Delivery Manager - Client Success

Avanade Inc.; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a delivery-focused professional to manage post-sales delivery and support, driving value and innovation for clients. You will work closely with clients, developers, and testers to ensure successful service components are deployed and sustained in production.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, a strong customer orientation, and continuous improvement in service delivery within a dynamic UK delivery centre environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IT services in enterprise environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Familiarity with ITIL, DevOps and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of end-to-end service delivery and ensure SLAs are met.
• Coordinate across internal teams to ensure seamless delivery and prompt issue resolution.
• Lead service improvement initiatives to enhance quality and efficiency.
• Oversee release management cycles and governance for deployments.
• Promote Agile practices and continuous integration in client-facing settings.
• Lead UKDC team members delivering at client sites with effective collaboration.
• Support transformation efforts and drive adoption of new technologies.

Job description

Summary

In this role, you will collaborate closely with our clients to deliver comprehensive,cross-capability solutions and services. By leveraging your technical expertise, business acumen, and industry insights, you will manage the entire post-sales delivery and support process, ensuring that the right resources are deployed at the right time to achieve optimal customer outcomes. A key aspect of your role will be driving innovation in the solutions we provide, continuously seeking new ways to enhance value and deliver cutting-edge results for our customers.

Key Responsibilities

Building and maintaining strong customer relationships will be at the heart of your role. You will act as a trusted advisor to our clients, understanding their business needs and objectives, and providing tailored solutions to help them achieve their goals. Your ability to foster and nurture these relationships will be crucial in driving customer satisfaction and long-term success.
Experience collaborating closely with development and testing teams in a continuous integration methodology to successfully bring additional service components into production and ensure their ongoing commercial success, is essential.
The ideal candidate will possess a passion for technology, a drive for customer value and strategic outcomes, and demonstrable experience in a customer-facing roles.
By joining the UK Delivery Centre, you will have a fantastic opportunity to operate at the front‑line of technology, with access to the best clients across the world, working on challenging and exciting services & solutions.
We are a diverse team, and we are proud of our culture that welcomes every individual. In our teams you will find talented and passionate technologists, with a humble, collaborative, and positive attitude. We promise to invest in you and help give you the platform for continuous learning and development. Come Join Us.

1. Service Delivery Management:

• Take ownership for the effective delivery of commercially successful engagements within an ITIL and DevOps services framework.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of services to clients, ensuring that all service level agreements (SLAs) are met or exceeded.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure seamless service delivery and address any issues promptly.
• Develop and implement service improvement plans to enhance service quality and efficiency.
• Manage the release management cycle, planning, resourcing, and governance to successfully release new service components through to deployment.
• Lead the continued adoption of Agile practices to create a culture of continuous integration in a client‑facing environment.
• Lead the UKDC team members delivering at the customer site, ensuring effective collaboration and performance.

2. Client Success Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as their primary point of contact.
• Understand clients' business needs and objectives, and provide tailored solutions to help them achieve their goals.
• Monitor client satisfaction and proactively address any concerns or issues.
• Conduct regular Reviews with clients to review their progress and address any needs or challenges.
• Identify opportunities for upselling and cross‑selling additional services or products to clients.

3. Client Success Account Management:

• Manage a portfolio of UKDC client accounts, ensuring their ongoing success and satisfaction.
• Collaborate with clients to develop strategic plans that align with their business objectives.
• Provide client with regular service analysis and develop ideas for service improvements.
• Ensure effective communication with clients to manage expectations and demonstrate value.

4. Reporting and Analysis:

• Prepare and present regular reports on service delivery performance and customer satisfaction metrics.
• Analyse data to identify trends and areas for improvement, and implement corrective actions as needed.

5. Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and product teams to ensure a cohesive approach to customer success.
• Communicate effective with clients and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.

6. Team Support & Collaboration

• Has experience working with and guiding peers or virtual teams. Promotes a collaborative and inclusive team culture, encourages knowledge sharing, and supports team alignment across functions. Acts as a point of contact for day‑to‑day guidance and helps foster a positive, productive working environment.

7.Enabling Change

• Supports transformation efforts and helps drive adoption of new technologies or processes with customers and internal teams. Contributes to change initiatives by sharing feedback, identifying opportunities, and helping others navigate new ways of working.