Senior Delivery Manager

The Senior Delivery Manager may handle additional duties as needed to support change projects.

Develop and maintain delivery plans with timelines, milestones, and dependencies.

Align quarterly and annual roadmaps to organisational objectives.

Identify and manage inter-team and vendor dependencies and delivery risks.

Maintain dashboards tracking progress, velocity, risks, and milestones.

Ensure compliance with internal standards and industry benchmarks.

Use Jira and Confluence to manage backlogs and reporting.· Report on delivery health and risks at committee meetings.

Map and engage stakeholders, securing representation for decision-making.

Mediate team or stakeholder conflicts.

Communicate clear, focused updates to senior leaders.

Lead the delivery of SaaS platforms and enterprise solutions using fit-for-purpose methodologies, prioritising Agile approaches.

Document processes and standards for Agile and Waterfall teams.

Create onboarding guidelines and contribute to playbooks for risk and dependency management.

Lead Agile squads and oversee Waterfall workstreams, resolving blockers and partnering with Product Owners and Technical Leads.

Take ownership of all aspects of SaaS implementation, managing stakeholder and vendor collaboration to drive successful outcomes.

Align initiatives to portfolio goals and budgets.

Coordinate across teams and vendors, managing dependencies and risks.

Intervene in at-risk projects to troubleshoot and accelerate progress.

Represent delivery health at portfolio forums.

5+ years senior delivery management experience.

Expertise in Agile, Scaled Agile (SAFe), Waterfall.

Understanding of SaaS delivery, CI/CD, cloud deployment, SLAs, and integration.

Familiarity with engineering and quality best practices, governance, and change.

Degree in a relevant discipline; Agile/PM certifications; Cloud/DevOps awareness.