Engineering Programme Delivery Lead

London Stock Exchange; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Stock Exchange is seeking an Engineering Programme Delivery Lead to drive a major technology programme across multiple engineering teams, products and platforms. You will partner with engineering and product leaders to convert objectives into coordinated delivery commitments.

You will manage dependencies, sequencing and capacity, ensuring backlogs reflect programme priorities and risks. The role requires strong delivery discipline, strategic judgment and the ability to present to

Qualifications

• Proven programme delivery across multiple engineering teams, products or platforms.
• Ability to identify and manage cross-team dependencies, sequencing and risks.
• Experience presenting delivery status to senior leadership and board audiences.

Responsibilities

• Establish a credible programme plan grounded in work, priorities and capacity of participating teams.
• Identify and actively manage cross-team dependencies and sequencing.
• Lead collaborative delivery across engineering and product functions to achieve end-to-end outcomes.
• Monitor delivery progress, challenge assumptions and coordinate practical interventions.
• Continually improve how work is coordinated while balancing constraints and risks.

Skills

Collaborative leadership

Executive-level communication

Delivery planning

Dependency management

Programme delivery

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Challenging assumptions

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Asana

Job description

• The Engineering Programme Delivery Lead will play a central role in delivering a major, strategically important technology programme spanning multiple engineering teams, products and platforms
• You’ll work in close partnership with engineering and product leaders to turn programme objectives into coordinated, achievable delivery commitments
• Crucially, you’ll understand how programme work fits within individual team backlogs alongside other priorities, ensuring dependencies, sequencing and capacity constraints are visible and managed
• This isn’t simply about managing plans and reporting progress. You’ll dive into the detail, challenge assumptions and work with teams to solve problems. You’ll help leaders make informed decisions about competing priorities, recognising that delivering the programme must be balanced against wider organisational risks, commitments and constraints
• You’ll report to the Head of Portfolio & Business Management for Data Platforms. You’ll succeed by combining strong delivery discipline, collaborative leadership and sound organisational judgement, keeping everyone focused on shared outcomes rather than individual teams’ contributions
• Integrated Delivery Planning — Establish a credible programme plan grounded in the work, priorities and capacity of participating engineering teams. Ensure programme commitments are understood, reflected in team backlogs and supported by realistic delivery assumptions
• Dependencies & Prioritisation — Identify and actively manage cross-team dependencies, sequencing and competing demands. Work with engineering and product leaders to evaluate trade-offs, recognising when programme priorities must be balanced against broader organisational needs and risks
• Collaborative Delivery Leadership — Build close partnerships across engineering, product and other functions. Maintain a shared understanding of progress, constraints and priorities, bringing people together to resolve problems, agree decisions and deliver end-to-end outcomes
• Delivery Confidence & Intervention — Maintain an evidence-based understanding of delivery progress and risks. Investigate emerging issues, challenge assumptions and coordinate practical interventions. Present clear, actionable assessments to senior executives and board-level audiences, confidently explaining delivery confidence, risks, trade-offs and decisions required, including under scrutiny
• Sustainable Delivery & Improvement — Understand how workforce capacity, financial constraints, operational obligations and technology risks affect delivery. Ensure plans remain realistic and sustainable, continually improving how work is coordinated without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy

Collaborative leadership and influence, building trusted partnerships with engineering and product leaders, constructively challenging decisions and driving collective problem-solving without direct authorityExecutive-level communication and presence, with experience presenting complex delivery matters in high-stakes senior leadership forums and the credibility to engage at board level. You communicate concisely, defend evidence-based assessments, respond confidently to challenging questions and remain composed under pressureStrong integrated planning and dependency management, connecting programme objectives to team backlogs and understanding how competing commitments, capacity and sequencing affect deliverySound organisational judgement, evaluating trade-offs between programme priorities and wider business needs, risks and constraintsYou know how to coordinate complex technology delivery across teams with different priorities and accountabilities — and how to maintain progress when plans and circumstances changeProven programme delivery experience across multiple engineering teams, products or platforms, with significant dependencies and distributed accountabilityCredibility with engineering teams, understanding software delivery well enough to engage with technical discussions, question assumptions and identify constraints without needing to be the technical expertStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, using data to understand delivery reality, challenge assumptions and drive practical resolution of issuesExperience in financial services, market data or fintechExperience delivering technology transformation, platform modernisation or cloud migration programmesFamiliarity with Agile or product-led engineering environments and delivery tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, GitLab or Asana