balance is always a priority.

It’s easy to see why your future is at mydentist.