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Sword Group

Subsurface Data Services Team Lead

Sword Group

. Lead, coordinate and support a team of Data Analysts and Data Management professionals delivering subsurface data services .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeAberdeen • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading data management teams, overseeing service delivery, and ensuring operational efficiency within subsurface data services. Proficient in stakeholder management, process improvement, and maintaining data quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Team LeadershipService Delivery ManagementStakeholder EngagementSubsurface Data ManagementITIL Principles

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Hard Skills
Data ManagementOperational ReportingProcess ImprovementResource PlanningService Performance MonitoringSubsurface Data WorkflowsGeoscience Data ServicesService DocumentationOperational ProceduresRisk Management
Soft Skills
People ManagementCommunication SkillsCollaborationProblem-SolvingOrganizational Skills
Tools & Technologies
PetrelOpenWorksTechlogStudio ManagerService Management Processes
Industry Keywords
Energy SectorManaged ServicesTechnical ServicesCustomer SatisfactionService Quality

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead, coordinate and support a team of Data Analysts and Data Management professionals delivering subsurface data services
  • Oversee day-to-day service operations, prioritising, allocating and ensuring effective delivery of activities
  • Act as a key customer and stakeholder contact
  • Manage team workloads, resource planning and utilisation
  • Monitor service performance, service requests, incidents and operational activities against agreed service levels
  • Prepare and present operational reports, service performance updates and management information
  • Facilitate regular service review meetings
  • Support customer satisfaction, service quality and operational objectives with the Service Delivery Manager
  • Identify process improvement, workflow streamlining and service efficiency opportunities
  • Coordinate onboarding, knowledge transfer and service transition activities
  • Maintain operational procedures, work instructions and service documentation
  • Support data quality, consistency and governance standards
  • Collaborate with technical specialists supporting subsurface applications and data management environments
  • Coach, mentor and develop team members
  • Support recruitment, onboarding, training and capability development
  • Contribute to risk management, audit readiness and continuous service improvement initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience leading or coordinating teams within data management, technical services, managed services or a similar operational environment
  • Good understanding of subsurface data management, geoscience data or related data services within the energy sector
  • Strong people management skills, including motivating, supporting and developing team members
  • Experience overseeing service delivery, managing operational priorities and coordinating resources
  • Excellent stakeholder management and customer engagement skills
  • Confidence communicating across technical and non-technical teams
  • Familiarity with ITIL principles and structured service management processes
  • Experience monitoring service performance, producing operational reports and supporting service improvement activities
  • Strong organisational and planning skills
  • Understanding of subsurface data workflows and associated applications such as Petrel, OpenWorks, Techlog, Studio Manager or similar platforms
  • Proactive problem-solving, process improvement and operational efficiency skills
  • Strong communication, collaboration and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to take ownership of day-to-day operations while working collaboratively with service management and technical teams

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Personalised Career Development with customised development plans and learning opportunities
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Enhanced family friendly benefits
  • Pension scheme
  • Private health schemes
  • Well-being schemes
  • Insurance schemes
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Equal opportunities employment
  • Support for accessibility adjustments during the hiring process