Delivery Manager

Red Ant; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Ant in the United Kingdom is seeking a proactive Project Manager to plan, manage and document production schedules, milestones and budgets for client projects, ensuring outputs meet agreed quality and client expectations.

You will work closely with Solutions Managers to define scope, assess risks, and handle changes, while promoting a proactive, detail-oriented approach and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of solid project management experience.
• Experience preferably with retail clients.
• Strong understanding of the creative and technical process.
• Proven track record delivering agile projects with hybrid client approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and document production schedules, milestones and budgets for client proposals and projects.
• Deliver outputs per plan, cost and client expectations.
• Manage scope, risks and change requests with Solutions Managers to minimise impact.
• Prevent schedule slippage and overruns.
• Collaborate with Client Managers to maintain client relationships.
• Ensure tasks are assigned, stand-ups held and progress tracked.
• Coordinate input from all members, suppliers and client staff for delivery.
• Ensure work complies with processes and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Project management

Organised and proactive

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Agile delivery

Retail client experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and document to the agreed format, all production schedules, milestones, projections, estimates and budgets for client proposals and assigned projects
• Deliver project outputs in accordance with project plans, costs and to clients’ expectations
• Work alongside Solutions Managers to manage project scope, identifying, defining and communicating risks and change requests, before taking appropriate action to minimise impact on the project’s success
• Focus on prevention of slippage and overrun
• Work closely with the Client Managers responsible for client relationships
• Work with the project team to ensure project tasks are assigned, stand ups take place and progress is monitored and reported
• Co-ordinate input from all project members including third party suppliers and customer staff to ensure successful delivery
• Ensure all work is produced in accordance with appropriate processes and that opportunities for improvement are identified and agreed

Requirements

• Passionate about technology, excited by new challenges and committed to delivering amazing results to our clients
• Highly organised, a ‘do-er’
• A natural ‘people’ person, full of energy
• An ambitious and driven individual, determined to work hard to succeed
• Someone with a curious mind and a passion for learning
• A hand raiser, but not a finger pointer
• Known for your impeccable attention to detail
• Be a natural master of detail and a passionate and articulate communicator
• At least 2 years' solid experience of project management
• Ideally, experience of working with retail clients
• Good understanding of the creative and technical process
• Proven track record of delivering agile projects but comfortable working using a hybrid approach depending on the client’s need