Delivery Manager

Netcompany1; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Netcompany is seeking a Senior Agile Delivery Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex digital services. Based in London or Leeds, you will provide hands-on agile leadership across multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with Product Managers to translate strategy into achievable plans.

You will maintain delivery controls, drive continuous improvement, and ensure alignment with government standards where relevant, while supporting teams through the full delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering complex digital or technology projects.
• Strong practical knowledge of Agile delivery methods and hybrid approaches.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary digital teams including PMs, engineering and design.
• Proven ability to navigate governance, roadmaps and priorities with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex digital services within scope, time and budget.
• Provide hands-on agile leadership and Scrum Master duties as needed.
• Remove blockers and manage dependencies to improve delivery flow.
• Align product strategy with delivery plans alongside Product Managers.
• Build and mentor multidisciplinary delivery teams across technology areas.
• Ensure user-centred design disciplines are integrated throughout delivery.
• Prepare teams for GDS service assessments and manage evidence gathering.
• Maintain delivery controls, RAID logs, reporting and stakeholder comms.
• Maintain Jira/Confluence backlog, workflows and delivery reporting accurately.
• Manage delivery across systems integration, cloud services and third parties.
• Provide transparent progress reports to senior management and clients.
• Foster trusted relationships and coach junior colleagues.

Skills

Agile delivery leadership

Jira

Confluence

Backlog management

Scrum Master

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Netcompany is looking for a Senior Agile Delivery Manager to drive forward our delivery capability and deliver the optimum solutions to the clients. As a Delivery Manager, in our Application Development unit, you will be working on a variety of projects. Based in London or Leeds, this is a great opportunity to join one of the most exciting, innovative, prestigious and forward-thinking technology-enabled organisations in the UK.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex digital services, ensuring agreed outcomes are achieved within scope, budget, timescales and quality expectations.
• Provide hands-on agile delivery leadership across one or more multidisciplinary teams, adapting ways of working to the delivery context and undertaking Scrum Master responsibilities where appropriate, including facilitation of planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives and backlog refinement.
• Create the conditions for effective agile delivery by removing blockers, managing dependencies and helping teams continuously improve how they work.
• Work closely with Product Managers to translate product strategy and priorities into achievable delivery plans, balancing user needs, business objectives and technical constraints.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams comprising delivery, product, engineering, architecture, quality assurance, business analysis, data and user-centred design professionals, building team capability and supporting individuals to grow and perform effectively.
• Ensure user-centred design disciplines, including user research, service design, interaction design and content design, are integrated throughout delivery.
• Support services through the GDS delivery lifecycle, from Discovery and Alpha through Beta and Live, ensuring alignment with the Government Service Standard and technology Code of Practice.
• Plan and coordinate GDS service assessments, including assessment readiness, evidence gathering, team preparation and the management of recommendations arising from assessments.
• Maintain effective delivery controls, including delivery plans, RAID logs, dependency management, resource forecasting, governance reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Take a hands-on approach to Jira and Confluence, ensuring backlogs, workflows, dashboards, documentation, decisions and delivery reporting are accurate and actively maintained.
• Manage delivery across complex technology environments involving system integration, legacy platforms, cloud services and third-party suppliers.
• Provide clear and transparent reporting on delivery progress, risks, dependencies, finances and outcomes to senior management, clients and governance forums.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders, suppliers and team members, constructively challenging decisions where required to protect delivery outcomes.
• Contribute to the wider delivery management community through knowledge sharing, coaching and mentoring less experienced colleagues.

Experience

• Extensive experience of leading complex digital or technology delivery within government or the wider public sector.
• Strong practical knowledge of agile delivery methods, alongside experience of traditional and hybrid delivery approaches, with the ability to select and adapt the most appropriate with experience performing both Delivery Manager and Scrum Master responsibilities.
• Demonstrable experience of leading multidisciplinary digital teams that include Product Management, engineering, quality assurance, business analysis and user-centred design professionals.
• Strong understanding of the respective accountabilities of Delivery Managers and Product Managers, with evidence of effective collaboration to manage priorities, roadmaps and delivery outcomes.
• Practical experience of working through the GDS delivery lifecycle and applying the Government Service Standard.
• Experience of preparing teams and services for GDS service assessments, responding to assessor feedback and implementing recommendations.
• Advanced, hands-on experience of Jira and Confluence or other project management tools including backlog management, workflows, dashboards, reporting and delivery documentation.
• Strong knowledge of the software delivery lifecycle, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live and ongoing service improvement.
• Experience of delivery planning, dependency management, risk and issue management, resource forecasting and governance reporting.
• Experience of managing system integration initiatives involving multiple technologies, delivery teams and third-party suppliers.