Remote Senior Delivery Manager

Summary

Join our team as an experienced Delivery Manager to lead delivery in one or two workstreams, applying agile expertise and adapting your approach to suit the team and client needs.

Requirements

• Agile expertise. You have a breadth of experience in agile frameworks and methods, and have applied these in multiple stages of the project lifecycle in service or software delivery
• Building and managing relationships. You can build and maintain strong relationships, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and recognising the different needs of the diverse range of team members and clients we work with
• Communication. You have strong listening, and verbal and written communication skills, which you can leverage to build relationships and facilitate effectively, asking the right questions to ensure meetings remain focused
• Planning and project execution. You have experience collaborating with team members and clients to ensure the project roadmap will deliver what’s needed in the desired time-frame
• Leadership. You role-model positive and supportive servant leadership behaviours
• Commercial acumen. You are familiar with a range of contract framework approaches and can apply that knowledge to manage a project budget and identify commercial risk and opportunity
• Adaptability. You can adjust your delivery management approach, including agile techniques and leadership approach to suit different client context and team needs

Responsibilities

• Apply agile expertise to lead delivery in one or two workstreams, adapting your agile approach to suit the team and client needs
• Focus on successful execution of projects, applying a delivery mindset to continuous planning and management of project problems and risks; ensuring the team is on track for success and working to mitigate potential issues and risks before they impact delivery
• Be a key point of contact for clients, building strong relationships and developing a deep understanding of their needs and desired outcomes, translating asks into feasible delivery plans
• Focus on optimising team culture, performance, and health, supporting individuals and teams to operate at their peak and finding innovative ways to improve ways-of-working
• Contribute to building the Farsight delivery management community of practice, including coaching other delivery managers

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability
• The ability to work a remote schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, shared parental leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more
• Employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter among all full-time employees