Delivery Manager - Launch & Live Proving (18 month FTC)

Leeds Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working – 2 days per week inthe

Annual bonus of up to 12%

Matched pension contributions up to 10

26 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Colleague Mortgage and Saver products

Job summary

Leeds Building Society is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to join our Core Transformation programme on an 18 month Fixed Term Contract. You will lead the Launch & Live Proving workstream, shaping plans, processes and governance to guide a complex transition to new systems and ways of working.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, manage risks and interdependencies, and drive delivery milestones while ensuring customers are protected.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex transformation, business readiness or transition programmes.
• Strong project and delivery management expertise with transition approaches.
• Experience leading cross-functional delivery teams and influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the Launch & Live Proving workstream and guide plans, processes and controls for a safe transition.
• Lead the development of a coordinated transition approach with clear milestones and governance.
• Establish readiness criteria and manage interdependencies and risks to keep delivery on track.
• Drive progress with effective stakeholder engagement and accountable delivery outcomes.
• Ensure customer protection and meaningful, lasting change through strong leadership and decisive action.

Skills

Transformation leadership

Delivery planning

Stakeholder management

Governance & risk management

Resource & budget management

Facilitation workshops

APMQ or Agile qualification

Education

APMQ or equivalent Agile qualification

Job description

How you'll help us live our purpose

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

It's a purpose that drives everything we do. And you can play your part too. We're looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to join our Core Transformation programme on an 18 month Fixed Term Contract, leading a key workstream focused on preparing our business for a safe, controlled and successful transition to new systems and ways of working.

How you'll make a difference

You'll take ownership of our Launch & Live Proving workstream, shaping and delivering the plans, processes and controls needed to guide the Society through a complex business transition.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and teams across the business, you'll lead the development of a coordinated transition approach, establishing clear readiness criteria, delivery milestones and governance to ensure we move safely and confidently through each stage of change.

You'll bring structure to complexity, leading workshops, aligning priorities and determining how customers and operational activities transition through different phases. With accountability for delivery outcomes, you'll proactively manage risks, dependencies and competing priorities, ensuring the right decisions are made at the right time.

Through strong leadership, constructive challenge and effective stakeholder engagement, you'll drive progress, provide assurance and ensure our business is ready to transition successfully, protecting our customers while delivering meaningful and lasting change.

What will you bring to the role?

• Proven experience leading complex transformation, business readiness or transition programmes, with accountability for successful delivery and business outcomes.
• Strong project and delivery management expertise, with experience shaping transition approaches, developing detailed delivery plans and managing interdependent activities.
• Experience leading cross-functional delivery teams and influencing senior stakeholders, confidently navigating competing priorities and driving decisions.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into structured, actionable plans, establishing clear milestones, readiness criteria and measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of delivery governance, risk and dependency management, with experience providing assurance, reporting progress and escalating issues appropriately.
• Experience managing resources, budgets and delivery priorities, balancing business needs, risk and successful outcomes.
• Confidence facilitating workshops, challenging assumptions and bringing stakeholders together to agree practical solutions.
• A recognised project management qualification, such as APMQ, or an equivalent Agile qualification.
• A proactive, pragmatic and collaborative approach, with the confidence to take ownership, navigate ambiguity and drive successful outcomes.

Experience within financial services or another regulated environment would be beneficial, alongside an understanding of managing change in a customer-focused organisation.

And in return, you'll get the best from us:

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 12%
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023 Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

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