Practice Manager - Data Engineering 12 Month Secondment - The Co-Operative Bank

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the talent strategy for the data engineering practice, including recruitment, onboarding, career development, and succession planning.
• Coach and mentor engineers and product owners, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and high performance.
• Partner with agile product teams to shape delivery processes, improve ways of working, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines and platforms using technologies such as Python, SQL, Spark, and AWS services.
• Track and report on workforce metrics, engagement, and capability gaps, implementing initiatives to close them.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related technical roles, with a strong grasp of modern data stack technologies.
• Proven experience leading and developing technical teams in an agile environment.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and optimise cloud‑based data pipelines (AWS preferred).
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Track record of driving talent development, performance management, and succession planning.