Senior Delivery Manager

Summary

Join Version 1, a leading technology services company, and contribute to the success of global brands. As a Delivery Manager, you will actively build relationships with new customers, drive Agile or Hybrid projects, and manage stakeholder engagement. You will be responsible for project scope, work-plan, risk management, and resource allocation. The ideal candidate possesses relevant Agile delivery management experience in a consulting environment, proven experience with Agile or Lean delivery at scale, and strong communication skills. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing, career progression opportunities, flexible/remote working, financial wellbeing initiatives, employee wellbeing schemes, generous leave policies, educational assistance, and reward schemes.

Requirements

• Relevant Agile delivery management experience within a consulting business environment
• Ability to lead Agile projects within a cross-functional environment
• Proven experience of Agile or Lean delivery at scale, across the product development lifecycle
• Agile delivery management skills and understanding of product-centric planning
• Experience with Pre-Sales
• Hands-on experience in SDLC and non-SDLC projects in emerging technologies
• Technical project management experience
• Experience in delivering Software Development, Data or Cloud Migration projects
• Proficiency in Jira, or equivalent software approaches
• Strong communication and stakeholder management at all levels of an organisation
• Strong collaboration across delivery teams to define and refine delivery approaches

Responsibilities

• Actively establishing, building and maturing relationships with new customers
• Delivering effectivity and creating new opportunities
• Drive Agile or Hybrid projects forward on time, to budget and best quality
• Stakeholder engagement and management
• Weekly overview and delivery assurance meeting
• Standard Delivery Manager duties including project scope, detailed project work-plan, RAID analysis, governance, documentation and risk management
• Establish and mature delivery management optimising the delivery process
• Manage the alignment of roadmaps and coordination of releases across teams
• Resource management to ensure functional teams capable of delivering
• Define and refine delivery mechanisms

Preferred Qualifications

Professional Agile delivery or programme management accreditation

Benefits

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• 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
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes