Delivery Lead

UST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UST in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to drive delivery excellence across our Enterprise Technology function. This strategic role focuses on coaching teams, establishing consistent delivery standards, and ensuring successful execution across multiple technology initiatives.

You will act as a central point of delivery accountability, collaborating with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to improve outcomes, manage complexity, and enable modern AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading delivery across multiple teams, programmes, or technology streams.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capability with influence without direct authority.
• Hands-on background in Agile, Lean, and modern delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing complex, enterprise-scale technology environments.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior leadership engagement.
• Expertise in governance, reporting, risk management, and delivery planning.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach cross-functional delivery teams to improve planning, prioritization, and execution.
• Establish and embed best-in-class Agile and Lean delivery practices across multiple streams.
• Drive consistency, transparency, governance, and reporting across enterprise technology initiatives.
• Identify and remove delivery obstacles, risks, and dependencies.
• Provide leadership with a consolidated view of delivery progress, milestones, and risks.
• Support the adoption of AI-assisted and agentic engineering practices within the technology organization.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high performance.
• Step into delivery activities when required to unblock teams and ensure successful outcomes.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Coaching & mentoring

Agile & Lean delivery

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

AI-assisted delivery

Enterprise technology

Strategic leadership

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to drive delivery excellence across our client's Enterprise Technology function. This is a strategic leadership role focused on coaching teams, establishing consistent delivery standards, and ensuring successful execution across multiple technology initiatives.

The successful candidate will act as a central point of delivery accountability, working closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to improve delivery outcomes, manage complexity, and drive continuous improvement. This role will also play a key part in shaping and enabling modern AI-assisted and agentic software delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coach cross-functional delivery teams to improve planning, prioritization, and execution.
• Establish and embed best-in-class Agile and Lean delivery practices across multiple streams.
• Drive consistency, transparency, governance, and reporting across enterprise technology initiatives.
• Identify and remove delivery obstacles, risks, and dependencies.
• Provide leadership with a consolidated view of delivery progress, milestones, and risks.
• Support the adoption of AI-assisted and agentic engineering practices within the technology organization.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high performance.
• Step into delivery activities when required to unblock teams and ensure successful outcomes.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience leading delivery across multiple teams, programmes, or technology streams.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capability with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Hands-on background in Agile, Lean, and modern delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing complex, enterprise-scale technology environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior leadership.
• Expertise in governance, reporting, risk management, and delivery planning.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills.
• Enterprise platforms, data platforms, or engineering enablement environments.
• Exposure to AI-assisted or agentic software development practices.
• Experience working within regulated financial services or similarly governed environments.

What We're Looking For

• A pragmatic, delivery-focused leader who prioritizes outcomes over process.
• A trusted coach who develops capability within teams.
• Someone comfortable operating strategically while remaining hands-on when needed.
• A leader who thrives in complex, evolving technology environments.