Delivery Manager

We're looking for Delivery Managers who can make change happen smoothly and effectively. In this role, you'll focus on delivering value and quality outcomes, ensuring work is prioritised and sequenced in the best way to keep things moving without delays. You’ll play a key part in preparing the business for change and helping teams, processes, and people embrace new ways of working. Working closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and stakeholders, you’ll make sure delivery plans are achievable, quality standards are met, and change is embedded successfully. If you’re organised, collaborative, and passionate about driving continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you Here’s a taste of what you will be doing as a Delivery Manager at Nottingham Building Society: Plan and Prioritise: Break down and sequence work effectively, ensuring initiatives are sized appropriately for smooth, predictable delivery. Collaborate Across Teams: Bring cross‑functional teams together to tackle complex business challenges and manage ambiguity with confidence. Drive Value: Challenge assumptions and ensure every change delivers maximum impact with clear success measures. Manage Budgets: Provide structured oversight of cost plans, keeping budgets on track and aligned with delivery goals. Balance Quality and Feasibility: Work closely with Engineering Leads to align delivery commitments with technical realities and maintain high standards. Lead Delivery: Plan and manage work across sprints, longer‑term initiatives, or hybrid approaches to meet business needs. Remove Barriers: Identify and resolve risks, issues, and dependencies quickly to keep progress on track. Enable Change: Prepare the business for new ways of working through effective communication, training, and adoption plans. Key Skills and Qualifications: Continuous Delivery Expertise: Strong understanding of delivery principles and sustaining flow. Planning and Prioritisation: Skilled in sequencing and sizing change for predictability. Delivery Methods Knowledge: Experienced in Agile and Waterfall approaches. Business Change Awareness: Knowledge of readiness, training, and adoption practices. Problem‑Solving and Risk Management: Effective at managing risks, issues, and dependencies. Collaboration and Leadership: Builds strong partnerships across product, engineering, and business teams. Formal training in delivery/project management and proficiency with tools like Jira or Azure DevOps. Benefits: Competitive Package: Fair salary benchmarked against market data, annual discretionary bonus, and 29 days holiday plus bank holidays. Health & Wellbeing: Access to Medicash healthcare, mental health first aiders, and a suite of wellbeing resources to support you inside and outside of work. Work‑Life Balance: 35‑hour working week for full‑time roles, with flexibility to help you perform at your best. Career Growth: Ongoing personal and professional development, we’ll support your ambitions and help you grow your potential. Inclusive Culture: Be part of a friendly, values‑led team that genuinely cares about doing the right thing for colleagues and customers. Giving Back: Use two paid volunteering days each year to support causes close to your heart, through our Samuel Fox Foundation. Sustainability Focus: Join a business committed to reducing its carbon footprint and making a positive impact on the environment. Free access to Octopus Money: Financial coaching & tools that help you plan, manage, and make the most of your money. What you’ll enjoy most about working at Nottingham Building Society: I love the variety at Nottingham Building Society. Every day I come to work, there’s something different to focus on or a new project to get stuck into. I'm challenging myself and learning new things all the time. Everyone is supportive and wants to achieve the same thing for our members. You never feel alone or that there’s no help available. Advice for someone applying: If you’re considering a career at Nottingham Building Society, don't hesitate. The culture makes working here so enjoyable and fulfilling. We put our members at the heart of everything we do, making our jobs much more rewarding. Don’t be fooled by the idea that we’re just a regional building society. We’re an ambitious organisation on an exciting journey. Feel free to bring your authentic self and give it your all. We support development alongside people who want to see you succeed. Embracing Diversity Together: We proudly embrace and celebrate diversity as a fundamental cornerstone of our values. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential for our success and reflects the communities we serve. We actively work to eliminate barriers and biases that may hinder equal opportunities within our organisation, ensuring all individuals have an equal chance to thrive and advance. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and a sense of belonging for every member of our community. We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good—investing in our community, responsible causes, and you. We’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities, and members. #J-18808-Ljbffr