Senior Delivery Manager

Overview Version 1 is an award-winning technology services company with over 28 years of experience, trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success in a Digital-First world. We partner with leading technology providers including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake to deliver high-quality solutions and services. Key Responsibilities Embed a product-centric, agile delivery culture, enabling our teams to effectively and efficiently deliver products that drive forward our mission. Facilitate communication, coordination, and alignment across teams and stakeholders. Design and embed Agile delivery. Maintain a focus on learning and continuous improvement. Create an inclusive and effective team delivering innovative, high-value products. Optimise team culture, performance, and health, supporting individuals and teams to operate at their peak and finding innovative ways to improve ways-of-working. Establish and mature delivery management processes, including roadmap and release coordination. Manage resource planning and allocation, identifying and mitigating risks. Support product and technology leads in managing demand and delivery. Drive continuous improvement and cross-team collaboration. 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. Qualifications Skills & Experience Relevant tertiary qualification in technology, business, humanities, or engineering. Demonstrable experience in Agile Delivery or Programme Management (preferred). Experience across a range of Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean) with practical application across project lifecycles in service or software delivery; proficiency with tools such as Jira, Trello. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships; experience mediating and managing client and stakeholder expectations. Adapt delivery management approach and leadership style to different client contexts and team needs. Strong stakeholder engagement, team enablement and coaching skills; servant leadership mindset. Experience with globally dispersed teams. Strong communication skills (listening, verbal and written) and the ability to navigate sensitive conversations and steer outcomes positively. Commercial mindset with the ability to drive culture change. Experience with Pre-Sales, including contributions to proposals to win new business. Experience leading Agile delivery in product-centric teams through discovery, alpha and beta phases, embedding continuous delivery and user-focused improvement. Experience delivering Software Development, Data or Cloud Migration projects. Planning And Project Execution Collaborate with team members and clients to ensure the project roadmap delivers what’s needed within the desired timeframe. Assess feasibility, identify risks and dependencies, and take action to prevent issues. Plan and execute in a collaborative, agile manner, adjusting plans as new learnings arise. Coordinate a multi-disciplinary team to maintain focus on delivery, ensuring contributions feed into priorities and the critical path. Additional Information Why Version 1? Quarterly Profit Share Scheme allowing employees to share in company profits. Strong Career Progression and mentorship through Pathways Career Development programmes. Flexible/remote working arrangements to support work-life balance. Financial Wellbeing: Pension, Private Healthcare, Life Assurance, financial advice, and Employee Discount. Employee Wellbeing: Gym discounts, cycling incentives, mindfulness, EAP, generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, and other leave policies. Educational assistance and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat. Reward schemes including annual Excellence Awards and recognition platforms. ESG, diversity, inclusion and belonging initiatives with involvement in community activities. And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting #J-18808-Ljbffr