Portfolio Delivery Lead (Engineering)

Cornwallis Elt Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Portfolio Delivery Manager / Engineering Delivery Lead to support their Head of Engineering in delivering a complex digital transformation program. This role requires strong technical acumen, leadership in cross-functional teams, and expertise in the Microsoft Ecosystem, all aimed at ensuring successful project outcomes through effective risk management and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Strong acumen in digital transformation delivery.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and technical architecture.
• Ability to manage risks and solve blockers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery across multiple teams in a digital transformation project.
• Manage risks, track progress, and ensure alignment across engineering pillars.
• Provide technical oversight and challenge engineering designs.

Skills

Delivery Ownership

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Technical Oversight

Microsoft Ecosystem

Job description

Portfolio Delivery Manager / Engineering Delivery Lead with strong technical acumen and engineering background

Purpose of the Role:

• To support the Head of Engineering by owning and driving delivery across a complex digital transformation programme.

• Relieve pressure on leadership by actively solving issues, not just reporting them.

• Represent in key meetings with senior stakeholders, including CTO and programme heads.

• Bring cohesion across multiple engineering teams, ensuring dependencies and risks are managed proactively.

• Ensure engineering quality, alignment, and delivery across use cases and technical pillars.

Key Responsibilities: Delivery Ownership & Coordination

• Own delivery across several cross-functional teams working on complex digital transformation.

• Track progress, surface risks, drive resolution, and follow up on solving them.

• Produce and drive weekly and mid-sprint delivery reporting and ensure follow-up on escalated risks/issues.

• Provide technical oversight (not hands-on, but with enough experience to challenge and assess).

• Identify and resolve delivery blockers, environment issues, and engineering misalignments.

• Understand the technical architecture, production readiness, CI/CD processes, and performance risks.

Additional Requirement: Very strong knowledge of the Microsoft Ecosystem.