Client Delivery Lead

THE ROLE

The Client Delivery Lead (CDL) at Telefónica Tech is a senior client-facing leader responsible for building trusted partnerships, driving account growth, and ensuring end-to-end delivery success. The CDL sits at the intersection of Delivery and Business Development, acting as a strategic advisor for key client relationships. You will partner with client executives to shape strategy, co-create transformation roadmaps, and orchestrate Telefónica Tech’s full technology portfolio to deliver measurable business outcomes. While the CDL role spans all Telefónica Tech service lines, this position has a particular focus on Data & AI engagements, often as the initial engagement – working with clients to help them leverage data as a strategic asset, modernise platforms, and unlock value through analytics, governance, and automation. This is a role for someone with exceptional commercial acumen, deep client empathy, and the ability to bridge strategic thinking with operational delivery.

Client Partnership & Strategy

• Build and nurture long-term, trusted relationships with client executives, influencing at C-suite and board level.
• Develop and execute a multi-year account strategy aligned with both client objectives and Telefónica Tech’s growth ambitions.
• Act as a trusted advisor, helping clients navigate their digital transformation journey across Cloud, Data & AI, Cyber Security and Business Applications.
• Champion the client’s voice within Telefónica Tech, ensuring their goals are translated into actionable outcomes.

Sales & Business Development

• Supports the Sales Executive and Service Lines, respectively, in achieving revenue growth and overall profitability.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for cross-sell and up-sell across Telefónica Tech’s practices and service lines.
• Lead pre-sales solutioning and commercial strategy in partnership with Sales Executives, Solution Consultants and Practice Heads/CTO’s.
• Shape compelling, outcome-driven proposals and presentations that articulate client value and measurable impact.
• Contribute to account growth planning, innovation initiatives, and client reference-ability efforts.

Delivery & Execution Oversight

• Maintain end-to-end accountability for delivery performance and client satisfaction across all projects and services within your accounts.
• Partner with project and service managers to ensure deliverables meet scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments.
• Run governance forums such as quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and client steering meetings to maintain alignment and transparency.
• Identify and mitigate risks early, protecting both client trust and Telefónica Tech’s commercial performance.

Financial & Operational Stewardship

• Ensure financial discipline across the account – from utilisation and margin protection to billing accuracy and cash flow performance.
• Drive operational efficiency and profitability by monitoring delivery costs, productivity, and service-level adherence.
• Proactively manage change requests and ensure all commercial impacts are captured and approved.
• Report and forecast account performance against key financial KPIs.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and inspire cross-functional account teams, including Sales, Delivery, Solution Architects and Subject Matter Experts.
• Foster collaboration across Telefónica Tech’s practices to deliver integrated, scalable and future-ready client solutions.
• Support and mentor team members to develop both technical and commercial capability.
• Promote a culture of openness, accountability, and high performance, consistent with Telefónica Tech’s values.

Telefónica Tech(part of the Telefónica Group) is a leading NextGen Tech solutions provider with a highly diversified team of over 6,000 exceptionally skilled employees and +60 nationalities.

We serve more than 5.5m customers every day in over 175 countries, with a global ecosystem of market-leading partners. Global strategic hubs: Spain, Brazil, the UK, Germany.

The Telefónica Tech UK&I hub has an end- to-end portfolio of market leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation through: Cloud, Data & AI, Enterprise Applications, Workplace Services and Cyber Security & Networking.

Values:Open, Trusted and Bold

Trusted Partners:

• Microsoft:Top 3 Service Providers, Azure Expert Status, Fastrack & Inner Circle Partner
• HPE:Platinum Partner – FY23 UK&I Solution Provider of the Year
• Palo Alto & Crowdstrike:part of our NextDefense Cyber Security Portfolio
• Fortinet:Elite VIP Program – one of only 2 in the UK
• AWS:Advanced Solution & Managed Service Provider Program