Delivery Manager

Modular Data; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working (UK-based)

Pension contributions matched up to 8%

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Modular Data is seeking a Delivery Manager to establish and grow our Delivery Management capability as we scale our public-sector data solutions. This mid-level role offers autonomy to shape delivery practices, introduce lightweight processes, and drive high-performance teams.

You'll partner with Product, Data and Engineering to plan, forecast and deliver outcomes for client engagements and our in-house data product.

Qualifications

• Proven delivery management experience in consultancy or government projects.
• Experience delivering data, digital, or technology projects in Agile environments.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams (data engineers, analysts, software engineers, product managers).
• Proven experience managing delivery plans, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Experience working directly with clients and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Experience tracking budgets, forecasts and resource allocation.
• Strong facilitation skills across Agile ceremonies and workshops.
• Ability to create clear, structured delivery plans and progress reporting.
• Ability to identify delivery risks early and take proactive mitigation action.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of data-focused client engagements, ensuring work is delivered on time, within scope and to a high standard.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and promote effective iterative delivery practices.
• Support multidisciplinary teams to plan, prioritise and deliver outcomes.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks, issues and dependencies, escalating appropriately where required.
• Maintain clear and transparent delivery plans, forecasts and progress reporting for internal and client stakeholders.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with public sector clients, ensuring proactive communication and expectation management.
• Ensure delivery aligns with contractual commitments, governance requirements and quality standards.
• Track and manage budgets, burn rates and resource allocation in collaboration with leadership.
• Remove blockers and create the conditions for teams to perform effectively.
• Drive continuous improvement by embedding retrospectives and feedback loops into delivery processes.
• Support discovery and mobilisation phases of new projects, helping shape delivery approaches and plans.
• Contribute to proposals and bids by providing delivery input, estimates and timelines.
• Help define and evolve delivery management best practice as the organisation scales.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, reporting and audit trails are maintained in line with public sector expectations.

Skills

Delivery Management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget tracking

Facilitation

Public sector experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

About Us

We are a technology solutions provider specialising in the public sector. Our mission is to help government organisations become truly data-driven by transforming their digital services, streamlining operational processes, improving citizen outcomes, and enhancing transparency across public services.

We work closely with government bodies to design and deliver modern, secure, and scalable digital solutions that have real-world impact.

The Role

We are looking for our first permanent Delivery Manager to help establish and grow our Delivery Management capability at an exciting stage in our journey. As a small but ambitious consultancy delivering transformative data services to public sector clients, this is a unique opportunity to shape how we deliver high-quality, outcome-focused work as we scale.

This is a mid-level role designed for someone ready to step up and grow with the business. You will not be joining an established delivery practice with extensive structure and tooling already in place. Instead, you will help define what great delivery looks like for us - introducing pragmatic, lightweight processes that support high performance without slowing teams down.

Working in Agile delivery environments, you will partner closely with Product, Data and Engineering colleagues to ensure work is well-planned, transparent and delivered to a high standard. You will support multidisciplinary teams to operate effectively, remove blockers, manage risks and maintain strong communication with stakeholders - particularly within public sector contexts where governance and accountability are critical.

You will also play a key role in shaping how delivery operates across both client engagements and the ongoing development of our in-house data product. This includes helping us mature our delivery approach, improve forecasting and planning, and embed continuous improvement practices as we grow.

We are looking for someone who is proactive, structured and people-focused - comfortable operating without a large peer group around them, and excited by the opportunity to build capability rather than inherit it. In return, you will gain meaningful responsibility, exposure to senior leadership, and the opportunity to grow into a more senior delivery leadership role as the organisation scales.

This role offers the chance to:

• Help establish and embed Delivery Management within a growing consultancy
• Support Agile, multidisciplinary teams delivering complex data-driven solutions
• Influence delivery practices across both client services and our in-house data product
• Grow with the business and shape the future direction of our delivery capability

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of data-focused client engagements, ensuring work is delivered on time, within scope and to a high standard.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and promote effective iterative delivery practices.
• Support multidisciplinary teams to plan, prioritise and deliver outcomes.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks, issues and dependencies, escalating appropriately where required.
• Maintain clear and transparent delivery plans, forecasts and progress reporting for internal and client stakeholders.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with public sector clients, ensuring proactive communication and expectation management.
• Ensure delivery aligns with contractual commitments, governance requirements and quality standards.
• Track and manage budgets, burn rates and resource allocation in collaboration with leadership.
• Remove blockers and create the conditions for teams to perform effectively.
• Drive continuous improvement by embedding retrospectives and feedback loops into delivery processes.
• Support discovery and mobilisation phases of new projects, helping shape delivery approaches and plans.
• Contribute to proposals and bids by providing delivery input, estimates and timelines.
• Help define and evolve delivery management best practice as the organisation scales.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, reporting and audit trails are maintained in line with public sector expectations.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience as a Delivery Manager (or equivalent) within either Consultancy or Central Government
• Experience delivering digital, data or technology projects in Agile environments.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams (e.g. data engineers, analysts, software engineers, product managers).
• Proven experience managing delivery plans, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Experience working directly with clients and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Experience tracking budgets, forecasts and resource allocation.
• Strong facilitation skills across Agile ceremonies and workshops.
• Ability to create clear, structured delivery plans and progress reporting.
• Ability to identify delivery risks early and take proactive mitigation action.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience of working in a consultancy environment
• Experience of delivering projects for Central Government
• Experience contributing to discovery phases, bids, or proposals.
• Experience supporting delivery of data platforms, analytics products, or data transformation initiatives.
• Experience working alongside product managers on in-house product development.
• Familiarity with public sector standards or frameworks (e.g. service assessments, accessibility standards).
• Understanding of data governance, information security, or compliance considerations.
• Experience using delivery tooling (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps or similar).

Additional Requirements

• Solid understanding of Agile principles and iterative delivery approaches
• Awareness of governance and accountability requirements within digital delivery.
• Strong communicator
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Proactive and motivated with a strong sense of accountability
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and bringing structure to evolving environments.
• Collaborative and team-focused mindset with a strong bias for action.
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Must qualify for UK Security Clearance (SC) (essential)
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment

What We Offer

• Fully remote working (UK-based)
• Opportunity to support meaningful public sector digital services
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing to 26 days after 12 months continuous service)
• Pension contributions matched up to 8% of annual salary